by Jean-Noel Barrot and Ramana Nanda - Publications - Faculty & Research

Philosophers have talked by turns about both the "wisdom" and "madness" of crowds. But when it comes to assessing and funding the arts, just how wise are crowds—and how does... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ramana Nanda; Entertainment & Recreation

10 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

to recent research. Enter the era of “spray and pray,” where venture firms over the last decade have seeded more firms than previously, but with less upfront investment of time and money. As someone who... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services; Information Technology

10 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy

local, regional, and national competitiveness. “Former entrepreneurs offer a positive impression of what it's like to own your own business.” In recent research, Harvard Business School professor Ramana... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Can Paying Firms Quicker Affect Aggregate Employment?

Cost of External Finance and Selection into Entrepreneurship

Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size

Financing Risk and Bubbles of Innovation

Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship

Banking Deregulation, Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship

Peer Effects and Entrepreneurship

Financial Development and Technology Diffusion

Investment Cycles and Startup Innovation

Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry

Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses

Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates

Biased Sampling of Early Users and the Direction of Startup Innovation

Housing Collateral, Credit Constraints, and Entrepreneurship-Evidence from a Mortgage Reform

Infrastructure and Finance: Evidence from India's GQ Highway Network

Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

Financing Innovation

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups

Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy