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- 01 Apr 2014
- News
Khan Academy Founder To Speak at Harvard Business School Class Day
Keywords: Educational Services
- December 2020
- Article
Different Founders, Different Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Academic and Non-academic Startups
By: Maria P. Roche, Annamaria Conti and Frank T. Rothaermel
What role do differences in founders' occupational backgrounds play in new venture performance? Analyzing a novel dataset of 2,998 founders creating 1,723 innovative startups in biomedicine, we find that the likelihood and hazard of achieving a liquidity event are... View Details
Keywords: Founders; Innovation; Occupational Imprinting; Academic Startups; Non-academic Startups; Founder Heterogeneity; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Performance; Demographics; Analysis
Roche, Maria P., Annamaria Conti, and Frank T. Rothaermel. "Different Founders, Different Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Academic and Non-academic Startups." Special Issue on Innovative Start-Ups and Policy Initiatives. Research Policy 49, no. 10 (December 2020).
- February 2024
- Supplement
Ada: On Fundraising and Cofounding
By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Mike Murchison, cofounder and CEO of Ada, shares his fundraising philosophy and reflects on what he believes underpins a successful cofounder relationship. View Details
Keywords: Founder; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Entrepreneurial Finance
Satchu, Reza, and Patrick Sanguineti. "Ada: On Fundraising and Cofounding." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 824-708, February 2024.
- February 2024
- Supplement
Ada: General Updates
By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Mike Murchison, cofounder and CEO of Ada, updates the audience on which investor he chose as well as how Ada has grown since its Series B. View Details
Keywords: Founder; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth and Development
Satchu, Reza, and Patrick Sanguineti. "Ada: General Updates." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 824-707, February 2024.
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
cater to tall women and make them the center of the shopping experience. Impressed, the team then gave Girard a choice - she could come work with them directly or they would support her in launching The Sixes. Girard was all in as founder... View Details
- May 2004
- Article
Survival Beyond Succession? The Contingent Impact of Founder Succession on Organizational Failure
By: Heather Haveman and Mukti Khaire
Haveman, Heather, and Mukti Khaire. "Survival Beyond Succession? The Contingent Impact of Founder Succession on Organizational Failure." Special Issue on the Proceedings of the Conference on Evolutionary Approaches to Entrepreneurship in Honor of Howard Aldrich, University of Maryland, October 3, 2002. Journal of Business Venturing 19 (May 2004): 437–463.
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
cater to tall women and make them the center of the shopping experience. Impressed, the team then gave Girard a choice - she could come work with them directly or they would support her in launching The Sixes. Girard was all in as founder... View Details
- January 2024
- Case
Flashfood: The Magic of Commitment
By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Josh Domingues had accomplished what countless young entrepreneurs long to achieve: founding a promising company that aspires to make the world a tangibly better place. Shocked to learn that international food waste cumulatively amounted to the world’s third largest... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Founder; Startup; Business Model; Business Startups; Food; Applications and Software; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Canada
Satchu, Reza, and Patrick Sanguineti. "Flashfood: The Magic of Commitment." Harvard Business School Case 824-131, January 2024.
- March 2012 (Revised March 2015)
- Supplement
Claude Grunitzky, Founder & CEO of TRACE Magazine, In-class Comments, February 2, 2012
By: Julie Battilana, Lakshmi Ramarajan and James Weber
Keywords: Publishing Industry
Battilana, Julie, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and James Weber. "Claude Grunitzky, Founder & CEO of TRACE Magazine, In-class Comments, February 2, 2012." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 412-705, March 2012. (Revised March 2015.)
- 2004
- Article
Executive Compensation In Entrepreneurial Teams: The Founder Gap, Board Membership, & Pay For Milestones
By: Noam Wasserman
Wasserman, Noam. "Executive Compensation In Entrepreneurial Teams: The Founder Gap, Board Membership, & Pay For Milestones." Academy of Management Conference Proceedings (2004).
- August 2021
- Supplement
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism: Zita Cobb, Founder and CEO
By: Brian Trelstad
Video Supplement for HBS Case No. 320-098. In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied... View Details
Keywords: Place Making; Nonprofit; Hotel; Economic Development; Tourism; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Development Economics; Economic Systems; Tourism Industry; Canada
Trelstad, Brian. "Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism: Zita Cobb, Founder and CEO." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 322-701, August 2021.
- November 2022 (Revised December 2024)
- Course Overview Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2025
By: Christina Wallace and Jo Tango
Every Harvard Business School first-year student enrolls in "The Entrepreneurial Manager," a course that focuses on leadership in entrepreneurial settings. This document outlines the course's goals and approach. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurs; Founders; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Leadership
Wallace, Christina, and Jo Tango. "The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2025." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 823-071, November 2022. (Revised December 2024.)