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- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Building Sustainable Brands
Prior to attending HBS, Liz Thomas worked at Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Crossmark with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Since graduating from HBS in 2018, Liz joined General... View Details
- 10 Oct 2014
- News
Chicago Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
team. “I owe much to HBS,” she continued, “my ability to start and build my own investment fund, to launch a nonprofit initiative in early childhood education, and to get an Illinois news organization off the ground. All of these... View Details
Keywords: HBS Campaign
- 09 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Learning from Classmates at HBS
I grew up on a farm in a small town outside of Lexington, Kentucky before attending the University of Illinois where I majored in finance. After college, I moved to Chicago where I worked in consulting and financial valuation services for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
enterprise, entrepreneurship, entertainment and media, and emerging markets.) Here’s a sampling of what a few students from the MBA and Doctoral Programs will be doing. Paige Sopcic (MBA 2018) Hometown: Roscoe, Illinois Destination: GE... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 08 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
6 Discoveries I Made About HBS
between Illinois and Kentucky and did research remotely for an education non-profit in New York; I also worked on school start-up funding on the side. Grants from Harvard University paid for all of that work. There is no prescription for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Turning Point: Soul Cycle
other clarifying moments when I just “felt” it was time to change. In the early part of my career, I worked on the Gatorade brand at Quaker Oats, moved on to be deputy director of the Illinois State Lottery, and then followed my boss to... View Details
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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Mifflin Company, 1918. Full text available as a networked resource. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Exhibit of Locomotives by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago Illinois , May-October 1893. Philadelphia: Baldwin... View Details
- March 1998 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (C), A
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Carries the negotiation between Thermo-Impact and Medallion Capital through October 1996. The companies began talks in 1995 when Medallion offered to buy Thermo-Impact. Students view developments from the perspective of Thermo-Impact's owners and must make decisions... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (C), A." Harvard Business School Case 898-201, March 1998. (Revised August 2000.)
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (A1), A: Confidential Information for Thermo-Impact, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Negotiation Participants; Decision Making; Negotiation Process; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (A1), A: Confidential Information for Thermo-Impact, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-198, March 1998.
- Profile
Darrin Rahn
Many people do not think of being a young agriculture entrepreneur as their first business venture. But for Darrin Rahn, making hay was in fact his first foray into business. He was born and raised on a family farm in northwestern View Details
Keywords: CPG
- Web
Honors & Awards - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
and Business, Poland, 2019 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2018 Incheon National University, South Korea, 2017 Université Laval, Canada, 2015 Adelphi University, USA, 2014 Universidad Católica, Paraguay, 2013 University of Puebla, Mexico, 2012 View Details
- January 1984
- Supplement
Chicago-Midway (A), Supplement
Keywords: Chicago
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Chicago-Midway (A), Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 384-153, January 1984.
- November 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Mellody Hobson at Ariel Investments
By: Francesca Gino and Lakshmi Ramarajan
In 2018, Mellody Hobson, President of Ariel Investments, the largest minority-owned investment firm in the United States, was considering how best to divide her time and use her position and personal characteristics to push for positive change at her firm and in... View Details
Keywords: Female Protagonist; African-American Protagonist; Investment Management; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
Gino, Francesca, and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Mellody Hobson at Ariel Investments." Harvard Business School Case 419-041, November 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
- June 2008
- Teaching Note
Threadless: The Business of Community (TN)
By: Karim R. Lakhani
Teaching Note for 608707 View Details
- April 1984 (Revised October 1984)
- Teaching Note
Chicago-Midway (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Keywords: Chicago
- March 2021
- Case
CashDrop (A)
By: Rembrand Koning, Paul A. Gompers and Sarah Gulick
In July 2020, Ruben Flores-Martinez had launched a startup, CashDrop, which provided easy and cheap sales options for small businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic helped CashDrop quickly grow. Flores-Martinez, who had previously sought and been denied venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Payment Systems; Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Online Technology; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois
Koning, Rembrand, Paul A. Gompers, and Sarah Gulick. "CashDrop (A)." Harvard Business School Case 221-051, March 2021.
- March 2021
- Supplement
CashDrop (B1)
By: Rembrand Koning, Paul A. Gompers and Sarah Gulick
After the events in CashDrop A, Flores-Martinez received two concrete offers from VC funds for his startup business, CashDrop. This case describes the tensions between the two funds: a traditional VC fund who would offer Flores-Martinez a prestigious platform, and a... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois
Koning, Rembrand, Paul A. Gompers, and Sarah Gulick. "CashDrop (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 221-052, March 2021.
- February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital
By: Lauren Cohen and Sophia Pan
Anthony (Tony) Pritkzer, Paul Carbone, and the Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) team wondered how to approach the firm’s next phase of growth. PPC was a private equity firm that offered a differentiated approach to the family capital market. Back in 2016, the partners... View Details
Keywords: Family Office; External Financing; Succession; Leadership Transition; Family Business; Private Equity; Investment; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Business Model; Private Sector; Financial Liquidity; Risk Management; Organizational Structure; Competitive Advantage; Venture Capital; Management Succession; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois; United States
Cohen, Lauren, and Sophia Pan. "Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital." Harvard Business School Case 224-078, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- October 2023
- Supplement
Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business Supplement 1
By: Rembrand Koning and Alicia Dadlani
Pitch deck explaining the early vision of the company that was presented by the CEO to potential investors. View Details
- 24 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Meet the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Class of 2020
& BS, Bioengineering, University of Illinois "As an aspiring technology leader in healthcare, I'm extremely excited for this program to be an incubator for students to build skills around entrepreneurship and innovative... View Details