Venture Capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2014
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Five Degrees of Doriot

influence extended well beyond the classroom. Here, a few of the ideas and inventions that Doriot helped bring to the masses. (Baker Library Historical Collections) Venture capitalism Before Doriot founded... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; George Doriot; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
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Golden State of Mind

(formerly Draper Fisher Jurvetson), the venture capital firm he founded in 1985 as a small business investment company called Draper Associates. Conventionally dressed, his tie nonetheless depicts a map of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

21 Jul 2016
Cold Call Podcast

How Small Investors Can Bet Big on Brands They Love

Keywords: Re: Luis M. Viceira; Financial Services

23 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

percent to Y Combinator’s Hacker News. And of course, they dominate the conference rooms of venture capitalists and tech companies that are making decisions on investing in new products. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2012
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Jump-Start

using the Lean Startup methodology, for the 19 cash awards given out this year. There were also 12 venture capital firms (listed below) that stepped up to help fund the program run by HBS’s Arthur Rock... View Details

Keywords: contests; Finance

10 Mar 2021
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Chasing the Silver Tsunami

businesses that could be created and, instead, maybe the business that I should create is an investment firm to promote founders entering the space and innovation in the sector.” She discovered that investor Alan Patricof, founder of Apax Partners and View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov; illustration by Dan Page; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

05 Jan 2016
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Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars

cofounder of RubiconMD, an online venture that allows primary-care doctors to consult with specialists online. Michael Belkin (MBA 2012), CEO and cofounder of Distinc.tt, a social network for the LGBT community. Adam Besvinick (MBA 2013),... View Details

Keywords: Forbes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Peter O. Crisp papers | Baker Library

Peter O. Crisp papers Venrock Associates Pocantico Conference attendee caricature, 1985 October 1. Peter O. Crisp papers. Peter O. Crisp was a founding partner of Venrock Associates, a venture capital... View Details

18 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?

In a first-ever look at the internal economics driving private equity partnerships, Harvard Business School researchers have found that many of these funds can be torn apart by greed among founding partners who take home a much bigger share of profits than other senior... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Financial Services

21 Jan 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence across Countries

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinksi & Karen Wilson; Financial Services

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What is the Other Reason of Why Private Equity Matters in Emerging Markets?

By: Roberto Charvel

Private equity investments in emerging markets can help increase the availability of credit for firms. View Details

Keywords: Alternative Assets; Emerging Economies; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Financial Services Industry; Latin America

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2017
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Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment

By: Ian Appel, Joan Farre-Mensa and Elena Simintzi

We analyze how frivolous patent-infringement claims made by “patent trolls” affect small firms’ ability to create jobs, raise capital, and survive. Our identification strategy exploits the staggered passage of anti-patent-troll laws at the state level. We find that the... View Details

Keywords: Patent Trolls; Patents; Small Business; Employment; Venture Capital

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William H. Draper, III | Baker Library

William H. Draper, III MBA 1954, Draper Richards, L.P. Play Video duration: 48:04 William H. Draper III, HBS 1954. Interview conducted in December 2010 William H. Draper III, HBS 1954, started his career in venture View Details

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Surveying the VC Landscape

Corporate cutbacks could stall R&D and hinder innovation, argues Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner. In this Q&A, Lerner looks over the state of the venture capital industry and its... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

2016
Working Paper

Immigrant Entrepreneurship

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

We examine immigrant entrepreneurship and the survival and growth of immigrant-founded businesses over time relative to native-founded companies. Our work quantifies immigrant contributions to new firm creation in a wide variety of fields using multiple definitions.... View Details

Keywords: Immigrants; Entrepreneurs; Entry; Firms; Growth; High-tech Marketing; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Immigration; United States

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07 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed—and What to Do about It. Government has played similar catalytic roles in creating hubs of innovation is places such as Tel Aviv and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

01 Apr 2000
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Books

The Venture Capital Cycle by Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner (MIT Press) U.S. venture capital firms have grown dramatically over the last two... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

February 2024
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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

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