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Terrance McGuire

Silicon Valley—was the more significant hotbed for entrepreneurs. “At HBS, I got exposure to that buzz,” he said. Early on, he became a member of the venture capital club and in his second year,... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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The One That Got Away

spend more time thinking about what a venture could become if things go well as opposed to worrying too much about what could go wrong. Jeff Bussgang (MBA 1995) Flybridge Capital Partners HBS Senior Lecturer... View Details

30 Sep 2015
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Looking to Rwanda’s Future

When Jonathan Goldstein (MBA 1990) first traveled to Rwanda in 2002 to talk about venture capital with President Paul Kagame’s cabinet, he was surprised to find the cabinet members “weren’t requesting... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Becoming a VC Insider

Kids may grow up wanting to be entrepreneurs, but “no kid dreams of growing up to be a venture capitalist,” says Jeffrey Bussgang (MBA ’95). Thankfully, Bussgang has managed to do both and write about it, too. His recent book, Mastering... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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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

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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

collection includes records that document the relationship between DEC and ARD, and between Olsen and Doriot, from the 1950s to 1990s. American Research and Development Papers, 1946-1991 This collection documents Georges F. Doriot's involvement with the View Details

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

Matthew Reardon

Matthew Reardon is a partner in the firm’s Business Law department and a member of the Technology M&A practice. Matt represents the companies, firms, and institutions that power innovation in the technology and life sciences industries, including entrepreneurs, View Details

Keywords: Legal

October 2011
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Gene Sequencing: Staking a Position in an Expanding Industry

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Mara Aspinall and Phillip Andrews

Towards the end of 2010, companies in the gene sequencing industry were pushing aggressive R&D programs to develop technologies and products in the race to sequence the entire human genome at a cost of $1,000. It remained to be seen when the "$1,000 genome" would... View Details

Keywords: Genetics; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Competition; Venture Capital; Biotechnology Industry

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01 Jun 2003
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Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies

those efforts both now and for the future.” Over the years, Rock, considered a founding father of the venture capital industry, helped form numerous start–ups that went on to become 20th–century success... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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

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

05 May 2022
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Like-Minded

seemingly missing in Japan’s financial world. They couldn’t put their collective finger on it—not until, that is, they built their own VC firm. To be clear, the trio did not set out to create the first female-led venture View Details

01 Sep 2012
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Doriot Papers Arrive at HBS

founding fathers of the venture capital industry. Georges F. Doriot was born in France in 1899 and came to America in 1921. He attended HBS for one year, headed to Wall Street, then returned to the School in... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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

2017
Working Paper

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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01 Mar 2008
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Alumni Books

pressing business challenges, such as managing creative employees, navigating the IPO process, and protecting intellectual property. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur by Dermot Berkery... View Details

Keywords: Noel Capon; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

21 Jul 2016
Cold Call Podcast

How Small Investors Can Bet Big on Brands They Love

Keywords: Re: Luis M. Viceira; 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