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  • 02 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 2

investors Ram Shriram, Mike Maples, Eric Paley, James Geshweiler, and Jim Southern discuss their investment philosophies and the changing landscape of angel investing. Questions include the following: How has angel investing changed in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Apr 2023
  • HBS Case

What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

successes haven’t come easy. At the very outset, fundraising was hampered by challenges unique to the cannabis industry, such as investors’ fears about backing ventures while sales were still illegal under federal law. Other investors... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
  • April 2015
  • Case

Accor: Designing an Asset-Right Business and Disclosure Strategy

By: Mozaffar Khan and George Serafeim
Sebastien Bazin was now in charge of Accor, the world's largest French hotelier, a CAC 40 company with 3,600 hotels in 92 countries and a market cap of €10 billion. Previously as the European head of Colony Capital, one of the largest private equity groups and the... View Details
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  • 23 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

help leaders more successfully innovate and change in their industries as they parse mixed messages about the global economy, with rampant inflation wearing on consumers and investors preparing for recession. Productive Tensions covers... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert

    Myra M. Hart

    Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship.  She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

    Keywords: consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; real estate; retailing
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Venturing Forth

    Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details
    Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
    • 23 Jan 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Cost of Capital Dynamics Implied by Firm Fundamentals

    Keywords: by Matthew Lyle & Charles C.Y. Wang
    • Research Summary

    Trust

    By: Sandra J. Sucher

    In this research, I aim to provide a practical orientation to trust—how to build it, how it can be damaged, how it might be repaired—grounded in my experience as an executive and in the research on organizational trust and moral philosophy. As a case researcher, I... View Details

    Keywords: Power; Globalization; Leadership; Corporate Culture; Future Of Work; Innovation; Human Resources; Technology Strategy; Automation; Stakeholder Engagement; Employee Attitude; Customer Behavior; Shareholder Value; Government And Business; Impact Investing; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Change And Sustainability; Asia; Europe; South America; Middle East; North And Central America; Trust; Asia; Europe; South America; Middle East; North and Central America
    • November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    BiomX: Bringing Phage Back to the Stage

    By: Paul A. Gompers, Elie Ofek, Orna Dan and Emilie Billaud
    In the spring of 2023, and following the favorable results of a trial involving its phage cocktail for treating lung infections among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, the leadership of BiomX had several critical issues to wrestle with. First, given its precarious... View Details
    Keywords: Working Capital; Financing and Loans; Health Testing and Trials; Product Development; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    • September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
    • Case

    Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1)

    By: Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber
    Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979, they... View Details
    Keywords: Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict of Interests; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Mastering the VC Game

      Entrepreneurs who dream of building the next Amazon, Facebook or Google have the opportunity to take advantage of one of the most powerful economic engines the world has ever known: venture capital. To do so, you need to woo, impress, and persuade venture... View Details

      • 02 Jul 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

      nations.” What’s driving income inequality? This income inequality is happening for any number of reasons, he adds. One is mechanical. If corporate taxes are lowered, corporate profits will be greater. Since shares in corporations are held disproportionately by the... View Details
      Keywords: by Roberta Holland
      • 17 Sep 2008
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Secrets of the Academy: The Drivers of University Endowment Success

      Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar & Jialan Wang; Education
      • Research Summary

      Innovating in Energy: Learning from High-Potential Ventures

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter

      My work at HBS has always focused on high-potential ventures.  Most recently, these have been professionally financed start-ups and buyouts in newly emerging energy and cleantech businesses. These ventures tend to be based on innovative insights into technology and... View Details

      • January 2025
      • Case

      Index and Active Investing: Vanguard and the New Frontier of Active ETFs

      By: Marco Sammon, Luis M. Viceira and Jonathan Kanagasabai
      This case explores Vanguard’s strategic decision-making process as it considers entering the growing market for actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Set in 2024, the case places students in the position of Rodney Comegys, Vanguard’s global head of the Equity... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry
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      • May–June 2021
      • Article

      Capturing Value in Platform Business Models that Rely on User-Generated Content

      By: Hemang Subramanian, Sabyasachi Mitra and Sam Ransbotham
      Business models increasingly depend on inputs from outside traditional organizational boundaries. For example, platforms that generate revenue from advertising, subscription, or referral fees often rely on user-generated content (UGC). But there is considerable... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Network Effects; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Risk and Uncertainty
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      • 2007
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Say on Pay Vote and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK

      By: Fabrizio Ferri and David Maber
      In this study, we examine the effect on CEO pay of new legislation introduced in the United Kingdom (UK) at the end of 2002 that requires publicly-traded firms to submit an executive remuneration report to a non-binding shareholder vote ("say on pay") at the annual... View Details
      Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; Performance Improvement; Business and Shareholder Relations; United Kingdom
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      • 01 Jan 2011
      • News

      Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

      that it is available for rent on eBay. Klarman's legendary success as both an investor and a philanthropist belies another aspect of his personality: he enjoys living his life out of the spotlight. At Baupost's Boston headquarters,... View Details
      • Web

      Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

      funding appearing on the plan's balance sheet at the time of submission, which is no later than January 31, 2025 at 12pm noon ET (Boston time). Teams will disclose any prior funding received at the time of registration. HBS Investors are... View Details
      • Web

      Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

      (REAP) to support them in their entrepreneurial journey. Our highly curated group of exceptional, experienced serial founders and investors from all over the world are available for 1:1 virtual meetings to answer questions on specific... View Details