Informal Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2016
News

Starting Lineup: Upturning Travel

in 2011 “The best way to book bus tickets,” aggregating information on a half-million bus routes in 63 countries. Winner of the 2014 Alumni New Venture Competition’s Best Investment category, Busbud has... View Details

Keywords: April White

07 Dec 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

and executive I am today.” His success there also positioned him well to pursue his dream of helping to transform postsecondary education in Africa. With the acquisition of two Cavendish Universities (Uganda, Zambia) and a significant View Details

03 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

the inception of the company in 1999. eClinicalWorks was a privately run business in the healthcare information technology field that took in $25 million in revenue in 2005. Revenues for 2006 were projected to reach $40 million. This... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

teaching the second-year MBA courses on investment management and capital markets. Later in the decade, he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of investment and financial policies for the... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

09 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools

Business has long recognized the connection between an effective school system and a qualified workforce—by some estimates, the private sector invests $4 billion annually in efforts intended to improve public education. So why isn't that... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

15 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 15, 2006

these hypotheses using network analysis and a simple multivariate regression that explains bank connections. I use comparable business directories to create databases with names of directors and financial information for all major... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 25

an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the U.K. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Nov 2008
Research Event

Social Media Leads the Future of Technology

all the previous years combined. Investment initiatives are around participating in the information flow. We [at Accel] are interested in companies that help us understand how to structure information,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

May 2020 (Revised December 2022)
Case

Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Amy Klopfenstein and Amram Migdal

In November 2019, Sandra Richter, co-founder and CEO of Soofa, a network of advertising-supported digital bulletin boards, must decide between two different fundraising and expansion plans for her company. One plan entails raising $15 million in a Series A round and... View Details

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27 Nov 2012
News

The Beauty of the Network

of Restorsea intrigued Krentz, who asked for more information and suggested she meet with HBS classmate Muneer Satter, formerly of Goldman Sachs. In less than five days, Satter had funded the balance of the necessary capital. (Krentz also... View Details

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01 Jun 2011
News

Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side

the investment firm, The Baupost Group, or just trying a new restaurant, became not only an adventure but fun.” — HBS adjunct professor emeritus Bill Poorvu View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2014
News

The Changing Nature of Research

deepens, the cost of conducting powerful, relevant, practical, and broad-based research increases. Because research today encompasses a wider range of approaches and methodologies than ever before—and often requires international travel—the School needs to make an even... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

HBS's Unique Economic Model

must have multiple revenue sources, invest in innovation, avoid deferred maintenance, limit debt, and run a surplus. The School has five principal revenue streams: MBA tuition, Executive Education tuition, Harvard Business Publishing... View Details

Keywords: Melnick, Richard; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes-for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing too much on information that supports their current view. It is extraordinarily difficult to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

we had devised this approach then. The legacy information systems at the time could not supply the TDABC model with the detailed information on individual transactional and their special characteristics.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

23 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

sustainability issues, institutional and socially responsible investment fund ownership, and coverage from analysts with less firm-specific experience and lower portfolio complexity. Moreover, we find intra-industry View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Sep 2013
News

Connections Add Up

the online investing firm Kapitall. "I was really focusing on start-ups and early-stage businesses. I love to come in and find ways to start and grow businesses and create opportunities," she says. It's a passion Wood says was fomented by... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

particular social welfare decisions. Current research: "Is Brazil on the Path of Sustainable Growth and Development?" Laura Alfaro Alfaro: "I want to look at competition for foreign direct investment through the eyes on... View Details