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Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Prior strategy research is divided on the utility of new-venture planning. Some scholars argue that planning enhances new-firm performance and others make the opposite argument. This paper attempts to reconcile these contradictory views by exploring the extent of... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Success; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Colombia
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Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence."
  • 2009
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It

By: Josh Lerner
In response to the financial crisis, governments are being far more aggressive in intervening to promote economic activity, a trend that shows little tendency of alleviating. This book looks at the experiences of governments in encouraging entrepreneurs and venture... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Policy; Business and Government Relations
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Lerner, Josh. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It. Princeton University Press, 2009. (Winner of Axiom Business Book Award. Gold Medal in Entrepreneurship presented by Jenkins Group Inc. Winner of PROSE Award for Excellence in Business, Finance & Management “For Professional and Scholarly Excellence” presented by Association of American Publishers.)
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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

solid foundation that will allow your organization to amplify its impact in today's highly volatile environment. Educational Objectives The goal of this course is to expose you to management systems used by ventures to overcome tradeoffs... View Details
  • 24 Mar 2002
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing

financing private ventures, it can also offer unique rewards. Harvard Business School associate professor Walter Kuemmerle highlighted some of the issues confronting entrepreneurs and investors in a case discussion on Gray Security Services, an View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna

    Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed--and What to Do About It

    Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv—the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity—all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer... View Details

    • 08 Dec 2021
    • Blog Post

    The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital

    others say is impossible and finding a way. And specifically, how Memme found a way to break into Venture Capital from the automotive industry and launch a new stage of his career, all while hearing time and time again that it couldn’t be... View Details
    • 12 May 2020
    • Blog Post

    Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

    program at HBS. I was particularly drawn to HBS after hearing about the experience of my friends who had not only found a supportive entrepreneurial community at HBS, but co-founders as well. I spoke with alumni who were part of the View Details
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    Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog

    does not help build deal-execution skills; students instead should enroll in Entrepreneurial Finance , Private Equity Finance , or Venture Capital Journey . The course covers three broad categories: THE... View Details
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    Trading Off Business and Family Investments: Evidence from U.S. Entrepreneurial Households

    By: Olivia S Kim
    Keywords: Downsizing; Small Business; Work-Life Balance; Household
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    Kim, Olivia S. "Trading Off Business and Family Investments: Evidence from U.S. Entrepreneurial Households." Working Paper. (Revise and Resubmit, Management Science.)
    • 2015
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    Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy

    By: Ramana Nanda, Ken Younge and Lee Fleming
    We document three facts related to innovation and entrepreneurship in renewable energy. Using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we first show that patenting in renewable energy remains highly concentrated in a few large energy firms. In 2009, the top 20... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Management; Energy; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Energy Industry
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    Nanda, Ramana, Ken Younge, and Lee Fleming. "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy." Chap. 7 in The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, edited by Adam Jaffe and Benjamin Jones, 199–232. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
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    Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

    Winners & Success Stories The New Venture Competition has been the launching pad for many ventures, and not just from the winning teams. With more than half of Harvard Business School alumni classifying themselves as entrepreneurs at some... View Details
    • June 2012 (Revised March 2015)
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    PunchTab, Inc.

    By: Ramana Nanda and William R. Kerr
    A Teaching Note for the PunchTab case, which discusses how high-tech startups structure seed financing, merits of angels vs. super angels vs. VCs, and related topics (e.g., convertible notes, priced versus non-priced financing rounds, entrepreneurial finance networks). View Details
    Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship
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    Nanda, Ramana, and William R. Kerr. "PunchTab, Inc." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 812-141, June 2012. (Revised March 2015.)
    • September 2016 (Revised April 2018)
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    Western Technology Investment

    By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Nicole Keller
    Based in Portola Valley, California, Western Technology Investment (WTI) specialized in a hybrid form of debt and equity financing for early-stage companies. Like traditional venture capital and private equity firms, WTI raised funds from institutional investors and... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Equity; Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; California
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    Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Nicole Keller. "Western Technology Investment." Harvard Business School Case 817-019, September 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
    • March 2015 (Revised September 2016)
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    Terrapin Laboratory

    By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Joseph B. Fuller
    Describes the formation and rapid growth of a drug testing company. The company needs to decide whether to enter the painkiller testing market, in addition to growing its drug treatment center business. The associated teaching materials provide students the opportunity... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurship; Growth Strategy; Market Entry; Venture Capital; Growth Management; Expansion; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Business Startups; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry
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    Hamermesh, Richard G., and Joseph B. Fuller. "Terrapin Laboratory." Harvard Business School Case 315-098, March 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
    • July 2018
    • Article

    Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature

    By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and Tina Xu
    We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and innovativeness, locus of control, and the need for achievement. We then consider risk... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Venturing; Personality Traits; Characteristics; Big-5; Risk Attitudes; Goals; Skills; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Goals and Objectives; Competency and Skills; Success; Demographics; Research
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    Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, and Tina Xu. "Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature." Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship 14, no. 3 (July 2018): 279–356.
    • September 2020
    • Teaching Plan

    Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship

    By: George Serafeim
    Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques had spent the summer between their first and second years of their MBA program fund raising for their start-up venture capital (VC) firm, Harlem Capital Partners. Harlem Capital was founded upon the principle that addressing the... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital Firm Compensation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Financing; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; Black Inventors; Inclusion; Minority-owned Businesses; Race And Ethnicity; Race Characteristics; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Diversity; Race; Gender; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    Serafeim, George. "Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 121-027, September 2020.
    • November 1990
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    Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: Analog Devices Enterprises

    By: R. M. Kanter, J. North, A. P. Bernstein and A. Williamson
    Keywords: Design; Entrepreneurship; Business Ventures; Technology
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    Kanter, R. M., J. North, A. P. Bernstein, and A. Williamson. "Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: Analog Devices Enterprises." Journal of Business Venturing 5 (November 1990): 415–427.
    • 24 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

    established its initial offices in London, Paris, and Chicago, concentrating on placements for entrepreneurial ventures for almost a decade before setting up its first fund in Great Britain in 1981 to invest... View Details
    Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services
    • October 2011 (Revised June 2014)
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    inge watertechnologies, GmbH

    By: Ramana Nanda, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Markus Mittermaier
    Using the financing history and exit choices of a German clean-tech startup as a lens, this case explores the reasons why venture-backed entrepreneurship is much lower in Germany than the US, despite a robust SME sector and large-corporate innovation in Germany. It... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Finance; Venture Capital; Negotiation; Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry; Germany
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    Nanda, Ramana, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Markus Mittermaier. "inge watertechnologies, GmbH." Harvard Business School Case 812-002, October 2011. (Revised June 2014.)
    • 01 Jun 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures

    Keywords: by Thomas F. Hellmann & Noam Wasserman
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