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09 Apr 2021
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Why Most Startups Fail, and How to Avoid a Similar Fate

12 Sep 2016
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HBS Alumni Startups Are Raking in VC Funds

New data shows that HBS alumni are leading the b-school pack in raising venture capital to fund their startups, according to an article on the website Business Because. According to data compiled by PitchBook, 1,069 HBS MBAs have founded 961 companies and raised $22.4... View Details

Keywords: Finance

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup

Connection Fortunately, Belsito knew exactly the right person to consider for the role. Weeks earlier, Kevin Sani (MBA 2022) reached out to Belsito while researching mission-based startups making an impact on climate change. “After... View Details

April 2015 (Revised March 2017)
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Instacart and the New Wave of Grocery Startups

By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

Instacart is testing an Uber-style solution to the challenge of building a home-delivered grocery business. It is backed by $220 million of venture funding. Will this model succeed where businessses like Webvan failed? What are the questions that this exploratory... View Details

Keywords: Food Retailing; Outsourced Grocery Delivery; Online Ordering; Dynamic Pricing; Data Analytics; Marketing Strategy; Food; Distribution Channels; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; California

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18 Nov 2020
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Founders, Apply the Scientific Method to Your Startup

31 Mar 2022
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Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup

Connection Fortunately, Belsito knew exactly the right person to consider for the role. Weeks earlier, Kevin Sani (MBA 2022) reached out to Belsito while researching mission-based startups making an impact on climate change. “After... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

2012
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The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

By: Noam Wasserman

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: Should they go it alone or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Partners and Partnerships; Social Psychology; Outcome or Result

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March 2012 (Revised May 2012)
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Todd Krasnow: From Startup to Corporate and Back

By: Janet Kraus and Myra Hart

Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship

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20 Feb 2015
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Revive the Balanced Scorecard for Your 21st-Century Startup

22 Feb 2023
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Tech Layoffs Are Feeding a New Startup Surge

16 Jan 2023
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Four Keys to a Digital Banking Startup Success

19 Oct 2022
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Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

13 Dec 2018
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HBX Launches Course to Help Startup Leaders Navigate Rapid Growth and Change

December 2003
Teaching Note

Collabrys, Inc. (A)-The Evolution of a Startup (TN)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard

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Keywords: Information Technology Industry; United States

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11 Feb 2011
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The Impact of Financing Risk on Innovative Startups

28 Jun 2022
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Scaling a Fintech Startup for the Greater Good

18 Oct 2021
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Alumnae-founded Fintech Startup Secures $29M in New Financing

Photo via Harvard Innovation Labs Lara O’Connor Hodgson (MBA 1998), cofounder of Now, recently spoke to Yahoo Finance Live to discuss its recent $29 million funding round. Hodgson cofounded Now in 2010 with former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as a way... View Details