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3.0 Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Shai Bernstein Fall 2024 Q2 1.5 Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge , Lou Shipley Fall 2024 Q2 1.5 Entrepreneurial Sales... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

A Roaring Success in the Windy City

the second?" Johnson shared this and other tales of "active patience" with an audience of some six hundred HBS alumni at the 1998 HBS Global Alumni Conference held in Chicago June 16-19. A lifelong entrepreneur and philanthropist, the View Details

23 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

found growth and venture funding for female-focused startups were just as strong as their male-centered competition. Koning surmises that on those days, founders received positive feedback that not only helped them refine their product,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Apr 2021
News

Real Talk

storytelling and narrative to help employees in their organizations work across—and value—their differences to create stronger professional relationships and organizational cultures. The Equitas founders also turned to the findings of... View Details

Profile

Niklas James

of Economics, respectively – and a consulting role with Bain & Co. in Oslo. “I was one of the first employees in the Norway office,” says Niklas, “fourth in line, just after the two founders and the receptionist.” HBS had long been a... View Details

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Business Track | New Venture Competition

capitalists, past winners and Rock Venture Partners, serial founders and angel investors. These investors are looking for ideas that have potential to become the next big idea with significant economic impact. Prizes & Benefits... View Details

03 Oct 2017
News

Can Bezos’s Ties to Boston—and HBS—Seal the Deal?

In the battle to land Amazon’s second American headquarters, Boston may have an historical advantage with CEO Jeff Bezos. A recent Boston Globe article details Bezos ties to the area, which began with a visit to HBS campus 20 years ago. Since the View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

11 Jan 2016
News

Guiding Students to Out-of-School Programs and Resources

Marie Schwartz (MBA 1985) is founder and CEO of TeenLife Media, which produces online and print directories of STEM, gap year, pre-college, overnight summer, and community service programs for students in grades 7 through 12. In this... View Details

22 Sep 2015
News

Turning Troubled Schools into High-Achievers

Through UP Education Network, founder Scott Given (MBA 2010) is helping to turn around chronically underperforming Massachusetts schools by making and managing significant changes in all areas, from curriculum and schedules to personnel... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Health Industry Alumni Convene for Conference

conference, the association's founder and president, Bunny Ellerin (MBA '95), EVP, clinical programs, for Clinsights, Inc., commented, "Thanks to the collective effort over several months of HBS alumni, faculty, students, and... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

19 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating Black History: Elevating the Voices of Our Student and Alumni Communities

and is the current head of athlete content strategy at CAA Sports. Learn more about Melcolm's story here and here. Camille McGirt, MPH (MBA 2021) Founder of Healthy Girls Save the World, Inc. | 2020 HKS Cheng Fellow Inspired by her... View Details

31 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Building a DTC Brand Through COVID

each other more because of it. I didn’t understand what the HBS community meant before I attended school but being a part of it has truly shown me the power of this community. When I feel like I’m drowning in decision-making, my classmates and professors lend an arm to... View Details

25 Jun 2019
News

After the Storm

it.” It was a humbling reality check. Then Dyson met David Campbell, the founder of All Hands volunteers, an organization that enables volunteers to provide on-the-ground assistance following natural disasters. Initially, Campbell had the... View Details

Keywords: Paul Flannery

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

Launched in 2017, Clay is an artisanal ceramics startup for the sharing economy. Founder and CEO Rukmini Giridharadas (MBA 2014) has partnered with potters in the Bay Area to offer their wares online to the chefs, caterers, and florists... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

Ferragni, a globe-trotting founder of the world's most popular fashion blog "The Blonde Salad," had to decide how to best monetize her blog as well as her shoe line called the "Chiara Ferragni Collection." A year... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2005
News

In the Blood

Lexington and the state of Kentucky — that’s worth paying attention to.” “Eighty percent of family businesses don’t make it to the second generation,” Clay observes. “We learned that in the successful transitions the founder has to be... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; horse racing; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

25 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

uncertainty for project finance risk appetite, leaving a capital gap for FOAK projects. Trellis Climate was founded to help startups deploy their FOAK climate projects. In my role, I lead pipeline development, project diligence, and co-investor engagement. It's an... View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Vital Signs

Halle Tecco (MBA 2011) Halle Tecco (MBA 2011) Halle Tecco (MBA 2011) has been a health care investor since she graduated from HBS. Her fascination with the massive disruptions underway in the industry led her to found the Rock Health venture fund in 2010, and today... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

17 May 2016
First Look

May 17, 2016

than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question-and-answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW... View Details