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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

stability. Funding How much do you need – and what will it cost you? Like the legal structure of your enterprise, your choice (or choices) of funding options has an enduring impact on both your business and... View Details
  • 01 May 2013
  • News

Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006

his 5th Reunion—a commitment backed with his own lead gift. He designated his gift to the Dean’s Fund because, he says bluntly, “the School knows better than I what to use it for. HBS is well managed and there is no doubt gifts will be... View Details
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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

came to serve as a major source of short-term financing. In 1958, the investment house launched the One William Street Fund, a mutual fund of diversified holdings funded by shareholders. Expanding their... View Details
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Greenhill House | About

Family Endowment for Global Research. The first major gift of its kind, it provides permanent funding to support the School’s international research and course development activities. A central priority at HBS for many decades, global... View Details
  • 13 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 13

Business School Case 213-008 High yield bond fund Proventus Capital Partners (PCP) has invested in underwater bonds issued by Preem, a large oil refinery. As maturity approaches, in the midst of financial crisis, Preem appear unlikely to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

definition of capitalism. Strategy for Philanthropic Organizations Foundations have traditionally focused on doing good by providing funding to worthy social enterprises. Instead, foundations should set the higher goal of creating social... View Details
  • 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

Author:Sophus A. Reinert Publication:Harvard University Press, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?recid=31289 The Return Experience of Hedge Fund Investors Authors:Ilia... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

announced the launch of a new fund Jana Impact. The basic premise is that the fund will be able to generate superior returns by using Jana’s activist approach with companies that are underperforming on ESG... View Details
  • November 22, 2022
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Is Novel Research Worth Doing? Evidence from Peer Review at 49 Journals

By: Misha Teplitskiy, Hao Peng, Andrea Blasco and Karim R. Lakhani
There are long-standing concerns that peer review, which is foundational to scientific institutions like journals and funding agencies, favors conservative ideas over novel ones. We investigate the association between novelty and the acceptance of manuscripts submitted... View Details
Keywords: Research; Journals and Magazines
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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

    • 01 Oct 1999
    • News

    Banking on Success

    was a bit of an adjustment," he laughs, "but the best thing about this experience is that it's given me a chance to assemble a great group of people and work with them to create what I hope will be an extraordinary fund and firm." Waters... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
    • 01 Jan 2013
    • News

    Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

    internationally, buying and bringing efficiency to some previously nationalized power plants and utilities. Over the years, as Sant's business grew so too did his personal commitment to society. When AES went public in 1991, Sant and his wife, Vicki, launched The... View Details
    Keywords: Susan Young
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    3.8 Health Insurance - MBA

    Absence, & Return of Federal/Title IV Funding 3.6 VA Benefits 3.7 Financial Aid Fraud 3.8 Health Insurance 3.9 Annual Notice: Higher Education Opportunity Act 4. General Policies 5. Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies 6.... View Details
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    Climate Impact - Business & Environment

    individual investors with access to a series of professionally managed private investment funds focused on climate solutions. We are empowering our customers to participate in the acceleration of climate solutions through increasing... View Details
    • October 2021 (Revised November 2022)
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    The 2012 Spanish Labor Reform: Lifting All Boats, or Leveling Down?

    By: Vincent Pons, Rafael Di Tella, Santiago Botella and Elena Corsi
    Since 1978, Spain had struggled to control unemployment. The country’s labor law was protective of employees hired long-term and companies used temporary contracts as buffers. In 2012, amid economic recession and a 23.6% unemployment rate, a center-right government of... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Labor Market; Unemployment; Recession; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; International Relations; Working Conditions; Employment; Labor Unions; Contracts; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Spain; European Union
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    • July 2020
    • Supplement

    Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line

    By: Shikhar Ghosh, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
    Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika was just 21 years old when she launched her startup, Instabeat, which had developed the first real-time bio-feedback device for swimmers to monitor and improve their performance. It had been an extremely testing 10-year journey to... View Details
    Keywords: Start-up; Wearables; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Strategy; Operations; Management; United States; Lebanon
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    • July 2019
    • Case

    Instabeat—One More Lap?

    By: Shikhar Ghosh, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
    This case follows Lebanese entrepreneur, Hind Hobeika, an engineer and competitive swimmer who spends seven years trying to launch a wearable heartrate monitor and motion sensor to help swimmers track their performance while swimming. While the Beirut-based... View Details
    Keywords: Startup; Manufacturing; Prototyping; Female Protagonist; Business Startups; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Design; Organizational Culture; United States; Lebanon
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    • 25 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Ana Barrera (MBA 2024)

    led me to my pre-MBA career roles at Morgan Stanley and Harlem Capital, in which I worked on talented, diverse teams helping close the funding gap for underrepresented founders. Additionally, I care deeply about building a strong... View Details
    • 11 Mar 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

    again a magnet for companies. With its targeting capabilities, relatively low cost, and vast reach, social media has become an essential marketing channel, especially for those trying to reach young consumers. The Israeli nonprofit Vibe Israel, for example, has been... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism
    • 28 Jan 2020
    • Book

    Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

    she could contribute a valuable innovation. So why was there resistance from the people she was trying to serve? Hallquist was a well-known civic leader and a former corporate executive at Hallmark in Kansas City, Missouri, where, among other things, she had helped... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne