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01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2014

for loved ones, improving the job prospects of disadvantaged young people, or enabling us to communicate in new ways, the successful enterprises built and led by the 2014 awardees have had a deep impact on business and society. Gerald... View Details

08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work

1999), program manager, Strategic Decisions Group Diane and Peter Escher (both MBA 2009) Children: Hazel (4); Josh (2) Diane and Peter both work for startups in downtown Seattle, commuting to different floors of the same building. Diane... View Details

11 Jan 2024
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

This article was originally published by HBS Recruiting: Insights & Advice. Hi all, my name is Rhea! I was lucky enough to work for the National Park Service this summer as a business management intern with the Submerged Resources... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

3 Technologies that Will Change the World Shikhar Ghosh Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Avoiding Startup Failure DJ DiDonna Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 B2B Sales and Distribution (also listed under Marketing) Lou Shipley Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 View Details

January 2024
Supplement

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (B)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney

In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details

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15 Dec 2020
Blog Post

MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

alumni have navigated this past year and provide important insights about the strength of our community. Here is our roundup of notable posts published in 2020: Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles The Class of 2021 is... View Details

02 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS

partnerships. There, Yoonjin was part of the strategy team collaborating with government entities. Discovering a big opportunity with a smaller startup Yoonjin applied to HBS with the express intention “to continue exploring View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends

industries in different ways. Venture capital, for example, was once mostly reserved for institutional investors backed by endowments and pension funds. Today, it increasingly includes individual investors who are using technological tools and data to steer capital... View Details

Keywords: Re: Josh Lerner; Financial Services; Banking

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

program in Business Administration and Public Administration-International Development. “I came to HKS to define the problem I was interested in: How do you work with governments to deliver accountable public services?” says DeBere. “I... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 1996
News

An Entrepreneurial Journey

It has been said that because of the case method, entrepreneurship has always been at the core of a Harvard Business School education. The case method, after all, teaches students to analyze problems, think creatively, and be alert for... View Details

17 Sep 2018
Blog Post

My Summer as a Venture Capitalist

investors you pitch will be worried about abc. When you make your next hire, consider this role, or background, because they will help you avoid these pitfalls.” It’s an entrepreneur’s business and far be it from me to tell them how to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

November 2010 (Revised November 2017)
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Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr

The competing narratives of the founders of Alantec, Inc. and the venture capitalists who funded the company are explored in the context of Kalashian v. Advent VI Ltd. a California Superior Court case. The founders of the company, which produced switches for computer... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Managerial Roles; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry

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01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

multiuse retail/coworking/residential spaces. Marietta also tirelessly coaches local business owners and entrepreneurs, advising the owner of a crafts store in downtown Harlan on payroll management one day and helping a local high school... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

30 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Deal

It's best to be nice when negotiating a business deal, but it's also OK to be aggressive in pursuing your interests—as long as you back up your position with facts. "If you're a seller and your price seems high, but it's justified in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

Profile

Deborah A. Farrington

assets under management, in the U.S. In an industry where just six percent of the partners in venture capital firms are women, finding a successful firm run by a woman is more than unusual. But unusual is nothing new for Farrington. Having graduated from Harvard View Details

17 May 2018
News

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

sell seeds, submitted his business plan, and secured a startup loan from a local bank. Samad’s older brother, Abdus Subur, also took the I Create training and started a seed farm. The brothers now own two... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

30 Nov 2010
News

Chatroulette Meets eHarmony

Keywords: dating; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

Source: FangXiaNuo The Harvey Weinstein horror show has brought attention to previously unspoken abuses of male power to sexually harass and suppress women. Prominent women are joining the #MeToo moment, feeling safety in numbers as they reveal facing egregious... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation | Information Technology

Featured Case The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation In 2024, VideaHealth was a pioneering startup that sought to make artificial intelligence commonplace within dentistry. Creating an AI factory,... View Details

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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

Heese Fall 2025 Q1 1.5 The Arts of Communication General Management Candace Bertotti Spring 2026 Q3Q4 1.5 Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Robin Ely , Monique Burns Thompson Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Avoiding Startup... View Details

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