venture capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

billion in venture capital money, an all-time record and 35% more than the previous year. The opportunities to bring new technological breakthroughs to the sector are massive, whether it be in robotics,... View Details

22 Dec 2016
Op-Ed

The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth

unlock capital to small businesses at a time when most banks had stopped lending to small businesses altogether. In fact, SBA’s guarantee brought many banks back to small business lending, helping resuscitate this critical sector of our... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

30 May 2025
News

Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

kozmo.com also got its money (including $60 million from Amazon) and managed to run through $250 million of venture capital before shutting its doors just 14 months later. The next time I met the CEO was as... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

01 Oct 2001
News

Making a World of Difference

Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. "In order for people to get along, they have to respect each other's differences," says Slifka, a successful Wall Street investor who has applied his business talent to various philanthropic ventures... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

manufacturers began to invest in automotive technology themselves, could Google compete? Was this investment of time and resources worth it for Google? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/google-car/an/614022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-052 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

In November 2009, the cofounders of Rent the Runway (RTR), a website that rented designer dresses, are debating whether to grow their startup at a measured pace and focus on improving operational effectiveness, or raise a new round of View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

(B)." It is one of the failed ventures cited in those cases. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusiness.org/search/610027/ Intel NBI: Vivonic Harvard Business School Case 610-025 Vivonic was a start-up that was part of Intel's New... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 May 2022
News

Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories

50 years from now?” Both Druyan and Hao say the award has become quite prestigious among the world’s top entrepreneurs and venture capital firms, and winners are excited to be honored by HBS alumni. The... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

only central to attract and retain the best human capital for the startup, but it is critical to align incentives between investors and management. This note provides a framework to think about compensation in startup View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

the index-inclusion incentives accounted for 16% of the average increase in aggregate annual earnings and 20% of the growth in aggregate market capitalization over our sample period. Stock indexes can affect behavior by functioning as a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns account for the vast majority of startup failures: Bad bedfellows. Startup success is thought to rest largely on the founder’s talents and instincts. But the wrong team, investors, or partners can sink a View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

author Bob Leppo an edge in stock market investing, commodity futures, and the wild world of venture capital. Part memoir, part tale of discovery and rebirth, The Speculator’s Mosaic is a no-nonsense guide to navigating the ups and... View Details

09 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk

option when they look at their financial returns and decide to share some of the wealth with their employees or their communities. That's what John Tu and David Sun did when they sold 80 percent of their company, Kingston Technologies, to Softbank, the Japanese View Details

Keywords: by Eileen C. Shapiro & Howard H. Stevenson

13 May 2025
News

If I Knew Then

relates in a previous episode of Skydeck, that experience laid the groundwork for her to cofound StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm with many successful investments, including an early partnership... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

23 Jan 2019
News

The Promise of Personalized Medicine

during my time at HBS here, I started two organizations. Essentially the theme is, let’s take as many shots on goal as possible. Let’s get capital from as many places as possible to take those shots on goal. And so I started both a... View Details

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor insurance mechanisms. Venture capital and private equity investors are especially sensitive to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2018
Case

Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti

After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details

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18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

discouraged by being left out of recruiting processes altogether or repeatedly rejected from the small pool of coveted roles in venture capital and private equity—despite having the necessary qualifications,... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

R&D lab, increased its mergers and acquisitions of companies that had synergies with the company’s businesses, and formed a small venture capital fund for exploratory investments. Komori also initiated a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

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