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- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
“Where’s your cash register? I don’t hear the cash register ringing.” Cynthia Fisher (MBA 1990) still recalls the first words her father, a small-town accountant, uttered when he visited ViaCord’s startup offices in 1993. “That was his... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
child-rearing hiatus. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) has designed what she calls the ideal “playbook” for those situations, and more, with Landit, a technology startup that offers personal brand and network building, skill development,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Above: Illustration by Hannah Barczyk When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent... View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- News
What Makes Boston Special?
- September–October 2015
- Article
Crash and Burn: Why Silicon Valley's Notion That Failure Leads to Success Won't Work for the Rest of the World
By: Debora L. Spar
In the frenzied hills of Silicon Valley, going bust is common. Research attests that close to half of start-ups supported by venture capital chew through most or all of their backers' money and that the majority never achieve their projected returns on investment. But... View Details
Spar, Debora L. "Crash and Burn: Why Silicon Valley's Notion That Failure Leads to Success Won't Work for the Rest of the World." Foreign Policy 214 (September–October 2015).
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
while at HBS. First, he considered public markets and venture capital, but ultimately was drawn to working with a startup. To break into that ecosystem, Westphal worked on some small projects for startups during his first year at HBS. He... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- Web
A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Project, Bucala and four Harvard students surveyed parents, teachers, and students to determine customer demand and gain a clearer understanding of educational needs when building their app. With a human-centered approach to design, they... View Details
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
expectations prior to any equity grant and using a template like the FAST agreement to solidify an adviser relationship. Most startups have at least two or three advisers filling in complementary areas, sometimes many more, but be... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age
When considering how to enter the digital learning arena, HBS did what any startup would do. It began in 2012 by identifying a challenge: How to merge the unique elements of the HBS learning experience with the latest technology to create... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
industry, men earn 24 percent more, on average, than women, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) These stories aren’t encouraging, though the widespread response to them is. And these numbers, and others looking at woman-founded View Details
Keywords: April White
Alex Civetta
Alex advises companies on the intersection of law and business, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, technology transactions, and negotiation. He represents startup companies on all matters from formation through exit, and he regularly... View Details
Keywords: Legal
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
educate them about these issues. It took a real pivot for me—a real U-turn—to understand that I couldn’t shame customers into feeling bad about past decisions. I could only give them a product that made them feel really great about what... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Frank Mycroft
"At HBS, there's such a diversity of industries very different from what I'm used to: finance, consulting, clean energy, health care, etcetera," says Frank. "If I can see how these other industries work, I can bring those lessons back to aerospace."... View Details
- 05 May 2025
- Blog Post
Meet the Tech Club
What We Do The mission of the Tech Club is to educate the HBS community on the latest technology trends and essential industry skills. Each year, we provide robust recruiting opportunities and foster meaningful social and professional... View Details
- Web
Henry Motte-Muñoz Archives | Social Enterprise
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Education Startup Connects Filipino students to Colleges... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Making It Possible to Explore and Grow
major obstacle. “I couldn’t pay for graduate education out of pocket and taking a large loan would limit what I could do afterward,” he says. “Luckily, HBS offered me a fellowship, which helped me overcome that obstacle.” Receiving the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
grateful student fans, Khan and his not-for-profit, Internet-based Khan Academy, are turning traditional—and, many would say, obsolete—paradigms of public education upside down, as well as recasting learning and extending it to the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Future Tech Leaders Dive into New Program
technical expertise and gain the business skills needed to commercialize an idea or lead a tech venture. They practice design thinking, build prototypes, and pitch their ideas to potential investors. During the summer, they work on their own View Details