Alumni New Venture Competition - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2012
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Cracks in the Foundation

I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2015
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We Have Liftoff

HBS entrepreneurs who want to remain plugged into the Harvard network after graduation have a new home on campus. The Launch Lab—located directly across from the i-lab on Western Avenue—is now open to startups with recent View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Rental and Leasing Services; Real Estate

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

accepted for the competition must develop their plans in an elective course or field study. They will also work closely with a faculty member. Many if not most HBS students will start a new View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Associate Professor Joshua Lerner spoke about opportunities and challenges in the venture capital and community development fields; Professor James L. Heskett discussed strategy and community revitalization; and Professor Michael E.... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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End of Campaign Celebrated

Hilge Hurford and Kate Kohler (HBS '06), recipient of the John B. Hurford (MBA '65) Fellowship. Despite near white-out conditions, HBS alumni and friends made their way through the December 9 blizzard to join faculty, staff, and students... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Nov 2020
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Insatiably Curious

really powerful,” she says. A case in point, Ma relied on the alumni network to connect with graduates when she moved to San Francisco five years ago, and more recently to London, to prepare for her new... View Details

01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way

contribution to this emerging tapestry. Globalization is increasingly tying the fortunes of national economies to one another,"observes South African manufacturing executive Ewald J.H. Wessels (MBA '71), one of the key organizers of the School's 1999 Global View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

01 Dec 1997
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A Piece of the Action

manufactured, or improve the way doctors perform surgery. HBS Takes Root in Silicon Valley While the Il Fornaio staff serve up French toast and fresh fruit, the patrons volley the big ideas that have turned Silicon Valley into a global capital of entrepreneurship,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2019
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The One That Got Away

dreams—just not in the way that any of us expected. Ethan Kurzweil (MBA 2008) Bessemer Venture Partners Power of the Pivot In 2008, a few members of the New York Angels met with a founder of a company called... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences

gaining access to venture capital, the benefits of acquiring and transforming existing businesses, the challenges of leading diverse organizations, and the successful management of community-based ventures. Several View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Aug 2013
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A Cure for Cold Storage

million people die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases," says Schrader, who led Vaxess to another win at HBS's 2013 New Venture Competition this spring. Compare that... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; vaccines; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2008
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Kash Rangan

social enterprise heading over the next decade? I am an optimist, and I believe we will see refreshing changes in that time frame. The new cadre of donors, the new family foundations, the folks who are... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Jun 2011
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The House that Howard Built

was one of the first days of his tenure, and already novice HBS Dean John McArthur was facing a group of fired-up students with a bone to pick. Where, the students wanted to know, was the Starting New View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Feb 2020
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@Soldiers Field

HISTORY In February, New York Times staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about her 1619 project in Klarman Hall Auditorium. The event, which included a panel on the connections between history and present-day race relations, was... View Details

17 Aug 2022
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Doubles Partner

Image by Greg Betza Image by Greg Betza When Serena Williams announced her retirement earlier this month, there was plenty of talk of the tennis superstar’s 23 Grand Slam titles. But a number of news outlets also noted her involvement in... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

emergence as an economic powerhouse has been the rise of the country’s private-equity and venture-capital industries over the past five years. When Renuka Ramnath (AMP 156, 1999) was appointed managing director and CEO of ICICI Venture... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2016
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Measuring Impact

Nearly 40 percent of Harvard alumni from across all schools have founded for-profit and nonprofit organizations—launching more than 146,000 active ventures with an estimated $3.9 trillion in annual revenues... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Apr 1997
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Manager's Notebook

In this new series, the Bulletin will feature occasional reports on faculty research in progress. Who Has Your Number? Customer information is the lifeblood of business. Indeed, a company's success often hinges on how well it understands... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

07 Sep 2021
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Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

at Harvard designed to foster student startups. In 2021, the company was a finalist in the HBS New Venture Competition’s social enterprise track and participated in the Harvard i-lab’s View Details