Entrepreneurship - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
News

Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy

Andreas Jaegle (MBA 2014) and his Harvard University colleagues use the Harvard Innovation Lab as a co-development hub for their startup, elementa energy solutions, which brings low-cost electricity to the most underserved communities in the world. In this... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Capitalizing on the power of knowledge

Yoshito Hori (MBA 1991), founder and dean of Globis University in Japan, on the power of knowledge and the opportunity to innovate. (Published April 2014) View Details

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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

16 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)

where his passion for entrepreneurship was reignited and he founded a software company, Certant, in 1999 after graduation. Shortly thereafter, the dotcom bubble burst and Certant ran out of funding. However, the co-founders and team... View Details

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

her time between factory floors, design meetings, setting the strategy, and crunching the numbers. “I’m happy that I was there as the production manager when we started out, but I had to determine the best use of my time and skill sets going forward.” View Details

30 Mar 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New US Ventures

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation

For high-powered executive women, the HBS program Women Leading Business: An Executive Forum offers a unique opportunity to discuss strategy, examine problems, and explore solutions. Below Professor Myra Hart shares her vision of the program, now in its third year,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery

February 2024
Supplement

Ada: Advice for Potential Founders

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti

Mike Murchison, cofounder and CEO of Ada, shares his advice for potential founders. View Details

Keywords: Founder; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance

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December 2015
Course Overview Note

The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2016 Winter Term

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Shikhar Ghosh

Course overview of "The Entrepreneurial Manager." View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management; Business Education

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June 2013
Supplement

Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line? (Spreadsheet Supplement)

This is the spreadsheet supplement for the "Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line?" case #807148. It contains exhibits 4 and 9. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Global Ventures; Global Operations; Marathons; Sports Management; Early Stage; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Operations; Sports Industry; Hong Kong; Mongolia; Egypt; Antarctica; Chile

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January 2013 (Revised January 2013)
Course Overview Note

The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2013 Winter Term

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Richard G. Hamermesh and Thomas Eisenmann

Course overview of The Entrepreneurial Manager. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management; Business Education

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June 2012 (Revised March 2015)
Teaching Note

PunchTab, Inc.

By: Ramana Nanda and William R. Kerr

A Teaching Note for the PunchTab case, which discusses how high-tech startups structure seed financing, merits of angels vs. super angels vs. VCs, and related topics (e.g., convertible notes, priced versus non-priced financing rounds, entrepreneurial finance networks). View Details

Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship

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October 1997 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Telewizja Wisla

Claire Hurley and her business partner have obtained a supra-regional TV license for Poland. Their company has received initial funding from Polish investors and now faces the difficult challenge of raising an additional $7 million to fund the start of operations of a... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Poland

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November 2007
Course Overview Note

Building a Business in the Context of a Life (BBCL): Course Overview 2008

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Curriculum and Courses

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February 2001 (Revised January 2004)
Case

Michael Dell: Winning on the Demand Side of the Information Revolution

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Computer Industry

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January 2001 (Revised January 2011)
Background Note

The Entrepreneurial Manager 2011 Winter Term: Course Overview

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Course overview of The Entrepreneurial Manager. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management; Business Education

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December 1999 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Capital Alliance Private Equity: Creating a Private Equity Leader in Nigeria

Describes the creation of the first private equity fund in Nigeria and the fund's potential first investment in GS Telecom, a Nigerian telecommunication service company. The fund's managers are keenly aware that a bad first investment could create a vicious circle for... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Telecommunications Industry; Nigeria

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