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- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
ventures in a new study. For founders just trying to keep a fledgling business going, a cash injection—from any source—can make all the difference in launching a critical product. However, founders who don’t... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Article
Grandstanding in the Venture Capital Industry
By: Paul A. Gompers
Gompers, Paul A. "Grandstanding in the Venture Capital Industry." Journal of Financial Economics 42, no. 1 (September 1996): 133–156.
- 11 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital
eager to use their business acumen to identify growing companies and help them prosper. Each year, Jonathan and Katja see several hundred students join the Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, engage... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 30 Jul 2014
- News
Five Bad Reasons to Start a For-Profit Social Enterprise
- September 2024
- Article
Networking Frictions in Venture Capital, and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship
By: Sabrina T. Howell and Ramana Nanda
We find that male participants in Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition who were randomly exposed to more VC investors on their panel were substantially more likely to start a VC-backed startup post-graduation, indicating that access to investors impacts... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Information Frictions; Venture Capital; Gender; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship
Howell, Sabrina T., and Ramana Nanda. "Networking Frictions in Venture Capital, and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 59, no. 6 (September 2024): 2733–2761.
- Web
Launching Global Ventures - Course Catalog
offer advantages, it also exposes the venture to substantial risk. How do founders and managers overcome the “difficult middle zone of globalization” to fully realize the advantages of an international-first View Details
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Summer Venture in Management | MBA
Summer Venture in Management The Summer Venture in Management Program is an educational program designed to increase opportunity in business education for high-potential... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
Summer Venture in Management Program Webinar
Join representatives from MBA Admissions for a webinar about the Summer Venture in Management Program. SVMP is a one-week residential educational program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and opportunity in View Details
- 06 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion
to business plan development (for a new idea, separate from the prototype we worked on in Part 1). In just five days, the course covers Business Model Design, Early-Stage Marketing, Seed Finance, Early Team... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
Summer Venture In Managment Program Webinar
This webinar will give students the opportunity to learn more about the HBS Summer Venture in Management Program, a one-week residential educational program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and opportunity in... View Details
- September 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Walnut Venture Associates (A): RBS Group Investment Memorandum
The Walnut Group's investigation of the RBS Group, a young software company is described. The RBS business plan is also included. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Plan; Research; Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Walnut Venture Associates (A): RBS Group Investment Memorandum." Harvard Business School Case 899-062, September 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- 25 Apr 2012
- News
Harvard Business School Holds 16th Annual Business Plan Contest
- 30 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men
of all, the studies show. The findings are detailed in the paper Investors Prefer Entrepreneurial Ventures Pitched by Attractive Men, published in the March 2014 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Our paper provides... View Details
- June 2019
- Technical Note
Valuing Employee Equity at Early Stage Ventures
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Christopher Stanton and Sanchali Pal
The note introduces a framework to consider factors that influence the value of employee equity at early stage ventures. Valuing equity is complex, and it important to account for expected dilution, assess exit potential, and acknowledge the high rate of failure in... View Details
Ghosh, Shikhar, Christopher Stanton, and Sanchali Pal. "Valuing Employee Equity at Early Stage Ventures." Harvard Business School Technical Note 819-167, June 2019.
- 02 Jun 2017
- News
Venture capital’s gender gap is costly for firms and the economy
- 03 Feb 2020
- News
Venture capital investors should harpoon more whales
- 04 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms
yuri_arcurs Recent research shows for the first time that diversity in venture capital firms not only spawns creativity and alternative viewpoints, but also improves financial performance. Paul Gompers, Eugene Holman Professor of View Details