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Rowan Clarke
randomly assigned to receive development funding and others that served as controls,” he explains. By analyzing the impact of investment on both the recipient business and the surrounding economy, researchers hope to better understand how... View Details
- 19 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market
from growers to buyers. They receive precise, automated instructions via their headsets, detailing the specific types and quantities of flowers and plants each buyer requires. Remarkably, RFH has streamlined this process to such an extent... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) - Course Catalog
employee, advisor or investor. However, the course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for young firms, going beyond the basics of venture capital and angel financing to look at... View Details
- 23 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Why Plume? To Make a Difference in the World
professional background in health tech. He mentioned that the venture capital firm, General Catalyst, he worked for before school had just invested in a trans telehealth company. My jaw must have dropped on the sidewalk. I had thought it... View Details
- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
roles on the HBS recruiting platform, but most of them required previous experience in either management consulting or investment banking, neither of which I had. While business school can be a conduit to your life’s work, it’s not always... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
survey cited specific actions their companies had implemented to remain competitive. The majority had taken steps such as improving worker training, investing in technology, growing exports, and expanding to new markets. Among the... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
Noa says, “it was electronic music – techno is my passion!” But how would she connect the dots between her enthusiasm for music and her business ambitions? Noa’s advisor suggested she review the websites of large VC firms to see if they... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
a board of directors as you create and grow your company. Others will join private equity or venture capital firms where you will serve on the boards of the firm’s portfolio companies. Still others will be consultants or advisors to... View Details
- 29 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives
for a Mexican health care startup called Moons, leading market entry, in-house production, and operations for Colombia, and interned at SAGANA, an impact investing fund, where she had the opportunity to lead an View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
with a recruiter in an HBS corridor in 1969 led Hawes to a small Connecticut company that focused on insurance company mergers and acquisitions. In 1972, he ventured out on his own and founded Insurance Investment Associates, which soon... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
finance software program, "Managing Your Money." For millions of Americans, Andy Tobias has become the funny and friendly advisor they depend on to make sense of the sometimes threatening, often inscrutable worlds of finance and business.... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
headlines this year for releasing its research on a subscription-only basis, a stance that has caused some consternation in the scientific community. Thanks to large investments in automated gene-sequencing... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment
likely to be affected by climate change or related regulation and recommend steps it should take to address related risks while simultaneously seizing emerging opportunities for investment or innovation. On the engagement front, BEI... View Details
- 19 May 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts
any initiative to empower the poor and the equally critical importance of available credit to allow poorer families to invest in their future. Despite the plethora of education-related activities and the rapidly growing success stories in... View Details
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
and wellness consumer. Connection and Inspiration: The Power of the HBS Network Twist’s interest in the consumer experience has been a foundation for her career. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she began her career in View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) left his job as an investment banker in New York to move back to his native Senegal as an advisor to the minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. The position... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 15 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap
goods that have often struggled to demonstrate a significant shift towards sustainability. Here, we feature two such business leaders from Malaysia and Jordan: Mavath R. Chandran is one of the most influential figures in the Malaysian palm oil industry, as a founding... View Details
- 31 Jan 2025
- News
New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses
automate some processes, such as creating an online dashboard for volunteer coaches that lets them sign up, select a client, add notes about the engagement, and give feedback about the experience. Clients are also surveyed after their... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna. I'm a writer and editor for the HBS Alumni Bulletin. In 2019, I met Egyptian alumna Amal Enan (MBA 2014) when she was on campus for her 5th reunion. Enan had already held a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley