Ecosystems - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Nov 2023
News

Seeding Startups

solution.” Nadkarni joined TiE Seattle when it launched in 2000. The chapter was focused on promoting networking and the growth of the startup ecosystem in the Northwest, especially among the Southeast Asian community. For Nadkarni, who... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

agencies, and Fortune 500 executives. The bet: by providing "no-strings-attached" help to ecosystem partners, the partners might someday reciprocate by steering founders seeking funding to a16z. The case closes by asking whether a16z... View Details

28 Nov 2023
Book

Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

case of China, businesspeople outside of China have found the regime’s efficiency and the country’s market size and innovation ecosystem attractive, and with good reason. But many people misunderstand how power is practiced in China. The... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

would they be? Vibrant, enlightening, and communal. Was an HBS MBA worth it? 100%! I started at HBS with a strong technical background, but very little exposure to the business side of running a company and the venture ecosystem of... View Details

March 2025
Article

Novice Risk Work: How Juniors Coaching Seniors on Emerging Technologies Such as Generative AI Can Lead to Learning Failures

By: Katherine C. Kellogg, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Steven Randazzo, Ethan Mollick, Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon and Karim R. Lakhani

The literature on communities of practice demonstrates that a proven way for senior professionals to upskill themselves in the use of new technologies that undermine existing expertise is to learn from junior professionals. It notes that juniors may be better able... View Details

Keywords: Rank and Position; Competency and Skills; Technology Adoption; Experience and Expertise; AI and Machine Learning

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16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

investments and triggered a run on deposits, gave pause to startup investors and also holds lessons for founders going forward. Harvard Business School faculty suggest some key takeaways for the startup ecosystem as the dust settles and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

Profile

Brice Fodouop

strong impact on Africa. The Africa Business Conference attracts a thousand people a year; the alumni base on the continent is important to me.” “The HBS ecosystem has been critical in my first few months here,” Brice says. “There’s... View Details

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Events - Health Care

LabCentral, MassVentures and The Engine, in partnership with all the major organizations that are involved in starting and supporting the life sciences start-up ecosystem in the Commonwealth. Download to Calendar Aug 17 17 Aug 2025 Other... View Details

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Alumni - Global

Ranalli 03 Nov 2023 HBS Clubs Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum By: Margie Kelley 02 Nov 2023 HBS Alumni News Seeding Startups How entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni (MBA 1987) is helping to grow the startup ecosystem in... View Details

23 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School

gives back to the HBS community and is involved in the entrepreneurial “Field X” class, which allows students to receive course credit while developing and growing their start-ups. “HBS is an ecosystem and a village. The availability of a... View Details

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

unbelievable job. But what’s interesting is that the underlying attitudes are not that different—a lot of experimentation—from those that we’ve seen in the NASA and SpaceX ecosystem in the last decade but with probably a fraction of the... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

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By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang

Launching Technology Ventures
Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) is designed for students who are actively working on their own startups or who will work at early-stage startups. The course material is, in particular, focused on new businesses in the... View Details

20 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

would move beyond the computer to use a range of electronic devices for entertainment and communication and then systematically rolled them out one step at a time—the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Building an Ecosystem Gates was the first of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

four-drive ecosystem Acquire/Achieve On the organizational level this drive is usually met through the compensation and rewards system. Best practices include: Pay as well as competitors. There can be exceptions; the need to acquire... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

ecosystem and the levers at its disposal. As a relatively small petrochemical user, a company like LEGO Group should combine its efforts in its own operations while simultaneously pushing for upstream regulatory improvements that trickle... View Details

Profile

Maha Malik

look beyond the business case to the political environment behind the venture, the ecosystems in which my clients operated." This dual perspective led her to the joint MPP/MBA program at the Harvard Kennedy School and HBS. "I... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

14 Mar 2023
In Practice

What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

exposures, since they fell below the Fed’s threshold for annual collection of Form FR Y-14A Capital Assessments and Stress Testing. At the moment, we also cannot track what fraction of SVB’s deposits was connected to the local venture capital (VC) View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

13 Nov 2023
Blog Post

HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025)

School's emphasis on ethical leadership and social responsibility resonated deeply with my own values of being a good person and leading with integrity. This environment was instrumental in shaping my ambition to pursue entrepreneurship. The school's entrepreneurial... View Details

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

at affordable rates the HBS Impact Investment Fund is part of an important local ecosystem working to build greater equity and diversity in business ownership, and ultimately in wealth creation . The fund also seeks to provide HBS... View Details

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Impact Stories - Impact Stories

Taking Advantage of Boston’s Health Care Ecosystem Martin Grasse Play Fraudulent Billing and Safety Net Hospitals Jonas Heese The Godmother of Consumer-Driven Health Care Regina E. Herzlinger Each New Class Brings Opportunity Robert S.... View Details

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