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- 01 Jan 2013
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Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
Baker Scholar, James accepted a position as controller at his father's firm, by then a 75-person financial planning company that was called, as a result of a merger, Raymond James Financial (RJF). At the same time, he enrolled in law school and launched a View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
right set of experiences." One such item on Romney's résumé was his successful turnaround of the Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Company. Romney joined Bain in 1977, then left in 1984 to become CEO of its venture capital spin-off,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Forward Thinking
You can ask the internet anything, but getting an answer via generative artificial intelligence consumes about 10 times more electricity than a traditional Google search. Consequently, the data centers where AI tools are trained and run are guzzling more and more... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
And can it execute either in a timely enough fashion to begin breaking even? “It’s a familiar issue,” Vietor says. “How does a new venture company manage its cash as it is developing its technology over time?” A123 raised $378 million... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
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Developing Insightful Global Leaders
venture capital in Israel, and in August will add China to its portfolio of new function-driven Senior Executive Leadership Programs. The global centers and offices established by HBS around the world over the past 20 years are the nexus... View Details
- 24 Oct 2016
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Health Care Pioneer Giusti Named McCance Senior Fellow at HBS
Allison McCance Family Senior Fellow of Business Administration at HBS. Funded by Henry McCance (MBA 1966) and family, the endowed position was established in 2016 to support a faculty member who is working at the intersection of business... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Mar 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
HBS alums Greg Avis (Summit Partners, MBA 1984), Chad Keck (Needham & Co., MBA 1976), Tom Volpe (Prudential Volpe, MBA 1976), and Tony Blenk (Everen Securities, MBA 1976), Crane led the company in acquiring 13 companies, raised four rounds of View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
it happens), they often see dollar signs first and foremost. Salaries are soaring - even a journeyman player can earn in a few seasons what the average fan makes in a lifetime - and ever-increasing revenues are required to fund expanding... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
30,000 Indian businesses and created nearly 1,000 jobs. “It’s really structured in the exact same way as a small venture capital or private equity firm,” says Chorengel. “It’s a proven model—you get a group of talented View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Reunions Local Club Contacts Special-Interest Alumni Groups Alumni Career Services - a source of career information and job listings, as well as a source of candidates for positions in your company Executive Education Programs HBS Publishing's Alumni Plus Program HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
year to take a job on Wall Street, but he became, arguably, the most influential and popular professor at the School. HBS ARCHIVES PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION ARD’s beginnings were modest — its first venture fund... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. "In order for people to get along, they have to respect each other's differences," says Slifka, a successful Wall Street investor who has applied his business talent to various philanthropic ventures... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
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Inspiration Is Not Enough
According to venture capitalist Jeffrey Harris (MBA 1981), there are entrepreneurs, and then there are transformative entrepreneurs. The former group includes Richard Branson, who has created many great products and services but not one... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
the startup. “The groups that can diligence what we’re doing tend to be corporate venture funds that have quantum scientists on staff,” Levy says—like Merck’s M Ventures fund,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
(MBA ’84), chair, HBSA/NC; Toni Rembe Rock; Rock; Dean Clark; Ann Peckenpaugh (MBA ’80), HBSA/NC Executive Committee; Nelson; and HBS professor Howard Stevenson. Legendary venture capitalist Arthur Rock (MBA ’51) has made an unprecedented... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
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Case Study: Sound Check
Venture Incubation Program. Fast forward several months and much web development later, and now LS offers a B2B SaaS product that can transform any website from a static display of content into an interactive experience, fully... View Details
- 08 Jan 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
new—and increasingly popular—model for doing good and making money. As a venture capitalist nonprofit, Sustainable America is funding entrepreneurs who will make the food and fuel sectors more sustainable... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
center the company remodeled, is expected to cost about $200,000 to break even.) The sector is not of interest to venture capital or many angels. The company is too small for private equity. There is not enough of a track record of cash... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
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A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY READ MORE STORIES Perez and Zaldivar continue to invest in Latinx business ventures as they did at Palladium, understanding this community’s strength and influence in spite of the COVID-19-related health issues and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie