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Jonathan Assayag

before jumping in wholeheartedly. Talking to them, I realized my first business idea wasn't the right one for me." Getting it right For his summer internship, Jonathan received a fellowship from the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship... View Details

14 Nov 2019
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Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

around the world who comprise the first cohort, which started in the fall of 2018. The two-year program confers both an MBA and a Master of Science in Engineering Sciences. It is designed to train future leaders of technology ventures by... View Details

03 Jun 2022
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HiHome Sweet HiHome

simplify the home buying process. The company kicked off the venture through the MS/MBA’s Technology Venture Immersion (TVI) course, helped raise pre-seed capital through the Allston View Details

18 Dec 2019
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Thinking Smart About Numbers

The New Venture Competition Alumni Track serves as a launchpad for innovative new ventures from HBS alumni, providing access and exposure to potential investors, mentors, and advisors. Sponsored by the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

industry, men earn 24 percent more, on average, than women, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) These stories aren’t encouraging, though the widespread response to them is. And these numbers, and others looking at woman-founded startup and View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Dec 2017
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The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference

inspire and educate the HBS community, but who are leading organizations that will likely dominate the next decade in technology. Our group of 70 speakers (largest ever) included Corporate Executives (CXOs), founders, and senior executives from big tech companies,... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Dana Hoffmann

science graduate, and the pair immediately began discussing new venture ideas. They entered the startup world with a company to sell a sensor for tennis rackets to help improve performance. But it was classes such as the Founders’... View Details

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Michael Maples

connections,” he said. “Instead, the role of the future network capitalist is to create, maintain, expand and facilitate networks.” For Maples, this translates into a style and philosophy of venture investing.... View Details

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Bibliography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer View Details

01 Mar 2004
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Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference

slowdown of wireless technology, and the increasingly bright outlook for venture capital and private equity. Global private equity funding has been on the order of $300 billion since the beginning of 2000, with over 60 percent of that... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Dec 2020
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MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

entrepreneurial community at HBS, but co-founders as well. I spoke with alumni who were part of the Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE) club, and others who were Rock Center Partners. A colleague at... View Details

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/613022-PDF-ENG Intellectual Ventures (B) Hagiu, Andrei, and Noah FisherHarvard Business School Case 713-435 No abstract available Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/713435-PDF-ENG Amylin... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
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Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

internships that, as with previous internships, proved pivotal to her career. As a 2016 HBS Summer Fellow, for instance, Kyarisiima received the critical financial support she needed to focus on a fledging business venture that she had... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

16 Jun 2016
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Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School

like: Entrepreneurial Finance, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Launching Technology Ventures, and Entrepreneurial Sales and Management. You'll also find courses on big data, digital marketing, and product management. There are more... View Details

16 Jan 2025
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Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future

venture firm called The Engine. During my second internship at The Engine, I discovered cell-cultured meat. I was immediately captivated by the potential of growing meat without animals! It felt like a revolutionary solution to multiple... View Details

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

Clubs News Clubs News With more than $300,000 in cash and prizes on the line, 12 finalist teams pitched their hearts out at the 21st Annual New Venture Competition on April 18. Before a crowd of 500 HBS alumni, students, staff and guests,... View Details