Angel - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 2016 (Revised July 2017)
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra: Cultural Entrepreneurship

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LA Phil), under the leadership of Deborah Borda, had enjoyed great successes in the 2000s and 2010s, even as other U.S. orchestras faltered. The architecturally acclaimed Walt Disney Concert Hall had opened its doors. The... View Details

Keywords: Product Positioning; Arts; Music Entertainment; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Los Angeles

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October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
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Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (B)

By: Lena G. Goldberg, Janet Kraus and Mary Beth Findlay

Having received an extensive critique of her business plan but only a small amount of financing from an angel group she pitched in 2010, Eloise Bune responds to the angels' concerns, refines her presentation, and pitches her company again. View Details

Keywords: Business Plan; Business Startups; Investment; Presentations

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19 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Los Angeles

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Los Angeles. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details

21 Jan 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence across Countries

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinksi & Karen Wilson; Financial Services

January 2018
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The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence Across Countries

By: Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinski and Karen Wilson

This paper examines investments made by 13 angel groups across 21 countries. We compare applicants just above and below the funding cutoff and find that these angel investors have a positive impact on the growth, performance, and survival of firms as well as their... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Investment; Business Startups

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Angel Onuoha | MBA

Angel Onuoha Economics, Secondary in Computer Science Winthrop 2021 Cohort 3 I am excited to be a Tech Fellow to surround myself with other like-minded individuals who are passionate about innovation, technology, and problem solving Tech... View Details

November 2011
Teaching Note

Angels in British Columbia (TN)

By: Josh Lerner and Thomas Hellmann

Keywords: British Columbia

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28 Jun 2022

Information Session in Los Angeles

Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to... View Details

January 2014
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The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Angel Financings

By: William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar

This paper documents that ventures that are funded by two successful angel groups experience superior outcomes to rejected ventures: they have improved survival, exits, employment, patenting, web traffic, and financing. We use strong discontinuities in angel funding... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Financing and Loans; Interests; Employment; Patents; Internet and the Web; Operations; Entrepreneurship; Business Exit or Shutdown

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15 Jul 2019

Information Session in Los Angeles

Join us to learn more about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. You will have the opportunity to hear from local alumni about the value of the HBS MBA. View Details

24 Aug 2016

Forté Forum in Los Angeles

HBS Admissions officers and alumni will be in Los Angeles to meet prospective women MBA candidates. View Details

26 Aug 2015

Forté Forum in Los Angeles

HBS Admissions officers and alumni will be in Los Angeles to meet prospective women MBA candidates. View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma

to the established players, and clearly isn't a sustaining technology to anyone else, go all out. There is great opportunity for institutions and innovative business models to coalesce and emerge as real disrupters, he concluded. "What role View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

27 Aug 2014

Forte Forum in Los Angeles

Prospective women MBA candidates come meet HBS Admissions Officers at this Forte Forum in Los Angeles. View Details

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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Angel City Football Club: Scoring a New Model

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller

In January 2024, Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and Natalie Portman, the founders of Angel City Football Club (ACFC) were developing the club’s first three-year strategic plan. Founded in 2020, ACFC had a star-studded investor group, including Portman and celebrities such... View Details

Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Venture Capital; Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles

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27 May 2015
News

Studies Find Angels Significantly Impact Success Of Funded Companies

30 Nov 2017
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New Study Sheds Light on Angel Investors in the US Economy

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Angel Njenga Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Investing in Education to Help Meet the Needs of Learners Everywhere: SE Summer Fellow View Details