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- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March left the startup world reeling. The biggest lender to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, SVB had become the preferred funder of the startup, tech, and venture capital worlds. Its quick... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
shores which nature has decreed to be most vital to our national safety, not to mention our prosperity." Q: You describe the US involvement in the construction and administration of the Panama Canal as a "successful American View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
particular field your venture intends to address, you may need a cofounder with domain specific expertise. Having domain expertise will not only inform the product strategy, but will also help the venture... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 30 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup
more than 230 creditors, including a bakery owner who held a special bake sale to express her outrage. Did a company that had raised more than $120 million in venture capital need to stiff so many people? Tom Eisenmann, the Howard H.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
learn more about creating a sales playbook or experience venture from an investor’s perspective versus as the fundraiser. What tools are missing from your toolbox? What existing tools in your toolbox do you wish to HONE? For example, a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
"Most fad items don't have a functional element," Ofek says. "A Pet Rock doesn't have a functional element. A Tickle Me Elmo toy does not have a functional element. With Clocky, even if the cuteness factor wears off, it... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
filed since the coronavirus started rocking the US economy in mid-March, including Neiman Marcus, J. Crew, Dean & DeLuca, CMX Cinemas, and Gold’s Gym. The latest: JCPenney on May 15 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after 118... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
many products and offer countless tips on how to lower your carbon footprint every day. Julia Austin (@austinfish) is an executive fellow at the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and a former senior lecturer. Jeffrey Bussgang: Civil rights... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
numerous imitators, as often was the problem in the late 1990s, when the funding of "me too" firms became commonplace. Q: Is the nature of the venture capitalist changing? That is, if Arthur Rock... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
http://hbr.org/product/the-weather-company/an/314083-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-055 Strava Strava is a new fast-growing social network for the avid cyclist and runner. The Strava case traces the entrepreneurial journey of two serial entrepreneurs who have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Digital Technology’s Profound Game Change for Marketers
software eating the world. Software is disrupting industry after industry and transforming large swathes of the economy. When I was an entrepreneur in the 1990s, I would debate with my investors what sliver of the $70 billion US software industry we could carve out.... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
and incentivized? How could the bicoastal structure be sustained over the long run? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/813097-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-138 Arthur Rock Arthur Rock was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
bundle and (all) the products separately. "Unbundling" refers to products that were previously sold as pure bundles being sold as separate items. Take rock band U2's latest album, No Line on the Horizon, one of this year's... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
and Alexis BrownellHarvard Business School Case 813-121 Rebeca Minguela hopes to create an arbitrage platform, similar to Rocket Internet, that can bring start-up ideas and opportunities to Spain. However, Blink Booking, her first venture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
of the OR” vs. the “genius of the AND” Only four of the 18 companies in their sample were based on the West Coast. But their point of view would be adopted by many startups in Silicon Valley and the venture capitalists funding them. The... 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
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
creative destruction following U.S. banking deregulations using Census Bureau data. U.S. banking reforms brought about exceptional growth in both entrepreneurship and business closures. The vast majority of closures, however, were the new View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
people like network giant Ted Turner and Bruce Willis in his film roles. Executives were now portrayed as similar warrior-athletes who ventured into out-of-bounds challenges like technical rock climbing.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
that relied heavily on debt? Would Warburg Pincus Ventures be prepared to pay a price sufficient to win the bidding contest? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207125 Dressen (Abridged) (B)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace