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- January 1983 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Universal Robotics Corp.
Three former classmates are founding a company to design, develop, manufacture, and market industrial robots. Principal issues involve the sources, amount, and form of outside investment, the allocation of equity, and the terms and conditions under which outside funds... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Business Startups; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry
Grousbeck, H. Irving. "Universal Robotics Corp." Harvard Business School Case 383-075, January 1983. (Revised August 1988.)
- May 2019
- Background Note
Founders' Agreements
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Sanchali Pal
Crafting a Founders’ Agreement is an important component of startup infrastructure as it documents a complex set of decisions that build a company’s roots. Its four key elements are: roles and responsibilities, rights (decision rights, rewards, position on board),... View Details
Keywords: Founders' Agreements; Team Management; Contingency Planning; Business Startups; Equity; Entrepreneurship
Ghosh, Shikhar, Shweta Bagai, and Sanchali Pal. "Founders' Agreements." Harvard Business School Background Note 819-143, May 2019.
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
are following their own business models—whether they are for-profit or not-for-profit. The additional spend on health care is due to increased utilization of health-care services as the population gets older. Costlier innovations and... View Details
- Article
Waves in Ship Prices and Investment
By: Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson
We study the link between investment boom and bust cycles and returns on capital in the dry bulk shipping industry. We show that high current ship earnings are associated with high used ship prices and heightened industry investment in new ships, but forecast low... View Details
Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson. "Waves in Ship Prices and Investment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 130, no. 1 (February 2015): 55–109.
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Assets: Memory Full
When Dante Roscini (MBA 1988) arrived on campus in 1986, he and members of his class each became the de-facto owner of an IBM PC Convertible (purchase was mandatory for all incoming students). As conceived by German industrial designer Richard Sapper, the laptop-style... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Second Acts
signed on as chairman of former Lt. Gov. William Scranton’s campaign to win the Republican nomination for governor in this year’s race against incumbent Ed Rendell. Drawing on his business background, Meakem advocates policies that will... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Strategists analyze market forces—great strategists also look beyond the market
approach is not enough to ensure extraordinary financial performance, according to Felix Oberholzer-Gee, the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program. He has defined a broader... View Details
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
according to two new surveys by Paul A. Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Only about 10 percent of companies in this often unpredictable industry... View Details
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
can be profitable while doing good, suggests new research from Benjamin N. Roth, a Harvard Business School assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. “This idea that you're increasing your impact by leveraging capital,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Profile
Mariano Bomaggio
during my undergraduate career, I became more interested in the business side of things. It seemed more complex; there were more dimensions you cannot control compared to a standard engineering problem." After graduation, Mariano... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
@Soldiers Field
director Jodi Goldstein (MBA 1996), and a full agenda of class dinners and social events. HBX is expanding its online offerings: Professor Mihir Desai’s six-week Leading with Finance for business leaders... View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
methods with an emphasis on policy and practice. When combined with Harvard Business School’s Masters in Business Administration (MBA), students will demonstrate exceptional aptitude in the areas of policy... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
the Entrepreneurial Finance course with Bill in Fall 2008, I know he is a wonderful and generous colleague, too. Bill graciously agreed to mentor me in this new role—a comforting thought and the reason why I said yes to Nitin. I have been... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- October 1998 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Cityspace
Cityspace, a kiosk-based tourism services company, is facing a number of challenges to its development. The most pressing is the need to raise capital. View Details
Kuemmerle, Walter, and Chad S Ellis. "Cityspace." Harvard Business School Case 899-073, October 1998. (Revised March 2004.)
- 23 Jun 2014
- News
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
from his post as a vice president at Internet travel giant Expedia to become a philanthropist-in-training. His “teacher” has been Seattle's chapter of Habitat for Humanity, where he has been busy helping to build interest-free, at-cost... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Where Innovation Rules
Kiva Systems Intuit Angie’s List Rakuten athenahealth Pandora Bloomingdale's and Gilt Groupe Social Finance Innovation is the real business of Harvard Business School. It... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
venture community and startup ecosystem.” The HBSCC hosts a wide variety of business and civic leaders for the benefit of alumni, according to Club President Steve Wasko (MBA 1986). “Penny Pritzker is at the pinnacle of both of these... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
market; and a set of financings reasonable for all parties. Fifth, and most important, is a tremendous sense of urgency. We want to back ventures that are the first or second entrants in their markets, so speeding the product to market in... View Details