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  • November 1982 (Revised February 1985)
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Ruth M. Owades

By: Howard H. Stevenson, Richard O. von Werssowetz and Robert W. Kent
Ruth Owades developed a concept for a new mail order venture offering gardening products. Her current employer turned down the idea, so with permission to try it independently, she has begun the process of raising funds and preparing for a separate operation. She still... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Resignation and Termination; Operations; Risk and Uncertainty
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Stevenson, Howard H., Richard O. von Werssowetz, and Robert W. Kent. "Ruth M. Owades." Harvard Business School Case 383-051, November 1982. (Revised February 1985.)
  • July 2019 (Revised March 2020)
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At-Bay Cyber Insurance

By: Marco Di Maggio and David Lane
At-Bay was a cyber insurance startup that offered companies coverage against a wide array of cyber risks—exposure to which the firm was able to quickly assess and price on the basis of technical expertise that traditional insurance carriers lacked. In mid-2019, At-Bay... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Insurance; Disruptive Innovation; Risk Management; Product Marketing; Distribution Channels; Information Technology; Salesforce Management; Insurance Industry
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Di Maggio, Marco, and David Lane. "At-Bay Cyber Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 220-005, July 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
  • 24 Nov 2022
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The term family office is confusing; it needs a new name, says Harvard academic

  • March 2024
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Funderbeam: Teaming Up or Going Alone?

By: Paul A. Gompers, Elena Corsi and Orna Dan
Funderbeam, a global platform founded in Estonia to enable start-ups to run private syndications and secondaries while offering liquidity for private equity investors, was at a crossroads. Over its ten-year run, the company had expanded its services and areas of... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Business Exit or Shutdown; Transition; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Ownership Stake; Expansion; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; Estonia; Republic of Ireland; United Kingdom; Singapore
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Gompers, Paul A., Elena Corsi, and Orna Dan. "Funderbeam: Teaming Up or Going Alone?" Harvard Business School Case 224-076, March 2024.
  • September 2009 (Revised May 2011)
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Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Acumen Fund is a global venture capital firm with a dual purpose: it looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty. This case examines Acumen's new projects in Kenya. The organization's investment committee and its... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; Kenya
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Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 310-011, September 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
  • February 2004
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Aspire Public Schools

Set in the fall of 2003, covers managerial challenges facing the CEO and COO of Aspire Public Schools, a nonprofit charter school management company. In operation since 1999 and funded by prominent national foundations and venture philanthropies, Aspire operates 10... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Expansion; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Industry; California
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Leschly, Stig. "Aspire Public Schools." Harvard Business School Case 804-114, February 2004.
  • 04 Apr 2017
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School Case 717-003 Sovereign Wealth Funds No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717003-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-079 Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • December 1999 (Revised April 2004)
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Capital Alliance Private Equity: Creating a Private Equity Leader in Nigeria

Describes the creation of the first private equity fund in Nigeria and the fund's potential first investment in GS Telecom, a Nigerian telecommunication service company. The fund's managers are keenly aware that a bad first investment could create a vicious circle for... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Telecommunications Industry; Nigeria
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Kuemmerle, Walter, William J. Coughlin Jr., and Chad S Ellis. "Capital Alliance Private Equity: Creating a Private Equity Leader in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 800-104, December 1999. (Revised April 2004.)

    Brian K. Baik

    Brian Baik is an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the Financial Reporting and Control course in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor Baik studies how information, financial reporting, and... View Details

    Keywords: venture capital industry; venture capital industry
    • January 2015 (Revised September 2017)
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    Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)

    By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Shannon Gombos
    The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to integrated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues in investment decisions. At Barclays Capital, Omar Selim... View Details
    Keywords: Sustainability; ESG; Social Business; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Investing; Investment Management; Asset Management; Values and Beliefs; Religion; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Europe; Germany; United Kingdom
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    Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Shannon Gombos. "Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-021, January 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
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    IDENTITY

    In his work on identity, Professor Malter investigates when and why high-status affiliations make organizations and individuals less appealing to their audiences. In a study of the venture capital industry, he finds that a venture capital firm is less likely to... View Details

    • 19 Jul 2019
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    How To Innovate Inside Large Organizations

    • February 2001 (Revised August 2001)
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    WholesalerDirect

    By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
    Describes the development of WholesalerDirect, a B2B electronic commerce venture in the plumbing, heating, cooling, and piping industry. Adam Berger, the CEO, is trying to raise funding to roll out the company's e-commerce platform to the industry's more than 3,000... View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Valuation; Business Plan; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy
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    MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "WholesalerDirect." Harvard Business School Case 601-067, February 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
    • June 2008
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    From xiaonei to hainei: The Quest for the Social Networking Service Market in China

    By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
    Wang Xing, the founder of Hainei.com, one of the fastest growing social networking service (SNS) providers in China, was preparing to raise funds from venture capitalists. Since late 2003, Wang had established several Internet startups in China. Xiaonei.com, which he... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competition; Internet; China
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    Lassiter, Joseph B., III, Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "From xiaonei to hainei: The Quest for the Social Networking Service Market in China." Harvard Business School Case 808-164, June 2008.
    • March 2020
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    Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community

    By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
    Thingtesting, a brand discovery and testing digital community devoted to uncovering and exploring direct-to-consumer brands, had just received seed funding and was contemplating a second year of growth. The new year brought many challenges, as founder Jenny Gyllander... View Details
    Keywords: Influencer Marketing; Monetization; Female Ceo; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Influencers; Influencer; Direct-to-consumer; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Marketing Communications; Consumer Products Industry; Financial Services Industry; Advertising Industry; London; United Kingdom; United States; Europe; North America
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    Israeli, Ayelet, and Jill Avery. "Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community." Harvard Business School Case 520-086, March 2020.
    • 13 Oct 2017
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    So, You Want to Join a Startup

    • October 2008 (Revised March 2010)
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    PlanetTran

    By: Lauren H. Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy
    PlanetTran is an environmentally-friendly car service that utilizes a fleet of hybrid cars in providing livery service to corporations and individuals. The founder, Seth Riney, is evaluating outside funding options in order to expand the company, and has met several... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Venture Capital; Investment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Expansion; Value
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    Cohen, Lauren H., and Christopher J. Malloy. "PlanetTran." Harvard Business School Case 209-029, October 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
    • November 1994
    • Case

    Spectrum Equity Investors, L.P.

    Brion Applegate and Bill Collatos had already started a fund-raising campaign for their new venture-capital fund when the principals of a prestigious Wall Street investment bank asked them to become the two senior partners of an in-house $150 million fund. The case... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship
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    Timmons, Jeffry A., Elise C Martin, and Rebecca Voorheis. "Spectrum Equity Investors, L.P." Harvard Business School Case 295-021, November 1994.
    • July 2012 (Revised April 2013)
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    Peter Jepsen

    By: Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts and James M. Sharpe
    About to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year. View Details
    Keywords: Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Crisis; Turnarounds; Financial Distress; Negotiation; Entrepreneurs; Bank Loan; Search Funds; Liquidation; Boards Of Directors; Ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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    Stevenson, Howard H., Michael J. Roberts, and James M. Sharpe. "Peter Jepsen." Harvard Business School Case 813-046, July 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
    • 2023
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    How Resilient Is Venture-Backed Innovation? Evidence from Four Decades of U.S. Patenting

    By: Sabrina T. Howell, Josh Lerner, Ramana Nanda and Richard Townsend
    Despite theoretical predictions to the contrary, corporate innovation is strongly pro-cyclical. In this paper, we compare innovation in the economy as a whole to that of firms backed by venture capital (VC), a source of capital associated with the most impactful young... View Details
    Keywords: Recessions; Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Business Cycles; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
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    Howell, Sabrina T., Josh Lerner, Ramana Nanda, and Richard Townsend. "How Resilient Is Venture-Backed Innovation? Evidence from Four Decades of U.S. Patenting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-115, May 2020. (Revised July 2023.)
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