Investor Communication - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2016
News

Again in a Great City

making big real estate bets that could shape the city’s future. He’s all in on Detroit. You could say Cummings married into Detroit: His father-in-law was Max Fisher, a pillar of the business and philanthropic communities known as “Mr.... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Books

power and shale gas are on the right side of the fight against climate change, and why markets have a better shot at winning the fight than governments do. Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation Clear communication is critical for a... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Peak Earth?

quarterly letter to investors that has become a must-read not only for the financial community but also for anyone concerned about climate change, resource depletion, and the environment. Grantham, whose... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

29 Apr 2016
News

The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

responsibilities include overseeing finances and operations, helping set and implement company strategy, fundraising/keeping investors updated, business development, legal work, interviewing/hiring/onboarding employees, and working... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Crowdfunding capital for small business

James ("Brad") McGee (MBA 1987) cofounded iCrowd to bring entrepreneurs together in online communities to network and to help provide the financial and commercial resources businesses need to thrive. He launched the crowdfunding website... View Details

Michael Kaplan

positions in the venture capital and financial space before his entrepreneurial spirit led him and his brother to launch Fashion to Figure as a single store they ran themselves for two years before expanding the business. Recently, Kaplan has been an advisor and View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#20;#Ecommerce;#19;#Digital Health;#29;#Entertainment;#30;#Fashion, Beauty, Apparel, & Retail;#31;#Finance;#55;#Music

10 Oct 2018
News

Building Paths to Success

southeast Australia, with supportive, attentive parents who created opportunities for success. His dad was the first in four generations to attend college and he worked as the high school principal. “We were very involved in the local sports organizations and in the... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2004
News

Home Sweet (Modular) Home

in an inner-city factory with union labor. As Stuntz quickly learned, entrepreneurs need a high tolerance for rejection. Prospecting for investors yielded only disappointment. “We finally decided to self-fund,” he recalls. Greentech... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

a social impact mission. Having a social mission is not the only way that entrepreneurs can connect with potential investors and employees. Communities based around a sport or a common connection such as a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

New weather patterns brought on by climate change will require updated farming practices, effective water management, and innovative pest and disease management in the Midwest and around the globe. Increasingly, the business community is... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

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Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog

biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, and related supporting tools, technology and services organizations. Students can work on projects alone or in teams within the course. The field course will explore four different modules: Pre-Requisites to... View Details

25 Jan 2018
News

A Whole New Game

After leading a group of investors to purchase the Sacramento Kings in 2013, Vivek Ranadivé (MBA 1983) partnered with local government in California’s capital to open a new arena and 1-million-square-foot mixed-use development in the... View Details

10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

PublicationsGlobal, Local, and Contagious Investor Sentiment Authors:Malcolm Baker, Jeffrey Wurgler, and Yu Yuan Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We construct investor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurship Club | MBA

Club aims to provide a conduit by which students can access entrepreneurial resources, network with community entrepreneurs, and share ideas. The club is dedicated to furthering understanding about new and small businesses. Annual Events... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Open Market

started—and seeing the demographics be so skewed—it felt like such an important place to spend my time,” says Howard. In this conversation with the Bulletin, Howard talks about that mission’s endgame—what can happen when a more diverse set of View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Keith Negley; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

13 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future

investments became productive. Unfortunately, communicating with public investors is often hard to do, none the least because public-firm managers are not allowed to talk to View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

here. What on earth is going on? Brian Sykes (MBA 2020) and Paul Ampofo (MBA 2020) THE PROBLEM The combination of systematic bias and outright prejudice have played a huge role in preventing underrepresented founders and investors from... View Details

Fast Answer

HBS Course: Private Equity Finance

fund performance. Generous data download limit. Pitchbook
Information on companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the private investment lifecycle. Limited downloading available. View Details

06 Dec 2017
Blog Post

The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference

However, we did not want to just stop there. We took our discussions and conversations a step further to talk about the responsibilities that we have as current and future leaders to make the technology community more inclusive and... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Oct 2000
News

HBS to Host Venture Capital Forum for Women

founder of the Boston-based CWE. "However, women-led businesses are still not gaining a significant percentage of venture capital dollars. Springboard 2000 seeks to bring together these top women-led firms with the investment community to... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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