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- September 2013 (Revised October 2016)
- Background Note
A Note on Healthcare IT and Applications to the Healthcare Industry
By: Robert F. Higgins and Diana Maichin
This note provides an overview of three key healthcare IT areas: electronic medical records and electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and telemedicine. This note also contains a glossary of key terms and acronyms in this space as well as exhibits... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Industry; Healthcare IT; Healthcare; Healthcare Technology; Healthcare Ventures; Electronic Medical Records; Electronic Health Records; Revenue Cycle Management; Telemedicine; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Information Management; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
Higgins, Robert F., and Diana Maichin. "A Note on Healthcare IT and Applications to the Healthcare Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 814-033, September 2013. (Revised October 2016.)
- February 2000 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Venture Law Group (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scott D Landry
Craig Johnson, Venture Law Group's (VLG) chairman, founded VLG in 1993 with a goal of "zero voluntary turnover." In late 1998, Johnson faces the departure of three important partners, prompting himself to ask what VLG can do in the midst of an "economic hurricane" that... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Relationship Management; Partners and Partnerships; Retention; Legal Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scott D Landry. "Venture Law Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-065, February 2000. (Revised March 2004.)
- April 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Adams Capital Management: March 1999
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Bill Wasik
On February 24, 1999, the advisory board of Adams Capital Management convened for its quarterly meeting at the firm's headquarters. One point on the agenda: whether or not to proceed with due diligence on an investment in Three Points, a maker of Internet-based team... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Systems; Investment; Goals and Objectives; Financial Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Bill Wasik. "Adams Capital Management: March 1999." Harvard Business School Case 899-256, April 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- 07 Jan 2019
- News
One Lesson Led This Entrepreneur To Raise $90 Million From The Top Venture Capital Firms
Keywords: Real Estate
- April 2023
- Case
Drive Capital: A New Road for Venture
By: Paul A. Gompers and Alicia Dadlani
Founded by two former Sequoia Capital partners, Columbus-Ohio-based Drive Capital’s mission was to build a world-class venture capital firm in the middle of the U.S., an area historically overlooked by VCs. Drive faced early challenges of attracting investors, sourcing... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; Ohio
Gompers, Paul A., and Alicia Dadlani. "Drive Capital: A New Road for Venture." Harvard Business School Case 823-056, April 2023.
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Jamie O'Connell
Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Restructuring; Transformation; Construction; Compensation and Benefits; Management; Market Entry and Exit; Labor and Management Relations; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Jamie O'Connell. "Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad." Harvard Business School Case 398-095, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Transferable Skills? Founders as Venture Capitalists
By: Paul A. Gompers and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
In this paper we explore whether or not the experience as a founder of a venture capital-backed startup influences the performance of founders who become venture capitalists (VCs). We find that nearly 7% of VCs were previously founders of a venture-backed startup.... View Details
Keywords: Founders; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Personal Development and Career; Success
Gompers, Paul A., and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "Transferable Skills? Founders as Venture Capitalists." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29907, April 2022.
- August 2019 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Paradigm Capital Value Fund
By: Luis M. Viceira and Elena Corsi
Karl Jan Erick Hummel had founded Paradigm Capital Value Fund in 2007 together with Columbia Business School Professor Bruce Greenwald, an expert in value investing and now chairman of the fund. The fund followed the principles of value investing to their target... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Financial Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry
Viceira, Luis M., and Elena Corsi. "Paradigm Capital Value Fund." Harvard Business School Case 220-014, August 2019. (Revised November 2022.)
- February 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business model for hdt, the product of a merger between two portfolio companies. This case discusses the best way for the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Relationship Management; Sovereign Finance; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Markets; Business Model; Financial Services Industry; China
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment." Harvard Business School Case 802-089, February 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Integral Capital Partners
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Integral Capital Partners is a small firm with a very distinctive approach to investing in high-technology stocks. The firm invests privately in small start-ups as well as in publicly traded companies, and it develops important financial and advisory relationships with... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Value Creation; Venture Capital; Asset Management; Partners and Partnerships; Public Sector; Private Sector; Business Startups; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Integral Capital Partners." Harvard Business School Case 299-019, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
CDC Capital Partners
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
In 2001, CDC Capital Partners is facing the greatest challenge in its 53-year history. Founded as part of the U.K. government's post-war colonial reconstruction, it had operated as a developmental finance institution, largely issuing debt to the world's poorest... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Private Equity; Emerging Markets; Cost vs Benefits; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "CDC Capital Partners." Harvard Business School Case 801-333, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- March 1997 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Concerns the decision of Jim Sims, president and CEO of Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) to form a corporate venture capital subsidiary. CTP is a fast-growing information technology consulting firm that has been presented with many investment opportunities from... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Leadership; Information Technology; Investment; Opportunities; Customer Focus and Relationships; Business Startups; Business Subsidiaries; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Cambridge
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)." Harvard Business School Case 297-033, March 1997. (Revised January 1999.)
- 11 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)
As a teenager, Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021) developed a keen interest in the environment and climate change. That sustained interest, along with her drive to make a positive impact on the world, led Sheil across various geographies, industries, and functions. Each step,... View Details
- July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
GM's Capital Allocation Framework
By: C. Fritz Foley, F. Katelynn Boland and Michael Lemm
In March of 2015, General Motors announced the details of a newly established capital allocation framework. This framework provided a target for return on invested capital, guidelines for capital structure choices, and policies related to payouts. Senior managers face... View Details
Keywords: Performance Metrics; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Foley, C. Fritz, F. Katelynn Boland, and Michael Lemm. "GM's Capital Allocation Framework." Harvard Business School Case 218-026, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
- September 2020
- Article
The Rise of the Investor State: State Capital in the Chinese Economy
By: Meg Rithmire and Hao Chen
The nature and extent of the role of the Chinese state in the economy is fundamental to many empirical and theoretical debates about that country’s political economy. We document and explain the rise of a novel form of intervention on the part of the Chinese state: the... View Details
Keywords: China's Political Economy; State Shareholding; State-business Relations; State Capitalism; China's Financial System; Economy; Business and Government Relations; Finance; System; China
Rithmire, Meg, and Hao Chen. "The Rise of the Investor State: State Capital in the Chinese Economy." Studies in Comparative International Development 55, no. 3 (September 2020): 257–277.
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
million to $500 million, half the size of those raised during the tech frenzy, when billion-dollar funds were commonplace. Some industry veterans contend that there are still too many venture dollars chasing... View Details
- August 2021
- Teaching Note
DigiPlex: Ante-Up or Cash Out
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 821-080. View Details
- October 2007
- Case
Blue River Capital
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Tarun Khanna and Richard Bullock
Examines the strategy and experience of Indian private equity firm Blue River Capital. Blue River was established in 2005 to invest primarily in middle market, particularly family-run, businesses in India. Blue River caters to this niche as an active investor,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance; Emerging Markets; Family Ownership; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; India
Palepu, Krishna G., Tarun Khanna, and Richard Bullock. "Blue River Capital." Harvard Business School Case 708-448, October 2007.