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- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
emerging market corporate balance sheet indicators have not deteriorated to AFC crisis-country levels. However, more countries are close to or in the “vulnerable” range of Altman’s Z-score, and average leverage for the entire emerging... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting
a resulting lack of diversity can also impact a company’s bottom line. A study of venture capital firms found that “the more similar the investment partners, the lower their investments’ performance.” A... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
companies are very big companies now." And, according to Butler, the time of the manager has come. "It seems like the limelight has gone a lot to the idea people and the people who find the money for the idea people," he said. "But now, when I talk... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
theoretical and practical implications of our research. Publisher's link: http://francescagino.com/#/motivation_research August 2013 Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Doing Well by Doing Good? Community Development Venture... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
founders of the company, which produced switches for computer networks, raised several rounds of financing from venture capital firms that ended up controlling the company's board. After the company... View Details
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
all-female founding teams received less than 2% of venture capital dollars, and Black founders received less than 1%) and shares her advice for entrepreneurs seeking funding. “We can’t ignore that the... View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 7, 2015
Case 815-101 Founder Field Day Branded as the "Millennial firm for Millennials," Mike Rothenberg founded Rothenberg Ventures (RV) in 2012 while earning his MBA at the Harvard Business School (HBS). Over the following 24 months,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part - Recruiting
organization that would capitalize on the current energy and passion around issues of racism in the US and make long-term change. The team transformed the Anti-Racism Fund GoFundMe project into a nonprofit organization, ARF, and then set... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-096.pdf Is a VC Partnership Greater Than the Sum of Its Partners? Authors:Michael Ewens and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract Venture capital firms' ability to repeatedly make... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jan 2014
- News
Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship
more than $1,000 from local citizens and businesses; it is taught only in and by local business venues; and it requires that each student start a business. The program also features a $100,000 venture fund, established by an anonymous... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
it's possible to build a very attractive company that might ultimately be acquired or go public." The reason for the good news, Sahlman observes, is "there is more startup capital available today than there ever has been in recorded... View Details
- 13 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
saw that the reach of the Anti-Racism Fund had grown well beyond their networks and that there was something there they could harness to propel their efforts forward. Next steps would be to turn this fundraiser into a sustainable organization that would View Details
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
sector has lost money during this period, new research shows. What went wrong? Professor Gary Pisano provides answers in the new book Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech, in which he argues that the very structure of the industry, what... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
of the CDC. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/413064-PDF-ENG Predilytics Higgins, Robert F., and Annelena LobbHarvard Business School Case 813-023 The management team at Predilytics, a healthcare analytics firm, must decide whether to accept a Series A View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
navigate conflicts both external and internal. Today, more than ever, markets exert continual pressure on organizations to cut costs and return capital to the bottom line, but building value demands that much of that same View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
not invest sufficient capital in their own businesses. Either: a) They can't. b) They won't. 2. Women lack fundamental business skills and experience: a) They do not have strong math skills. b) They have little or no relevant financial... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Hatches Harvard Business School Case 809-072 Facing the downturn in late 2008, the partners in a West-Coast venture capital firm are trying to decide how to manage their portfolio companies and whether to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
secondary market in tokenized securities. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219057-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 219-056 Camber Creek & Measurabl Inc. In late 2017, Camber Creek, a real estate technology focused View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
are many communities that must be satisfied." Venture Capital and Private Equity The pool of U.S. private-equity funds has grown on the order of 2,500 percent in the past decade-and-a-half. View Details
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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online
Online. What you earn . Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Forecast financial performance in the near and long term to guide strategic decision-making Compare organizations’ performance and recognize value... View Details