Angel - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Dec 2024
News

Origin Story: Tasila Banda (MBA/MPP 2025)

First love: Performing. “I spent pretty much every weekend from the age of five singing, acting, and dancing at the local theater school.” Take a bow: “My dad is originally from Zambia. Back in the day he bought rudimentary music software and laid down guitar tracks... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Feb 1999
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New HBS Alumni Board Members

She has taught at the Wharton School and at the United Nations Economic Development Mission in the Republic of Belarus. A former assistant director of Admissions at HBS, she is the past president of TriCom Ventures and was general manager of new business development... View Details

14 Apr 2014
News

The Puzzle of Life

capitalize companies that may not make sense for venture funds but do make sense for smart angels who have more patience than most VCs." Among those companies: Rani Therapeutics, an early-stage venture focused on making injectable... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; crowdfunding; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

26 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind

There's a classic cartoon plot device that represents a struggle with temptation. A tiny angel pops up on the conflicted character's left shoulder, urging him to follow the path of righteousness. A tiny devil sits on his right shoulder,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

that we’re getting the most diverse perspectives around the table. Research shows us that you create better outcomes when you do that.” “Looking at my angel investing and venture partner side, I believe that change will come from focusing... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

01 Sep 2020
News

Road Work

restaurants in the Los Angeles area. But after 25 years, the business went bust, and she relocated the family to her native Mexico when the Salas brothers were 12 years old. It’s a fitting origin story for Camino Financial, an online... View Details

Keywords: banking; LatinX; small businesses; COVID-19; Finance

11 Apr 2018
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The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

the country in 2018, and of furthering engagement in our cities by having more veterans take on volunteer leadership roles. I’m also working with our national team to bring our third-annual Mass Deployment program to Los Angeles in 2018.... View Details

Fast Answer

Transforming Health Care Delivery

style="line-height: 20px;"> Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies. Industry and Market Research Market reports on healthcare products and services... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business

Commencement this year. Before his arrival at HBS, Lim served the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in a variety of functions, from chaplain at UCLA and UC Irvine, to assistant rector in an inner-city parish, to working in a grassroots... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2009
News

Bright Future for Green Business

solve your water problem, but only if you have abundant energy. Nordan believes the current financing system for start-ups — angel to venture investors, followed by a public offering — doesn’t work well for green tech, which takes more... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Utilities

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Judging | New Venture Competition

Judging Business Track Super Saturday Super Saturday is the first round of live judging of Student Business Track. The judges for this round of the Business track are venture capitalists, past winners, serial founders and angel investors.... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Deep in the Heart of Texas

elected Dallas Club President Kenneth P. Winslow (MBA '76) cites the special activities and informal networking that mark his club's events. He recalls in particular a July 28, 1994, outing at a Texas Rangers baseball game, where pitcher Kenny Rogers retired all 27... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

18 Oct 2024
Blog Post

The Benefits of Living in a Dorm at HBS

learning both inside and outside the classroom. This blog is written by Hayden Tanabe (MBA 2025), Co-President of the Student Association, and one of the students residing in the halls. I’ve always been a Los Angeles boy. I was born,... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

The Show Goes On

improve the sightlines from the sides of the auditorium. I hope our marketing department does a good job of filling those extra seats. Do you have a background in show biz? I loved the movies when I was growing up in Virginia, and was naive enough to think that I could... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 10

manufacturing costs were very high. Should they outsource their production? If so, to China or to Eastern Europe? Was there some other way to improve the profitability of the company? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811085-PDF-ENG View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Anna King

Anna King, MBA 2015, has been a nanny, an analyst for an international spa company, an associate at an angel investment fund and the "right-hand woman" to a former White House chief of staff. She has deep interests in start-up... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Nonprofit/Government/Education

01 Jun 2011
News

A Growing Drumbeat

activity among HBS graduates and connects alumni with faculty, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and angel investors. This year, Privahini Bradoo won the $25,000 cash prize for BioMine, a novel solution to the millions of tons of... View Details

Keywords: Contests

01 Oct 1996
News

Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)

involved with grassroots organizations in the Los Angeles area such as the Coalition for Clean Air and Heal the Bay, which is dedicated to cleaning up Santa Monica Bay. Through the Horn Foundation, which they founded in 1989, the couple... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

01 Oct 1997
News

Cathy A. Nichols

Hollywood theme park, home of the highly acclaimed City Walk, Back to the Future, and Jurassic Park attractions. Named chairman and CEO of Universal Studios Recreation Group in June, Nichols is back in Los Angeles on a July afternoon... View Details