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- 08 Jan 2019
- News
Raising Prospects for Female Funders
Maria Eugenia Giron (MBA 1992) is an entrepreneur and investor in the luxury goods industry, based in Madrid. She’s a cofounder of Rising Tide Europe, a women’s angel investing group that is part of an international movement to provide... View Details
- 22 Feb 2017
- News
Funding Solar’s Future
later stages, with a model that rewards in the longer-term. The article also lays out the current challenges for solar, including the falling price of fossil fuels and the potential lack of political appetite for clean energy. But the View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Design Thinking: Hands-On Learning At The Harvard Innovation Lab
team up with peers from other backgrounds. “Those who work across disciplines almost always come up with better and more powerful ideas,” says Datar, noting that the 30 budding entrepreneurs met regularly as a group in the i-lab to talk... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Launch Codes
but a lot of them,’” says Gernon. After earlier posts in health care tech and brand marketing, Gernon worked with a number of successful startups—including MotherNature.com, which had a $50 million IPO. More recently, she discovered a passion for coaching View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
serve the emerging middle class in Mexico. IGNIA represents Rodríguez’s commitment to his homeland as well as his belief in tackling social problems with market solutions. “We support entrepreneurs because we want to have a positive... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 23 Mar 2023
- News
SVB Crash Analysis
banking system. In a webinar earlier this week, HBS faculty members Robin Greenwood, Jeffrey Bussgang, and Samuel Hanson addressed the causes of the collapse, the implication for entrepreneurs and investors, the state of our financial... View Details
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
water entrepreneurship ecosystem is lagging behind other sectors that are on focused climate and sustainability—led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020. The company invests exclusively in entrepreneurs building technologies... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
We Have Liftoff
HBS entrepreneurs who want to remain plugged into the Harvard network after graduation have a new home on campus. The Launch Lab—located directly across from the i-lab on Western Avenue—is now open to startups with recent alumni from any... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
School’s 100th MBA Class Graduates
trial and error; entrepreneurs are those who can turn unavoidable setbacks into advantages.” Third, he concluded, “Principles often have a cost, but it’s always a bargain in the end” because principled companies outperform others.... View Details
Keywords: Graduation
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
MADDY "When I have my mind set on something, I do not create a Plan B," says Monique Maddy (MBA 1993). "I feel that it lessens my commitment and my focus. If it doesn't work out, I come up with another Plan A, which I will also relentlessly pursue." Serial View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Working on the Local Level
solution-oriented, solution-minded. If you see yourself as a problem solver or a policy entrepreneur and you want to do the work that helps people, being at the local level right now affords you great opportunity to have real impact.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Entrepreneurship at HBS
accomplishments of our many alumni entrepreneurs and the work of the HBS professors who helped to inspire them. With over 24,000 graduates who claim the title entrepreneur, it is impossible for us to share the stories of even a fraction... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
succeeded in business. “I've really had two careers,” he observes, “one as a for-profit financial entrepreneur and one as a crusader for economic development.” As a managing partner in his own investment firm, Tierney has the freedom to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 Aug 2024
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
they believe tech entrepreneurs have the power to catalyze transformation in Latin America. MAYA Capital starts by supporting the first round of funding—getting the team off and running, in order to raise the second round. “Most of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’
Investing in HBS Giving Through HBS Giving Together Jump-Start FAQ Renowned as the leading authority on disruptive innovation, Professor Clay Christensen attributes his remarkable success as an entrepreneur and as a scholar to his humble... View Details
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events
networking opportunities, the event, whose speakers included HBS professor Myra M. Hart, featured discussions on the specifics of financing and running a startup. Last month, the club held a one-day symposium, "The Internet for the Next Millennium," with a number of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
anything. My mother only had a tenth-grade education, but she was a voracious reader who taught herself the jewelry and antiques business," he says. Inspired by his mother — "an eccentric entrepreneur" — and her perseverance, the hardworking Rogers went on to become a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Bounce Back from a Blunder
in positions of leadership, acknowledging mistakes can lead to a healthier work environment and stronger leadership, she says. Here, Brown offers suggestions for bouncing back with a bit of grace. Don’t delay. Early on, when entrepreneur... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named
entrepreneur services, to launch the venture, which by summer had grown to a staff of four with ten interns. “Friends often don’t know the problems LGBT people face,” says Elliot. For example, gay people can be legally fired in 29 states... View Details
- 01 Nov 2013
- News
Selling Crafts with a Story
"typical" entrepreneur might face. One second Koss is telling herself, "This is amazing," as the line of makers builds and builds. Five hours later, she says, she questions her decision to leave her day job. "But I've never been happier,"... View Details