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- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of Bangladesh-based BRAC, the world's largest NGO, discusses innovation in health enabled by measurements and being able to prove results to the community.
View Details- 01 Nov 2019
- Video
Jaithirth Rao
Jerry Rao, serial entrepreneur and founder of the India-based Value and Budget Housing Corporation, describes his company's innovative strategies for building affordable housing and competing in India's real estate market. View Details
- January 2022
- Case
Dating Ring
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lindsay N. Hyde
In 2015, the co-founders of Dating Ring, an online dating startup that relied on human matchmakers to arrange dates between its members, were deciding whether to either shut down the service or instead manage Dating Ring as a "lifestyle company," ramping down growth... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Failure; Business Exit or Shutdown; Internet and the Web; Venture Capital; Service Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lindsay N. Hyde. "Dating Ring." Harvard Business School Case 822-013, January 2022.
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
Working PapersThe First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures Authors:Thomas F. Hellmann and Noam Wasserman Abstract This paper examines the division of founder shares in entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2025
- HBS Seminar
Oren Etzioni, TrueMedia.org, Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
- Video
Suresh Krishna
Suresh Krishna, founder of the largest manufacturer of industrial fasteners for the auto industry in India, discusses his company's decision following India's economic liberalization in the 1990's not to enter industries controlled by the government. View Details
- 12 Mar 2020
- Video
Ian Fuhr
Ian Fuhr, founder of Sorbet, the largest chain of beauty salons in South Africa, describes how he built the Sorbet brand through offering unconditional refunds and careful training of staff in the company’s... View Details
- Video
Funke Opeke
Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, examines the issue of corruption in Nigeria, arguing that it limits the country's ability to take advantage of the opportunities presented by digital infrastructure. View Details
- 28 Jun 2013
- News
Men's Wearhouse and the Founder-CEO Dilemma
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Zia Mody
Zia Mody, a founder of AZB & Partners, a leading corporate law firm in India, describes the role of an active judiciary and an independent press in bringing societal and corporate change.
View Details- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Seema Aziz
Seema Aziz, the founder of Sefam, the first high quality fabric manufacturer in Pakistan, describes her company's strategy to sell fabric in their own shops rather than have a distributor market it through... View Details
- 4 PM – 5 PM EDT, 07 Apr 2021
- Virtual Programming
Sports As A Classroom: Lessons in Leadership, Diversity, Inclusion & Impact from Women in Sports
Join us for a virtual panel discussion with some of Harvards sports leaders as they share lessons about the importance of diversity, the impact of inclusion, and their journey to successful leaders.
Panelists:
Tari Cash, Founder & CEO at City Swing Golf, Harvard... View Details
- 31 May 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Careem: Riding the First Unicorn in the Middle East
- 08 Oct 2012
- News
The Immigrants Who Built America's Financial System
- 26 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
The Road Untraveled: VC Perspectives on COVID-19
African-American investors across the country. After school, he plans to continue working in the VC industry, partnering with incredible founders to build leading technology platforms of the future. We caught up with Brian to learn about... View Details
- November 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Micromax: Scaling the Largest Indian Mobile Handset Company
By: Ranjay Gulati, Rachna Tahilyani and Alicia DeSantola
It is January 2014 and Rahul Sharma, cofounder of Micromax Informatics (Micromax), the largest Indian mobile handset company, is preparing for an emergency conference call with his private equity investors. In the last six years, Micromax had grown its annual product... View Details
Keywords: Mobile; Scaling; Indian Software Development; Consumer Behavior; Management Turnover; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Management; E-commerce; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; India
Gulati, Ranjay, Rachna Tahilyani, and Alicia DeSantola. "Micromax: Scaling the Largest Indian Mobile Handset Company." Harvard Business School Case 415-034, November 2014. (Revised January 2017.)
- January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Excel Academy Charter Middle School, The
This case is set in the summer of 2002 in a recently approved charter middle school in Boston. The school's founders face a choice of compensation plans as they finalize the initial teaching team in the school. In particular, the founders are actively considering two... View Details
Leschly, Stig. "Excel Academy Charter Middle School, The." Harvard Business School Case 804-113, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- November 2008 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
David Neeleman: Flight Path of a Servant Leader (A)
By: William W. George and Matthew D. Breitfelder
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue, is forced to confront a crisis in customer confidence following operational difficulties on February 14, 2007. This becomes a vital test of his leadership. View Details
George, William W., and Matthew D. Breitfelder. "David Neeleman: Flight Path of a Servant Leader (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-024, November 2008. (Revised May 2011.)
- Video
Brinda Somaya
Brinda Somaya, founder and principal architect of Somaya and Kalappa Consultants, discusses the diversity of her portfolio and the factors that earned her a reputation in the architectural space. View Details
- January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
SIN Capital and the Fullerton Health IPO
By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
In early 2016, David Sin, founder of the Singapore-based private equity group SIN Capital and chairman of its primary holding, Fullerton Health, was deeply involved in preparations for taking Fullerton public on the Singapore stock exchange. Three years after SIN... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Asia; IPO; Financing; Singapore; Growth; Health Care and Treatment; Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Financing and Loans; Strategy; Value Creation; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Singapore
Lerner, Josh, and Ann Leamon. "SIN Capital and the Fullerton Health IPO." Harvard Business School Case 817-030, January 2017. (Revised March 2017.)