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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
intent on what Gotsch and her colleague, a senior capital markets consultant at Accenture, had to say—or more precisely, what they had come to ask: Where, exactly, do you look for new and innovative financial technology? The response was... View Details
- November 2001
- Case
Sigma Networks, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Christina L. Darwall
Sigma Networks, a venture capital-based telecommunications start-up, provides metropolitan area networks (MANs) that use fiberoptic lines to connect local Internet service providers (e.g., ISPs, hosting firms) with a long-haul ("backbone") network. MANs represent a... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Customers; Capital Budgeting; Venture Capital; Strategic Planning; Technology Networks; Telecommunications Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Christina L. Darwall. "Sigma Networks, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-103, November 2001.
- November 2022 (Revised December 2024)
- Course Overview Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2025
By: Christina Wallace and Jo Tango
Every Harvard Business School first-year student enrolls in "The Entrepreneurial Manager," a course that focuses on leadership in entrepreneurial settings. This document outlines the course's goals and approach. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurs; Founders; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Leadership
Wallace, Christina, and Jo Tango. "The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2025." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 823-071, November 2022. (Revised December 2024.)
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
“Our mission at Social Finance is to mobilize capital to drive social progress. We are pioneering new impact investing approaches, like the Social Impact Bond, to unite uncommon partners around common goals.” Step change: “In eight years,... View Details
- April 2010
- Background Note
Securities Trading: Front-, Middle- and Back Office
By: Francois Brochet and Rakeen Mabud
This note explains the basic structure of the trading floor in a typical financial institution and how the front, middle and back offices interact to ensure a functioning trading system. View Details
Brochet, Francois, and Rakeen Mabud. "Securities Trading: Front-, Middle- and Back Office." Harvard Business School Background Note 110-070, April 2010.
- 2002
- Dissertation
The Venture Capitalist as Entrepreneur: Characteristics and Dynamics within VC Firms
By: Noam Wasserman
- Article
When Bureaucrats Meet Entrepreneurs: The Design of Successful 'Public Venture Capital' Programs
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "When Bureaucrats Meet Entrepreneurs: The Design of Successful 'Public Venture Capital' Programs." Economic Journal 112, no. 477 (February 2002): F73–F84. (Symposium on Funding Gaps.)
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
spend more time thinking about what a venture could become if things go well as opposed to worrying too much about what could go wrong. Jeff Bussgang (MBA 1995) Flybridge Capital Partners HBS Senior Lecturer Missed Meal Ticket When I was... View Details
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
The Anti-Shark Tank
In 2018, female founders received only 2.2 percent of the $130 billion venture capital pie, according to PitchBook; despite that fact, Lisa Blau (MBA 2003) and Amanda Eilian (MBA 2006) are both veterans of the startup world, having... View Details
- 17 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
My Summer as a Venture Capitalist
This summer I had the opportunity to intern at a venture firm based in Boston called Underscore. Their approach during the interview process really stood out to me and set me up for a summer where I was able to make an impact. What do you want to work on? During the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
Ralph Folz
Ralph is a serial entrepreneur, board director and angel investor with deep experience building software companies. In his most recent role, he spent 7 years as WordStream's CEO through its sale to Gannett in 2018. The company achieved 6 years in a row on the Inc. 5000... View Details
- Article
'Myth or Reality?' The Long-run Underperformance of Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from Venture- and Nonventure-capital-backed Companies
By: Paul A. Gompers and A. Brav
Gompers, Paul A., and A. Brav. "'Myth or Reality?' The Long-run Underperformance of Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from Venture- and Nonventure-capital-backed Companies." Journal of Finance 52, no. 5 (December 1997).
- 28 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Patent Trolls and Small-Business Employment
- December 1985 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Metromedia Broadcasting Corp.
Describes the market for high-yield, or "junk," bonds and includes summaries of academic research on the risk/return characteristics of high-yield securities. Describes the role of Drexel Burnham Lambert in the primary and secondary markets for high-yield debt.... View Details
Mason, Scott P. "Metromedia Broadcasting Corp." Harvard Business School Case 286-044, December 1985. (Revised August 1994.)
- May 2012
- Case
Start-Up Chile: April 2012
By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, Dina D. Pomeranz, Gustavo A. Herrero and Cintra Scott
Start-Up Chile is a unique program to encourage entrepreneurs to bring their new ventures to Chile. Policymakers must evaluate its effectiveness in achieving economic and social goals. View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, Dina D. Pomeranz, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Cintra Scott. "Start-Up Chile: April 2012." Harvard Business School Case 812-158, May 2012.
- October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
A New Financial Policy at Swedish Match
By: Bo Becker and Michael Norris
Swedish Match is a profitable smokeless tobacco company with low debt compared to other firms in its industry. The firm's CFO now wants to revise the firm's conservative financial policy. View Details
Becker, Bo, and Michael Norris. "A New Financial Policy at Swedish Match." Harvard Business School Case 212-017, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- March 2001 (Revised March 2021)
- Teaching Note
Heidi Roizen (TN)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Linda-Eling Lee
Teaching Note for (9-800-228). View Details
- 2005
- Chapter
Upside-down Venture Capitalists and the Transition Toward Pyramidal Firms
By: Noam Wasserman
- 13 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Diversity in Innovation
- 1999
- Book
The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995
McCraw, T. K., ed. The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.