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03 Apr 2014
News

Cross-Class Connection

priorities of the School,” explains Crisses, managing director at Insight Venture Partners in New York. “He spoke at our class event in New York about why HBS is important to him. It resonated deeply with our class members.” “I think... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Mark Fuller

service firms with rigid up-or-out promotion policies, Monitor “favors a more flexible approach to assessing an individual’s overall contribution,” says Fuller. The firm also had significantly diversified into principal investing, asset management, and View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui

Studies, the Social Progress Index (which he co-founded), and Oxford University Säid School Global Council. He is also a decorated athlete, having won medals in rowing at the Pan-American Games and US Elite Nationals (1991) and placing eighth in the World University... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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International Job Search Resources

or screening for HBS alumni (under Education: Colleges/Universities). Additional details about Capital IQ screening. Preqin If you are searching for private equity or venture capital investors, Preqin also offers a simple way to... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Where Innovation Rules

hundreds of cases, HBS students are trained to view every business situation as open to improvement, and therefore an opportunity to build a new or better product or service. HBS alumni even have gone on to create entire industries, such as View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg;Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Educational Services; Management

01 Dec 1998
News

From Wildlife to Winetasting

participants a chance to bird watch, wing shoot, explore ancient rock paintings, or just relax in the country's premier resort, Sun City. Those interested in venturing out to see more of Africa can sign up for excursions to (among others)... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Noted & Quoted

“If I had been leaving Harvard in 2010, this would be the area I would want to be going into.” — Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), a founder of the European venture capital industry, referring to his latest venture, Social Finance, a social... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

singular belief: that finding, funding and supporting exceptional... Congratulations to the HBS New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track Finalists! Margot Dushin Shelby Longland 05 Apr 2018 In February, the New View Details

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

The third fundamental is treating every venture as an experiment: Don't put all your money on the table at once. First, try to get some information, see what you can learn, and then decide whether to go on. We try to get students to think... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

Trust your instincts. “Make sure you can raise your hand and say, ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ ” Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference February 1, 2003 Sponsor: HBS Venture Capital & Private Equity... View Details

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

August 2023
Case

Tenkara Outfitters

By: Christina Wallace, Jo Tango and Johnson Elugbadebo

After taking over from their parents, Sebastian Maxwell and Alexandra Ito, CEO and COO of Minnesota-based outdoor adventure brand Tenkara, must decide how they want to resource and grow this formerly family-run business. After outdoor activities exploded during the... View Details

Keywords: General Management; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Family Business; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Growth and Maturation

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June 2018 (Revised February 2019)
Teaching Note

Home Nursing of North Carolina

By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld

In 2011, immediately after graduating HBS, Ari Medoff began a self-funded search for a small firm to buy and run as its CEO. After just three month of searching, he identified Home Nursing of North Carolina (HNNC), a home care agency based in Greensboro, NC, as a... View Details

Keywords: Small Firms Management; Acquisition; Negotiation Process; Investment; Small Business; Management; Personal Development and Career

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21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

1995, and continuing over the next few years, they launched a research project to simplify Internet search, a process that was then far from easy. Outsiders do well in the US when venture capitalists and angel investors don’t... View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

29 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS

lot to balance, especially in the RC (first) year. In fact, I didn’t start working on my business venture until the second semester of RC year since all I was busy taking in the experience during the first half of the year. Regardless of... View Details

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2523601 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 815-047 Venture Capital at the Harvard Management Company in Historical Perspective The compromise between capital preservation and growth has... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

and growth. That triumph can be attributed to the Valley's distinctive geography, history, and culture. Why The Triumph Viewing the valley from the flight approach to San Francisco International, one is struck by how small the region is. As View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

01 Dec 2016
News

Recognizing the Value Proposition

Greylock Partners, one of the country’s first—and foremost— venture capital firms. “I don’t think the term ‘venture capital’ was in anyone’s vocabulary when we were students,” he notes. Joining Greylock and overseeing its early... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

tools, expediting the time frame and accuracy of results. Using genomics and machine learning, Day Zero Diagnostics (DZD) and Aikili Biosystems aim to save lives. “A common reaction to our venture is that it is ‘ambitious.’ Clearly our... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Oliver Bladek

however, HBS has made me consider opportunities that I previously shunned. While I'm still keenly interested in general management (trying to get P+L and people responsibility sooner rather than later), I now think that a start-up/entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

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Phoebe Peronto

complete strangers who, over time, become your close friends. It all helps me discover what I care about; what my personal values are.” Looking ahead, Phoebe has no, one fixed ambition. Venture capital still holds her interest. “It’s not... View Details

Keywords: Tech

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