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23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

line impact fund that was launched in 2016.” Gandhi: “I am a music producer and drummer whose mission is to elevate and celebrate the female voice. I produce music that tackles issues of modern gender... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

(TMT) investor at TPG, a global private equity firm. While I work across the TMT sector, I primarily focus on TPG’s middle market buyout and growth equity investments, which are made out of TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, a double–bottom... View Details

19 May 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts

intended to fund our first few years of operations. Finally, we intend to recruit a permanent executive director and members of our board. We will have our hands full over the... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Financial Services

01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

consider applying. For some of those students, the largest barrier in considering HBS may be a financial one. Such was the case for both Solana of Mexico and Ruwende of... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Mar 2023
News

Case Study: Power Nappy

Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez Before she had a baby of her own, Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014) kept hearing from friends that the “natural” diapers on the market didn’t hold up as well as the old standards, like Pampers. Trained as a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2019
News

Capitalizing the Corner Shop

simplified the application process, asking business owners for only a bank statement as part of their mobile-based loan application, and delivering funds to successful applicants within 48 hours. “The joke... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

attention and resources. Are the potential of the disability market and the proven success in wellness sufficient to enable the company to raise funds and apply separate leadership to the additional market... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Sep 2020
News

Road Work

Sean (left) and Kenny Salas Photo courtesy of Camino Financial Sean (left) and Kenny Salas Photo courtesy of Camino Financial Twin brothers Kenny and Sean Salas (both MBA 2015) grew up with firsthand... View Details

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

01 Dec 2016
News

Case Study: Sweat the Technique

Above: Meridith Unger (left) and Nix’s business development director Sara Weber (MBA 2016) inspect a prototype (photo by Susan Young) Boston-based Nix is developing a disposable biosensor that gives users a real-time gauge of hydration... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

05 Oct 2021
Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference Across Borders

growth skyrocketed in February 2020) and proved the business could work. This was core to getting the funding that we did ($360M in funding as of their latest round).” Advice... View Details

02 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

Built to Last or Bought to Sell?

like private equity fund managers, especially in terms of forming exit strategies at the time of business development; base decisions on an assumption View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Jan 2023
News

Turning Up the Volume

small and lacks fully dedicated resources. Goldman realized that if LEDA could not count on effective media placement, social media strategy, and student outreach, funding could dwindle (or worse), and students who might otherwise benefit... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

(international reserve assets that supplement a country’s official reserves); and negotiating agreements to fund some of flagship projects laid out in the 2019–2023 Priority Action Plan, a development model... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2019
News

Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change

and energy sector lead for The Rise Fund at TPG Global, saw interest from both younger alumni working in the field and senior alumni who have had successful careers and are looking for new opportunities to make a difference. “Climate... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers

25 Aug 2022
News

Full Stream Ahead

long-dated liabilities and need to deploy cash continuously, Soares says. “The appetite for ever-larger buyout transactions from those mega funds trickled into the music industry also.” Those trends collided with a “combustion” View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

27 Apr 2023
News

Life Preserver

led to the creation of the Organ Preservation Alliance, a nonprofit established to advocate for additional funding for research into cryopreservation and connect scientists in the field. Giwa served as... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2020
News

In the Zone

already have to high-performing organizations, we feel we can cultivate a pool of support that folks can tap into,” Owusu-Kesse explains. “There are core principles and accountability outcomes underlying this work, in addition to the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; nonprofit management; urban development; leadership; public education; Educational Services

10 Nov 2020
News

Learning to Fight

startup, that’s because he is. In addition to serving as president of the board of directors at the Sontag Foundation, Sontag is the president of The Spring Bay Companies, an... View Details