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Events - Business & Environment

Entrepreneurial Finance and Tough Tech Ventures and is a faculty affiliate of BEI. He has been working in climate tech entrepreneurship and venture capital for a number of years, and he is an active... View Details

13 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?

Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, who leads the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. “Our paper reveals some very attractive and socially beneficial aspects of the private equity industry,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

02 May 2005
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Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

What makes for the ideal entrepreneurial opportunity? To learn about the frameworks firms use when evaluating potential venture opportunities, Mike Roberts, executive director of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, and HBS senior... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212031-PDF-ENG Social Finance, Inc Shawn Cole, Rawia Abdel Samad, Matt Berner, and Raluca DragusanuHarvard Business School Case 212-055 Social Finance attempts to design and launch... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

results Katherine B. Coffman Negotiation, Organizations & Markets 24 results Alexandra C. Feldberg Organizational Behavior 7 results Sara L. Fleiss Finance Frances X. Frei Technology and Operations Management 3 results Nori Gerardo Lietz... View Details

Myra M. Hart

Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship. She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

Keywords: consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; real estate; retailing

16 May 2024
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On the Job

inventory was because it was just stuffed in all kinds of closets. So it was an amazing experience, but I probably wouldn’t have done that if HBS hadn’t had funds to support me so that I could earn money. I couldn’t have predicted that summer job that HBS helped me... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance

01 Dec 2023
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Case Study: Staking a Claim

reach, like guest posting on trusted media platforms, podcasts, and newsletters. Put search on hold for now and see how this duo of content plus channel partnerships plays out. —Christina Wallace (MBA 2010), is a senior lecturer in the View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Finance; Finance

01 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 1

financial advisor, Barclays Capital, had also been working with KKR and its partners to create a bid process that could favor them. In addition to the fee from Del Monte for advising on a successful sale, Barclays also desired to play a leading role in the lucrative... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Our Team - Social Impact Collaboratory

Our Team Our Team Principal Investigators Shawn Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration Shawn Cole is a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches and conducts research on financial... View Details

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurship Essentials Financial Accounting Global Business Launching Tech Ventures Leadership Principles Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Leading Change and Organizational Renewal Leading... View Details

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

limited-time offer. Entrepreneurship Essentials $1,850 Next 4-week session starts August 27th Enroll Now Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your entrepreneurial... View Details

01 Jun 1998
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Simmons Family Endows Professorship

six Simmons siblings graduated from the University of Utah. Entrepreneurial Spirit Perseverance in the face of adversity and an entrepreneurial spirit are the hallmarks of the Simmons family's success. Roy... View Details

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Investor - Entrepreneurship

Venture Capital & Private Equity Club Annual Conference Attend an Immersion Field Course (IFC) to Israel, London, or Silicon Valley. SPRING Take EC Courses applicable to VC/Investing: Venture Capital Journey Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurship through... View Details

21 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

idea plays a larger role in determining entrepreneurial success than with less R&D-intensive companies. “There’s a long-standing debate in venture financing on whether one should bet on the ‘horse’—the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

31 Jan 2023
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Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

entrants and entrepreneurs continue to innovate, new technologies have the potential to reduce administrative costs and better tailor contracts to help drivers afford coverage, bringing down the high cost of car insurance for everyone. Raymond Kluender is an assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

“I loved learning how capital and labor came together to create things,” she says. That same spirit of discovery would come in handy in York’s career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with 30 years of experience financing... View Details

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

regularly advises... Nori Gerardo Lietz Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

dilemma while participating in the second semester required course The Entrepreneurial Manager taught by Shikhar Ghosh, the MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice and the faculty cochair of the HBS Rock Center for... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

RESEARCH CENTER (Silicon Valley) Bringing insights from tech industry into the classroom As West Coast companies make game-changing technological advances in areas such as generative AI, the metaverse, and blockchain, the center develops cases that highlight the... View Details