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Moonfare and the Democratization of Private Equity

By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu

Founded in 2016, Moonfare headquartered in Europe, was a pioneer in the “democratization” of private equity investments. Historically, private equity was accessible only to institutional investors like pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and large family... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Customers; Wealth; Business Strategy; Segmentation; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Financial Services Industry; Europe

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04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

necessary for eliciting effort from those affecting the quality of interdependent teamwork. We consider the role of incentives versus social processes in catalyzing collaboration. We test our hypotheses using a unique data set of 260 individuals randomly assigned to 52... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

financial returns. Ventures must have less than $2 million USD in revenue. Outside funding must be less than $2.5M total debt/invested equity capital. This amount includes money received through grants, awards, and other funding sources. View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

ventures in a new study. For founders just trying to keep a fledgling business going, a cash injection—from any source—can make all the difference in launching a critical product. However, founders who don’t scrutinize investors’... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

community influences on organizations; sheds new light on the temporal dynamics of both endogenous and exogenous punctuating events; and provides more nuanced understanding of corporate-community relations. When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

A dozen years ago, it seemed like all it took to launch a successful technology company was a vague idea, a PowerPoint presentation, a trade-show booth with a sexy spokesmodel, and a URL. Then the dot-com bubble burst and investors got... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

styles help projects flow smoothly and quickly. Benefits also result when we work with people who aren't necessarily similar, but are familiar, to us. When you launch into a task with those you already know, you don't waste a lot of time... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

upgrading its management techniques. Hoping to spur employees to develop ideas for bettering the company’s performance, the firm launched a system in which workers who put forth ideas were recognized with small sums of money. The company... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

frequently invoke—is that everything can look like a failure in the middle. Leaders can’t just launch a project or a venture and assume it will all go according to plan. Especially if it’s new and different, which is true of every... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

entrepreneurship immediately, or acquire more business experience first? When you feel ready to be a founder, you'll need: An idea for a problem to be solved And/or a team of partners who have a marketable idea, or have skills/experiences... View Details

12 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

ventures I was advising as the senior advisor for social entrepreneurship at the Harvard Innovation Labs. They said: “Hey, we’d like to learn more about that solution, and we think our colleagues might too.” So they set up a pitch day for Climate Circle View Details

17 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity

true in the corporate world, the researchers looked at preexisting field data at a midsize bank in Tokyo. The bank had tracked employee productivity for two-and-a-half years following the launch of a new mortgage-processing system in June... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

of current and future teachers, calls for values-motivated screening or divestment always posed an inherently complex challenge. Having spearheaded the development of Principles for a Responsible Civilian Firearm Industry released on November 14, 2018, what if... View Details

31 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

didn't suffer while the Dr. John's team worked out the kinks. The company didn't have a huge war chest, but Osher had raised additional capital after the company's launch in order to pay for additional... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products

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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Musculoskeletal Integrated Practice Unit Teams Course Trains New Army Musculoskeletal Integrated Practice Unit Teams WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, FORT BRAGG, NC: After launching... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Like-Minded

social, and governance (ESG) solutions. Yet they achieved both distinctions in May 2021 with MPower, focusing on what they considered an untapped pool of talent in Japan: young entrepreneurs making a difference with ESG. The companies MPower invests in focus on what... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

Growing up in Indonesia, Peter Gumulia experienced life as a cycle of “school, athletics, homework, and repeat. Discipline played an important role early on in my life.” This pushed Peter onto the national golf team when he was only... View Details

10 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business

employees who volunteer for the effort. The initiative is launched by top management or an executive committee. The principles of Kotter's dual operating system are: Important changes are driven by many people from everywhere in the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

stakeholders argued that broader impact could be achieved by supporting public schools serving over 40,000 students or by launching a community training center to meet urgent workforce development needs in the local energy sector. With... View Details

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