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- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed—and What to Do about It. Government has played similar catalytic roles in creating hubs of innovation is places such as Tel Aviv and Singapore. Such success stories... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
offering dedicated software solutions to support operations of large caterers serving schools, hospitals, and corporate, public sector and military institutions. With around 20 employees located between Italy and Poland, the company was... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
School Case 218-094 Celgene In February 2011, Adam Koppel, a managing director at Brookside Capital, the public equity arm of Bain Capital, must decide whether to increase or exit the firm’s position in Celgene Corporation. News has... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
Building sufficient cash reserves to launch a business and managing subsequent fundraising are challenges for every entrepreneur, but they are particularly daunting tasks for women. Women often come up short of cash at start-up and, when they are ready to grow their... View Details
- 27 Jan 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Labor Regulations and European Private Equity
Keywords: by Ant Bozkaya & William R. Kerr
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
(Editor's note: This is the last in a series of four articles based on a Harvard Business School working paper by Karen Mills that analyzes the current state of availability of bank capital for small business.) Banks are the principal source of outside capital for... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
Most of us have experienced the power of networks. There's the job found through a friend's sister's boyfriend, or the lifelong partner met through a neighbor's cousin. But how do networks play into business—particularly the relationship-rich industry of venture... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Financing Risk and Bubbles of Innovation
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
For sports fans, this time of year is like a chocolate addict's free pass to Willy Wonka's factory. Horse racing's Triple Crown. The National Basketball Association and National Hockey League championship playoffs. And next up, the most watched sporting competition of... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
Philosophers have talked by turns about both the "wisdom" and "madness" of crowds. But when it comes to assessing and funding the arts, just how wise are crowds—and how does their wisdom compare to that of art experts? HBS Associate Professor Ramana Nanda sought to... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
to the established players, and clearly isn't a sustaining technology to anyone else, go all out. There is great opportunity for institutions and innovative business models to coalesce and emerge as real disrupters, he concluded.... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
Business incubators are a booming industry. Offering office space, funding, and basic services to start-ups, these organizations have become the hottest way to nurture and grow fledgling businesses. But are incubators a fleeting phenomenon born of an overheated stock... View Details
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
The track record is well known and sobering for any entrepreneur: 90 percent of all new ventures fail. It's not hard to see why. Start-ups often lack vital resources, must compete against established companies, and have little or no track record with which to woo... View Details
- May 1998
- Case
Diamond in the Rough (B)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Catherine M. Conneely
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Going Public; Crisis Management; Finance; Consulting Industry; Chicago
DeLong, Thomas J., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Diamond in the Rough (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-151, May 1998.
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.: An IPO in India (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807095]. View Details
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Knight the King: The Founding of Nike (TN)
By: Noam Wasserman
Teaching Note for 810077. View Details
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
If you want to become good at early-stage investing, you need to learn how to size up the fundamental elements of an opportunity. Many investors use checklists or think of evaluation as a process of judging an entrepreneur, or an idea, or a particular set of facts.... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
- January 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)
By: Josh Lerner
Reports EMC's decision concerning the second shareholder class-action suit and its implications. Legislative efforts to reform securities litigation are also discussed. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Going Public; Policy; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh. "EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 294-071, January 1994. (Revised April 1994.)
- December 1995
- Supplement
EnClean: Malcolm Waddell, CEO, Video
By: David J. Collis
Presents Malcolm Waddell in a question-and-answer session (the actual questions do not appear on the tape) with HBS MBA students following a class in which the case is discussed. View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Going Public; Decision Making; Acquisition; Interactive Communication
Collis, David J. "EnClean: Malcolm Waddell, CEO, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 796-508, December 1995.
- October 1987 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Tiffany & Co.
This premier retail jewelry company was bought from its parent, Avon, by a group of investors led by its own management in 1984. The company was highly leveraged, financially, and had to scramble to meet the cash flow and earnings requirements laid down by its lenders.... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Price; Going Public; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Tiffany & Co." Harvard Business School Case 288-022, October 1987. (Revised July 1991.)