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- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Jun 2017
- News
A 'Pillar' of Entrepreneurship
interview with VentureFizz, Wilcox discusses the bright future of the Boston startup scene, Pillar’s focus on machine intelligence and healthcare technology, and his own approach to investing. “Each meeting, I try to envision the founder... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
those days. There were very few VC-backed startups and not much of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. It was what author and venture capitalist Alex Lazarow would define as a “frontier market”—a place where entrepreneurs face significant... View Details
- 07 Dec 2022
- News
Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up
Aahan Bhojani (Linkedin) Aahan Bhojani (Linkedin) In early 2020, Aahan Bhojani (MBA 2019) was working for a travel fintech startup in Boston when the coronavirus pandemic resulted in lockdowns around the world. But Bhojani wasn't in... View Details
- 05 Sep 2018
- News
HBS Named Top School for Producing Entrepreneurs
cofounder Sarah Leary (MBA 1998). What’s the secret to alumni success? Your fellow alumni, says PitchBook’s Garrett Black: “Accurate information is hard to come by in private markets in general, and even more so, arguably, in the realm of View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)
Startups can lead the way. There’s more innovative thinking, a willingness to take risks and to try new things. Eventually, these startups will get bigger and more successful, and those values of diversity... View Details
Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Personalizing the Path to Professional Success for Women
Many women hit a point in their career unsure which path to take or even how to move ahead. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) has designed what she calls the ideal “playbook” with Landit, a technology startup that offers a personalized career... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
generation of startups and serving as the connecting point between technology, business, and agriculture—all languages she happens to speak fluently. Such fluency is unusual, and it makes Lambert an ideal fit for this newly created role... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers
authors of books on sales and marketing. As a field course, ESM pairs students with organizations for work that gives them hands-on skills and incorporates the use of analytical tools. “It’s project-driven,” explains Cespedes. “Students work in teams, sometimes on... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
3 Minute Briefing: Y Combinator’s Qasar Younis
perspective, Y Combinator is about one word: focus. We strip a company down to its core. What service or product are you providing? How are you getting those customers? And are there enough of those customers? When I was in Chicago and making a transition from my first... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Above: Illustration by Hannah Barczyk When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
help. Founded in 2012 in Washington, DC, by Dan Mindus (MBA 2008), the group of more than 90 has become one of the most active tech investors in that city, providing financing and networking opportunities to young companies, such as on-demand flower delivery View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Escape Hatch
tech founder and startup consultant. Burned out, Staff took a few months off before enrolling at HBS to park a borrowed Airstream trailer in various towns around the Mountain West. That was an experiment in tiny living; in Bozeman,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
the foundation of HBS’s entrepreneurial management program. Since then, students interested in developing their own for-profit or nonprofit startups have come to the School to gain the skills, insight, and practical experience necessary... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Out of the Valley
Episode 1: The Camel and the Unicorn Why Silicon Valley is at risk of losing it startup dominance—and what that could mean for the future of innovation. Aldi Haryopratomo (MBA 2011) Aldi Haryopratomo (MBA 2011) Episode 2: A Creator in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix
eggs have a short shelf life. Norway’s salmon farms meet some 40 percent of global demand for the species, for instance, but can harvest eggs only during the few months of spawning season. How do you boost production the rest of the year? That’s the problem being... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
globe, and how it can be reconceptualized without being universalized. Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job by Jeffrey J. Bussgang (Harvard Business Review Press) Bussgang offers a practical, step-by-step guide that provides an insider’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
Harvard Innovation Labs Students at the i-lab facilities in Batten Hall (photo by Rose Lincoln) The Harvard Innovation Labs are an ecosystem that bring entrepreneurial ventures to life. Successful ventures like RapidSOS—a startup that has... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- News
Where Are They Now?
Mahesh checks in from the factory floor. Courtesy Krishna Mahesh Related Links Alum startup wins HBS contest New Venture Contest: Call for entries Upcoming webinars for entrepreneurs HBS New Ventures group on LinkedIn “I am still amazed... View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Elevating Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
In this video, Startup Factory Ethiopia cofounder Thomas Ferede (MBA 2009) explains the mission of his organization—and how the HBS network has helped further its goals. “So Startup Factory Ethiopia is a... View Details