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22 Nov 2019
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Avant Ski Makes Turns in Ski Media Objectivity

cement her decision to leave her “traditional” job. Widman also leveraged the Harvard Angels around this time to further network. “It was definitely a bit of a leap and was not an easy decision at the time,” said Widman. “I tried to start... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Case Study: Sound Check

retention. Stay with these target customers until you reach $1 million or $2 million in revenue, then move upstream when the product is more mature. —Ralph Folz is an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Rock Center, a board director, and View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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key activist leader in the community development efforts of major U.S. cities including San Francisco and Los Angeles and runs a real estate consultancy firm in Los Angeles. Read More Read Less Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969 The first... View Details

02 Jan 2019
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Not Waiting for Progress

Behavior, taught by Professor Tom DeLong, left a lasting impression. Leadership Pipeline Returning to Capital Group in Los Angeles after HBS, Diamond spent 11 years as senior vice president of Capital Group Private Client Services, where... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

25 Jan 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman, Michael Luca & Daniel Svirsky; Tourism; Travel; Technology

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

traditional VC realm. “The vast number of angel investors have non-financial motivations,” Wu says. “For many, it’s a way to feel engaged with young entrepreneurs and tied to a community, rather than a way to make lots of money.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

often see staged financing in new venture situations. The fourth is sources of financing. While traditional finance courses have focused on classic corporate financing options, we introduce venture capital, angel investors, strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

companies. Also includes private equity information. Individual accounts needed. Please see More Info page for instructions. CB Insights & Industry Analytics CB Insights is a private company database that tracks global venture capital, View Details

14 Oct 2020
News

Sewn with Love

2020, Hanazawa headed to her drafting table in her Los Angeles studio to study a medical gown given to her by a friend in the medical profession. She broke it down, rebuilt it, and put all the information—from material to construction—in... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

February 2021 (Revised February 2021)
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World of Dreams Entertainment Group: Building a Resilient Business

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Endline and Michael Norris

In 2021, Ron DeShay, former American Idol producer, is launching his new business venture: World of Dreams Entertainment Group. World of Dreams rethought the existing TV production model, giving audiences more power to directly influence the creation of shows through a... View Details

Keywords: Television Entertainment; Media; Social Issues; Sports; Business Ventures; Digital Platforms; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles

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03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3

Los Angeles area called Bibigo, the meeting would also touch on the restaurant's U.S. growth plans and how they might be connected to KCON. More broadly, the executives had to wrestle with the question of whether Americans would ever... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

who originally challenged Chu to apply his experience to these issues, stepped up as an angel investor for Project Antares, named after the brightest star in the night sky. One of the challenges of the project, says Chu, will come in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Dec 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

Bootstrapper’s Playbook for Breakthrough Success on a Shoestring Budget by Marty Schultz (OPM 31, 2002) Self-published Marty Schultz is a bootstrapping expert: he's bootstrapped five highly successful companies in his career. He is a mentor to entrepreneurs, an View Details

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

organizations like Braver Angels and the Constructive Dialogue Institute. Encourage leaders to model humility and openness to different viewpoints, setting a tone that discourages stereotyping and contempt. Vincent Pons is the Byron Wein... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 Oct 2019
News

Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

it was longer. When I first invested, Elon actually said to me, “Are you fine with your money being completely locked up?” I think he said 15 years. And I said, “Sure.” If you’re interested in seeing what companies are out there, there is a platform called Space View Details

Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government

March 2020 (Revised October 2020)
Case

Jeffrey Deitch: Art Entrepreneur

By: Henry McGee, Rohit Deshpandé and Sarah Gulick

Jeffrey Deitch is an influential gallery owner and art entrepreneur. An HBS alumnus generally credited with developing the field of bank art advisory and financing services, Deitch has had a storied career in both the commercial and non-profit art world. Wrestling with... View Details

Keywords: Cultural Entrepreneurship; Arts; Personal Development and Career; Fine Arts Industry; New York (city, NY); Los Angeles

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01 Mar 2023
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Case Study: Power Nappy

from pure DTC and build brand awareness. Think of five dream businesses or locations where you would want your products to be seen and used, to help seed the market. —Dawn Dobras (MBA 1995) is former CEO of Credo Beauty, a startup advisor, and an View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2019
News

The Blue-Green Revolution

range of new applications in food and medicine. (Los Angeles Times/Getty Images) Having cracked the problem of boosting oil production, engineering algae to make petrochemicals ranging from fertilizers to plastics ought to be relatively... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustration by Eric Nyquist

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

equity for themselves) versus giving potential co-founders a large share of the equity to come on board. The choices were: taking money from angel investors, who would let the entrepreneur continue controlling the board; taking money from... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

28 Jun 2024
News

Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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