Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2023
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Returning to the Roots

worked for Maison Latour for generations. “In Beaune, you need to think beyond compensation to the tools that align and attract workers. People stay with us because it’s a family business, because we take care of them in a way that is very real, View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Aug 2022
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Vision: To Go-Go

conventional restos by dealing strictly in virtual brands that rely on “ghost” or “cloud” kitchens, that is, standalone cooking facilities that lack physical dining spaces and serve customers exclusively through delivery apps. A single... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; entrepreneurship; foodtech; startup; Latin America

22 Feb 2022
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Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy

efficient and develop yourself.” Build your own brand. You need to understand your own narrative and purpose—and share it widely, through conferences, social media, networking, and media interviews: “I was ‘the airline guy’ already at... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; career planning; creativity; Air Transportation; Transportation

22 Feb 2022
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3-Minute Briefing: Burunda Prince (MBA 1987)

create a blueprint of best practices that will help Black entrepreneurs across the country and, frankly, around the globe. My dad taught me Socratic thinking—that the process of getting to the answer was as valuable as the answer itself. My mother taught me to run... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; leadership; Black; African American

12 Nov 2020
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All in the Neighborhood

joined up with Scott Brenton (MBA 1999) to launch the Bob Orr Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program for college graduates. “I look at the different leaders around the city that came up through the program and they’ve gone from being the... View Details

Keywords: community; volunteer work; corporate social responsibility; entrepreneurship; leadership; Personal Services

12 Apr 2023
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Step Change

working as an economist in the Egyptian Ministry of Finance when the Arab Spring swept through Cairo in 2011. When we met, she was executive director of the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund, a $300 million investment initiative between... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

23 Oct 2020
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Two MBA Startups Cited as “Most Disruptive”

classmates going through a similar startup journey was also helpful she says, as was being close to the customer: “It was special to be on campus surrounded by students who experience the pain point we’re trying to solve daily.” READ MORE View Details

Keywords: disruptive innovation; startups; student loans; entrepreneurship; i-Lab; entrepreneur in residence; Finance

01 Mar 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Spread the Wealth

a dual purpose. First, to help companies build loyalty with employees and customers and to introduce individuals to share ownership. In addition to receiving share rewards, Upstreet users can buy shares on the Australian and New York stock exchanges at a competitive... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; stock ownership; customer rewards; employee retention; financial literacy; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

17 Jun 2011
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Google Admeld Deal to Get Justice Review as FTC Builds Probe

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

care, transportation, edtech, and fintech sectors. Ayman Ismail, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and founding director of the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Venture Lab, pegs the earliest movements of Egypt’s venture capital... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

generally. There are potentially even greater savings to be realized in improving building efficiency, he notes, through energy audits, retrofits, and smart building software (the DOE estimates energy waste in the average US commercial... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

01 Jun 2005
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School’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Runs Deep

success. In Shaping the Waves: A History of Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School (HBS Press, 2005), Cruikshank debunks the characterization of HBS as a “handmaiden to the Fortune 500,” churning out only top CEOs. In fact,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Shaping the Waves; A History of Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information