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- March 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Teaching Note
On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Tom Quinn
This teaching note accompanies the case “On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping.” (HBS No. 822-033) View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Building a Startup at HBS
Our group initially came together through a deep passion for health care – with the goal of creating a novel product that addressed an unmet need and made a tangible difference in patients’ lives. We felt that if we combined our prior experiences in the industry –... View Details
- December 16, 2019
- Article
Why Your Startup Won't Last
By: Ranjay Gulati and Vasundhara Sawhney
Why do some startups that have crossed the threshold of “product-market fit” and have a viable business model still fail? This article begins by exploring the argument that most startups need more professionalization to thrive. Founders resist putting in place... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay, and Vasundhara Sawhney. "Why Your Startup Won't Last." HBR Ascend (December 16, 2019).
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 05 Dec 2016
- Webinars: Career
The Startup Rules of Three
Do you have a brilliant idea for a startup? Becoming a successful entrepreneur requires more than just an inspiring concept and a plan for development. There is a reason as many as 75 percent of venture capital-backed startups fail, and nearly 95 percent of all... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Why Startups Should Embrace Radical Transparency
- 25 Jul 2019
- News
Startup and Standup
- March 2015
- Background Note
Equity Compensation in Startup Ventures
By: Ramana Nanda, Robert White and Stephanie Puzio
Setting equitable and "market" level compensation for founders and early employees of startups is one of the most important elements of a new venture. It is not only central to attract and retain the best human capital for the startup, but is critical to align... View Details
Nanda, Ramana, Robert White, and Stephanie Puzio. "Equity Compensation in Startup Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 815-074, March 2015.
- 10 Sep 2015
- News
How Israeli Startups Can Scale
- 01 Oct 2022
- News
Startup Chemistry and the Coworking Environment
- 16 Oct 2017
- News
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
- 24 Aug 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Why Did Pet Concierge Startup Baroo Fail?
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
Source: iPhoto Startup founders with a hands-on management style are more likely to retain employees and see their firms thrive, new research shows. The results are particularly applicable to knowledge-intensive technology firms, where... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
An Orchestral Startup
with Yoo hiring topflight young musicians and Lim handling the business end, Metamorphosen came to life with a startup budget of $75,000 raised from charitable donations (the orchestra is a tax-exempt entity), corporate sponsors, program... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 17 Mar 2016
- News
The 124-Year-Old Startup
Fifteen years after taking over the top spot from “Neutron Jack” Welch, Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) talks to Bloomberg Businessweek for a wide-ranging consideration of his tenure at the $122 billion giant, including the company’s latest retooling as a software View Details
- 20 Aug 2021
- News
Why Startups Fail
- 09 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Startup Balancing Act
said to my coworker, and with that I stepped off the hover board. “Hopefully, you can learn it by the end of the summer” he replied while laughing. I gave him a firm handshake and returned to my desk. My summer internship is at a medical device View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 16 Nov 2009
- News
Spotlight on Startups
- 02 Apr 2012
- News