Entrepreneurial Financing - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

can be profitable while doing good, suggests new research from Benjamin N. Roth, a Harvard Business School assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. “This idea that you're increasing your impact by leveraging capital,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Sep 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

joined a start-up in Seattle, the Rocket Research Corporation, where I was VP in charge of all business activities for 6 years. Then I became self-employed for 38 years as an expert witness in finance and economics in Washington and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative

me.” Related Reading: The Founder of Modern Venture Capital In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

unwavering belief in human potential. After the war, the stage was set for an explosion of innovation, and Doriot was in a perfect position to light the fuse. As a professor of a leading business school and a director of dozens of companies, Doriot had become an expert... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

Profile

Jason Sanders

course content not necessarily related to patients, such as finance and micro-economics. But these disciplines," Jason says, "can help healthcare managers think like managers in other industries. I want to apply good financial... View Details

Student-Profile

Justine Murray

answered all of my questions. I really get the sense that everyone wants me to succeed here.” “This is a very entrepreneurial program,” Justine says. “Your research moves forward to the extent that you push it forward.” She credits her... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Ideas: Books

Case Studies in International Entrepreneurship by Walter Kuemmerle (McGraw-Hill) This collection of 29 cases based on real situations compares opportunities, financing contexts, valuation approaches, and View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 1996
News

Entrepreneurship at HBS

entrepreneurial ventures and make their mark in the business world. The course was one of many postwar curriculum innovations introduced under the leadership of Dean Donald K. David, and it was a significant departure from more... View Details

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

entrepreneurial environments. (The last factor in turn will be a function of tax policy, legal protections, and societal preferences.) However painful the short-run adjustments, these more fundamental factors are likely to be critical in... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services

01 Apr 1997
News

HBS Research Available on World Wide Web

Pondering a business problem or management issue? Imagine with a computer keystroke or two being able to find synopses of Harvard Business School research on hundreds of topics. Would you like to know more, for example, about the investment and View Details

Profile

Dana Hoffmann

entrepreneur. “Even when I was in the corporate world, I always enjoyed building something,“ Hoffmann said. “While Apple has a very entrepreneurial mindset, I wasn’t the one building the products. I worked on the View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Faculty Books

entrepreneurial activities so that the mistakes of earlier efforts are not repeated. He looks at the ways governments have supported entrepreneurs and venture capitalists across decades and continents, explains why some public initiatives... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

questions about the future of dispersed ownership and the separation between management and ownership,” says Viceira. “The way we answer these questions may literally determine the future of capitalism.” Related Reading: Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

20 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

private equity and public companies "changes the ownership structure of assets and alters the incentives and governance mechanisms that surround the economic engine of our economy." During a recent interview in his Rock Center office, Rhodes-Kropf, an... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

solid foundation that will allow your organization to amplify its impact in today's highly volatile environment. Educational Objectives The goal of this course is to expose you to management systems used by ventures to overcome tradeoffs between scale and agility. By... View Details

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Marketing - HBS Online

$1,850 Certificate New Creating Brand Value Professor Jill Avery Build strong, differentiated brands that resonate with consumers and give your company a competitive edge. 6 weeks, 3-8 hrs/week Enroll by June 19 $1,850 Certificate New View Details

02 Jan 2014
News

The Power to Change

maintains close ties with professors who helped his development, including entrepreneurial finance Professor Joseph Lassiter, who recently invited Wilcox to help teach a class about nuclear energy. "There is... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Business and Environment Initiative; Scientific Research and Development Services

18 Oct 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

government or a large corporate player first. Those business school students and young venture capitalists frequently share a common misconception about start-ups in the heavily publicized clean-technology field, according to Lassiter, who teaches courses in both View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities; Financial Services

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

Entrepreneurs aren’t short on ideas for exciting new products or companies, but they are often short-sighted when it comes to finding ways to fund and build those projects. “There is a huge amount of discussion about how you come up with a new View Details