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- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends
entrepreneurship and venture capital are especially exciting right now? Josh Lerner: One of the big changes in venture capital in the last decade is the rise of “personalized” entrepreneurial finance. That includes crowdfunding platforms... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
Cathedral. Even the design of the HBS campus began as an architecture competition. Contests work well when we don't know what the right approach may be to a problem. Today they're used in a variety of situations, from creating logos to... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to, and marketing of, an individually held commitment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
Walt ignored this, and as Milt again observed, if the class (in case discussion) did not arrive at the right answer (as Walt judged it to be) then he would beat it out of their lower orifice physically. Nobody could ever accuse of Walt... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
"Work/Life Balance: Are We Comfortable with the Choices We Make?" moderated by HBS professor Robin Ely, discussed their work/life decisions and the repercussions of those decisions at the 12th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference held at Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
Republican Party. In a country like France, the multiparty system has enabled new populist parties to emerge on the far right or on the far left. RDT: In the United States, we’ve been reminded of how fragile some aspects of democracy are... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
opportunities are wide ranging including sanitation, water pipe repair and replacement, wastewater treatment, increasing access to and efficiency of irrigation, utility control and monitoring software. The list is very long indeed. Tom is... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
to sell condoms are randomly allocated to four groups. Agents in the control group are hired as volunteers, whereas agents in the three treatment groups receive, respectively, a small monetary margin on each pack sold, a large margin, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
wanted to put that behind me and move forward." In contrast, Steve Belkin, who entered HBS right after graduation from Cornell and was one of the youngest members of the class, was in Harvard Square when the police started shooting tear... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
forces of natural selection and enable us to take control of our genes. We will be able to alter our own species and many others—a good thing, the authors suggest, given that our eventual survival will require space travel and... View Details
- 02 Dec 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?
easy for some, possibly because of my use of the term “equality” vs. parity or some other concept. Words are important. For example, Hugh Quick asked, “Why does anyone want gender equality?” JW2 commented that the column “Begs the question if equality is the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
Government Needs To Reach An Agreement With Creditors Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is right that the old political establishment corrupted Greek institutions and left the country bankrupt, and that the programs imposed by creditors have... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
business, politics, media, and the arts. With a personal fortune estimated by Forbes to surpass $3.5 billion, Schwarzman has come a long way since leaving Lehman Brothers in 1985 to cofound Blackstone with start-up capital of $400,000. Blackstone today has 52 partners... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
through these questions, you’ll know that you’ve approached the problem in the right way—not just as a good manager but as a thoughtful human being. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51554 September 2016... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
Let me tell you what’s fantastic about offal.” Jordan Kraft Lambert (MBA 2016), Colorado State University’s first director of agricultural innovation, is a full-body talker, and the topic of organ meat has her fired up. The parts of the cow typically seen as... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
others are bidding for what you want? One solution to distinguishing yourself in competitive environments is to build your bargaining endowment—storing up credibility and resources by developing relationships, burnishing your reputation, and View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
strength or weakness of local entrepreneurship in host countries, Huang argued. The institutional quality of an economy, which affects the efficiency of capital allocation and the security of property rights of productive and innovative... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
named to the 2018 “30 Under 30?” Jeet Guram: “Via an email from Forbes, which I opened right away.” Meghana Dhar: “Friends started texting me and posting on my Facebook page the morning it was announced—it was a delightful surprise!” Shiv... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
let our emotions dictate our decision. We had to objectively assess whether we were the right people for that role,” David observes. And so began a conversation about the best path forward—a running dialogue that stretched from their... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
facilitating face-to-face interactions can provide information that impacts the formation of scientific collaborations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-023.pdf Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne