Start-up - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jul 2010
Working Paper Summaries

From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival

Keywords: by Oliver Falck, Christina Guenther, Stephan Heblich & William R. Kerr; Manufacturing

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

start-up investments through the Angels network. HBS Clubs & SIGs Access Tailored Support for Your Success Leverage a range of HBS resources designed to support your ongoing success. From career development to learning opportunities,... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

course neither of you have visited or playing a video game together can test how you collaborate or handle competition. You might also consider working on a start-up related project together to see how that feels, such as co-creating a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

provides access to the resources, programming, and community necessary to help startups succeed. Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab is contributing to a thriving start-up community in Allston by seeding the campus... View Details

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Startups: venture-backed, by industry, geography, funding amounts & rounds

How can I create a list of start-up or venture capital backed companies in a particular industry? In Capital IQ: Mouse over menu for Screening and select Screening > Companies. Select an industry,... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change. Additionally, the course will benefit those who wish to lead or advise firms on transitioning their operations and business models to... View Details

02 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

returns. Market size and a developed product matter most. We have much better luck if the product is in beta or shipping, although we do invest in start-ups without a developed product. Often someone has a great new technology, but hasn't... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to accelerate the impact of social entrepreneurs moving their organizations from start-up to growth phase, with a focus on organizations serving communities of color. The Forum provides training, classroom discussion, and peer support... View Details

16 May 2013
HBS Seminar

Robert Gierkink, Chairman, Datalogix

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

(MS/MBA 2024, Section K), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Clean Energy Ventures Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 2.5... View Details

28 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

it. Q: You mention Scott Cook. He once told me that on his first day as cofounder of his new two-person company, Intuit, he started by writing an employee handbook. Your work would seem to confirm the rightness of that decision, that culture develops in the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

CEO; securing and stewarding the resources for the organization to thrive; serving as ambassadors of the organization; and governing itself with best practices in leadership, committee structure, and nominations. Should Your Start-up Be... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce CO2 emissions by at least 2.5 Gt by 2050. The $110M fund focuses on early-stage companies commercializing novel technologies and innovating business... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Runner-Up and Lovin’ It

told Greta Van Susteren of Fox News (April 16, 2004). “I’ll be doing endorsements, book deals, et cetera.” He’s also planning to launch a media company and looking to raise $5 to $20 million for the start-up over the next year. Then... View Details

Keywords: The Apprentice; Corporate Services

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

insurmountable strengths. Incumbents, however, almost always lose battles where the attacker has a legitimate disruptive innovation. To create a new-growth business, companies—established incumbents and start-ups alike—must be on the... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth

When the economy was booming and dot-coms were flying high, venture capitalists were admired as impresarios of innovation. Then the market tanked, start-ups fizzled, and those same deal-makers were rebuked as predators out for a quick score. So... View Details

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Resources - Alumni

New Venture Competition Resources 12ms Past Pitches : View past Student and Alumni NVC pitches Become an Entrepreneur Without Leaving Your Day Job Joining the Right Start-Up The Startup Rules of Three HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship... View Details

16 Oct 2015
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

experiences. Coming from a business development background, I had never thought about working on the operational side of a business. But my Technology and Operations Management (TOM) Class – taught by the amazing Feng Zhu – inspired me to pursue an internship with a... View Details

Profile

Mollie Breen

women's-only start-up competition that ran on TLC and Discovery Channel in spring 2017. "I always had business ideas," says Mollie. "I would write them down on the train ride home from work." When she came across Girl... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

04 Sep 2019
Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

process better.” Yet the possibilities for state-of-the-art enterprise B2B software utilizing SaaS business models inspired him to seek more. Going to HBS, with its start-up support system, would give Stan, “a guided experience into the... View Details

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