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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

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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

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

16 May 2013
HBS Seminar

Robert Gierkink, Chairman, Datalogix

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

supervising and supporting the 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 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

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

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

01 Jun 2004
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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

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Resources - Alumni

New Venture Competition Resources 19ms 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

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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
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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

16 Oct 2015
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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

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

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

Experience and Start-Up Exits, a forthcoming study in the Academy of Management Journal. Startup founders, pick your path Past research about the degree of collaboration among investors offers mixed messages. On one hand, investors who... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

family businesses, beyond the start-up phase at least, can benefit from the guidelines presented here. Composition Of The Board Of Directors In The Family Firm There is little debate about the most effective composition of the family... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

entrepreneurship, 2. test potential start-up ideas, 3. develop your start-up while at school, and 4. access funding for their start-ups. If you're a climate entrepreneur, you can learn more and access more... View Details

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Judges - Alumni

expertise with a start-up owner mindset and a bias toward action and outcomes. A trusted partner and “first call” to entrepreneurs, Tina currently serves on the boards of Arrae, August, and Dae. Tina is uniquely fluent across the... View Details

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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