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01 Oct 2002
News

What's Cookin'

venture capital firm when he and his wife, Lee Bendig (whom he describes as a “foodie”), decided to open a fresh pasta retail store in 1989 with a few seats for lunchtime customers. On the first day of business, Garner recalls, “there was... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

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Oliver Bladek

however, HBS has made me consider opportunities that I previously shunned. While I'm still keenly interested in general management (trying to get P+L and people responsibility sooner rather than later), I now think that a start-up/entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

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Phoebe Peronto

complete strangers who, over time, become your close friends. It all helps me discover what I care about; what my personal values are.” Looking ahead, Phoebe has no, one fixed ambition. Venture capital still holds her interest. “It’s not... View Details

Keywords: Tech

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Leila Meliani

In the January break between semesters this year, Leila Meliani participated in the Tech Club's WesTrek to Silicon Valley and arrived at a welcome epiphany. "We heard several venture capital partners speak to the need for talent –... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

Levels of Meaning

nonetheless. I think we put a lot of emphasis today on entrepreneurs being a single person who drives an enterprise. In contrast, history is replete with examples of successful founders whose initial decision of who to build a business with was the decision that... View Details

25 Jul 2012
News

Movie Magic

rate than the 300 percent annual growth it saw from 2002 to 2007. (Redbox lets would-be renters search locations and reserve titles online.) With a background in high-growth start-ups, Kaplan is already involved in a number of new View Details

Keywords: vending machines; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

June 2023 (Revised March 2024)
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Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Emer Moloney

In Spring 2023, SECO CEO Massimo Mauri had the ambition to grow the €200 million revenue technology company to a €1 billion company by 2030. Founded in Italy in the 1970s, the family-owned company had gone through a period of growth and internationalization,... View Details

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Max Wibaux

other influences, Max has been "led organically toward early-stage venture capital and growth equity in the food and beverage space," a functional transition that would allow him to combine his previous experience with freshly... View Details

Keywords: CPG

01 Apr 2001
News

Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary

myself. That sounds very simple, but it’s actually very difficult to do in China.” In addition, the top executives have a stake in the venture through stock options — another innovation. “That’s a very significant step for a Chinese state... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Telecommunications; Information

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

between the social and commercial activities in which they engage. Managing a catch-22 Hybrid organizations always face the challenge of how to allocate resources between their social and commercial missions. As social ventures add more... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Sep 2015
Blog Post

4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face

secondary skill-set. The former venture capitalists had the pattern recognition needed for narrowing the ideation funnel while the serial entrepreneurs knew what it took to execute. The engineers built a great piece of technology while... View Details

08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

to see more joint ventures in China. Turbine prices have dropped very significantly, and the efficiency has increased significantly, as well," said Samantha Ko, executive director of the China WindPower Group. "The improvements... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

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Bibliography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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26 Jan 2021
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Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Consultant at McKinsey & Co., served as moderator. The panel pointed out that only 2.7% of venture capital money goes to female founders. “People cannot believe the percentage is so low,” says Greub, adding that the predominantly male... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 Apr 2019
News

Leading Schools That Change Lives

genocide. As his goals for starting and running educational ventures expanded, he set his sights on HBS to deepen his finance and leadership skills and to acquire a more strategic worldview. “Coming from a nonprofit background, I figured... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2001
News

Steven Rogers

"user-friendly." Rogers thinks practical experience is important in teaching: He is a partner in four venture capital funds, which gives him a chance, as he says, "to put my money where my mouth is." He also sits on three corporate... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Retail Trade

20 Feb 2013
News

Thanking Veterans Online

commercial perks and government benefits to veterans, Hall feels gratified that his business venture is directly serving men and women who have served their country. He thinks of a sniper who fought under his command. In Iraq, the soldier... View Details

Keywords: veterans; identity; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

save BlackBuck—but at the risk of losing control. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/819031-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 819-020 RunKeeper The case examines the focus of an early stage company and how View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

http://hbr.org/product/the-weather-company/an/314083-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-055 Strava Strava is a new fast-growing social network for the avid cyclist and runner. The Strava case traces the entrepreneurial journey of two serial entrepreneurs who have... View Details