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- September 2008 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Strategy
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, William A. Sahlman and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
By 2008, a number of the firm's early cleantech investments were showing promise, and the companies were starting to need significantly more money to create the massive scale required in the energy sector. As Khosla thought about the hundreds of millions of dollars... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Marketing; Entrepreneurial Finance; New Product Development; Partnerships; Entrepreneurial Management; Venture Capital; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Investment Funds; Environmental Sustainability; Product Development; Biotechnology Industry; Financial Services Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, William A. Sahlman, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 809-004, September 2008. (Revised July 2012.)
- October 5, 2023
- Column
A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine and Rowan P. Clarke
Keywords: Poverty Reduction; Technology; Business Model; Strategy; Renewable Energy; Consumer Behavior; Developing Countries and Economies; Poverty; Africa; Rwanda
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine, and Rowan P. Clarke. "A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor." INSEAD Knowledge (October 5, 2023).
- Web
Find Books, Articles, & More | Baker Library
information on borrowing policies & procedures. Harvard Library: Borrow, Renew & Return Library Materials Proxy Accounts Faculty may sponsor up to three individuals to perform work on their behalf using a library proxy account. To apply:... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
advocacy organization. “I am no longer a racehorse trapped in a barn,” he writes. “I see a great deal of what is wrong with our economy and our world, and I want to join those who are seeking to renew democracy and to transform our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
Education program called Managing Breakthroughs—From Science to Enterprise. "Wall Street has conventional and not always accurate measures of a company's value." Take Bank of America, which just renewed a $25 million, five-year... View Details
- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
battery to profit from buying and selling electricity, increasing grid reliability, and increasing the utilization of renewable energy. NextWave Trades - Tuneer De (MBA 2025) - NextWave Trades empowers a new generation of professionals... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
India—from post–WWII entrepreneurial activity to the socialistic slowdown that began in the 1960s to the reopening of the Indian market in 1991. As foreign multinationals prepared to renew their efforts in the country, Mahindra knew that... View Details
- January 2025 (Revised February 2025)
- Background Note
A High-Tech Revolution with Chinese Characteristics: China's Drive Towards EV Supremacy
By: William C. Kirby, Daniel Fu and Matthew Ngai
This background note explains and documents the rise of China's EV industry. Moreover, it identifies the challenges facing it and posits several questions about the decisions needed to be made to sustain the industry's global dominance. Would Chinese producers be able... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Clean Slate
be able to plug right in. Massport will also use its facilities to generate as much renewable energy as possible on-site and invest in carbon offsets to make up the difference, among a host of other initiatives to reduce its footprint.... View Details
- 11 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS
to you right now that will most likely play a key role in your job search. A few to consider are as follows: 1. Focus on Building and Renewing Relationships When you arrive at HBS you will soon realize the very important role that your... View Details
- Web
The Green Industrial Strategy Project | Institute for Business in Global Society
Trumbull, G., Vietor, R (2024). Harvard Business School Case 825-061. Raizen: Helping to Decarbonize the World? Gunnar Trumbull, Pedro Levindo, Daniel Tong, Rafaella Mazza (2023). Harvard Business School Case 724-014. ReNew Power: Leading... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
To Educate Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World
renewing the residential community at HBS. “We stand today at an inflection point in the School's history,” Clark told the gathering near the end of the evening. “It's an extraordinary time in the world. There are forces at work in... View Details
- 07 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek
it as a leader in manufacturing innovation itself. Next, we visited Antora Energy, a company tackling industrial emissions through thermal battery technology, converting renewable electricity into reliable, affordable heat for heavy... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources
professional development programs are being cut from corporate budgets, I encourage you to renew your connections with HBS. As I enter my fifth year on the Alumni Board, and now as board president, I can tell you that HBS genuinely cares... View Details
- 27 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Taking the LEAP into the Case Method
varied; this forced the students to reflect and renew their solutions to the case dilemma. At that moment, Professor Fubini reminded students that there is not an absolutely right answer to solve a problem, and they should find one... View Details
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
specialist. In the IT industry, opportunities are arising to replace high-cost data centers and incompatible networks with lower-cost Web services platforms. As a result, we've seen renewed interest in "cloud computing" and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- October 2009 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Cosan: Thinking Outside the Barrel
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Noel Maurer and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
The Cosan case introduces students and executive education participants to political economy and business strategy in the biofuels industry. Cosan, based in Brazil, is the largest grower and processor of sugarcane in the world and the largest sugar and ethanol producer... View Details
Keywords: Renewable Energy; Global Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Business and Government Relations; Business Strategy; Vertical Integration; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry; Brazil
Reinhardt, Forest L., Noel Maurer, and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Cosan: Thinking Outside the Barrel." Harvard Business School Case 710-017, October 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
- March 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
H2 Green Steel: A Clean-Tech Triple Play?
By: Debora L. Spar, Gunnar Trumbull, Henry Tao and Julia Comeau
At the end of 2023, the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel was mid-way through construction on an integrated steel plant in Northern Sweden that would use abundant local hydro power to create Europe’s first commercial-scale green steel. Their goal was to help European... View Details
Keywords: Steel; Green Business; Green Technology; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Startups; Climate Change; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Renewable Energy; Steel Industry; Sweden
Spar, Debora L., Gunnar Trumbull, Henry Tao, and Julia Comeau. "H2 Green Steel: A Clean-Tech Triple Play?" Harvard Business School Case 324-101, March 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two types of customers: waste generators who pay for waste... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2024
- Supplement
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B1): Birmingham Climate Action Snapshot
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Natania Elias and Jacob A. Small
Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an... View Details