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Most class sessions will focus on venture capital-backed startups, but the course will also examine entrepreneurial failure in other contexts, for example: science-based “tough tech” ventures; startups that aim for View Details

01 Jun 2025
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Crucible: Relocation

hot-yoga classes could calm my mind. Soon, even my once-existential fear of losing my US visa status couldn’t stop me from doing the unthinkable. At age 31, I not only left that job but also decided to retire from a corporate career... View Details

Keywords: Zhang, Qian

22 Dec 2022
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Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

found that 79% of retail investors are interested in sustainable investing. The Federal Reserve calculates that some 9 million households under age 45 have $3.4 trillion in investable assets. The Security and Exchange Committee has expressed support for opening up... View Details

18 Nov 2020
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Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

to recent political and economic shifts or part of a deeper social and cultural history? What can be done to address this crisis in our criminal justice system? The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB), in partnership with the HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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A Separate Campus - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

and another in the basement of Lawrence Hall, which had, as I recall, a dirt floor.” 5 Dean Wallace B. Donham wanted to inspire an exchange of ideas among students and faculty, increasingly difficult in the scattered Cambridge site where View Details

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Avoiding Startup Failure - Course Catalog

a venture’s failure when pitching a next venture to potential employees, investors, and strategic partners Most class sessions will focus on venture capital-backed startups, but the course will also examine entrepreneurial failure in... View Details

17 Sep 2020
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HBS Goes Back To School

Photo: Hensley Carrasco SEPTEMBER 17 The HBS Social Enterprise community welcomed first-year students with a welcome video which features insights and advice from students, administrative leaders, and second-year students. “The Kick-off,”... View Details

09 Apr 2019
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Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

Institutes of Health allocates only $76 million to food allergies, which affects roughly one in 10 Americans and has no FDA approved treatments,” says Elise. “Epilepsy, which affects one in 105 Americans, receives $163 million and has 20 View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

14 Feb 2023
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African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

confused about how the two can go together. Through sharing my experiences on the production floor, I have been able to educate my classmates on how engineering principles in manufacturing can be applied regardless of the product being made. My comments in View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Stevenson Named Director of External Relations

"Technological change is enabling and driving globalization," he says. "In order to meet the challenges of rapid growth and change, companies are forming alliances, building a sense of community, and recognizing their role as both economic and View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Sophia Virani

Sophia is especially interested in developing ways to improve health-care quality and patient outcomes. "I'll be exposed to business techniques that I can apply to health-care challenges," she says. Direct class observation has... View Details

19 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

business of rationality or emotionality?” To kick off the conversation, Raman relayed what happened when Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos "Toby" Cosgrove visited a class at HBS a few years ago to discuss a case study on the renowned hospital.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

27 Aug 2019
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Meet the PRIDE Club

Fantasy League. When class is out, he can often be found sashaying around Shad Hall, Barry's Back Bay, or stealing away to the K School (Harvard Kennedy School) to live out his wannabe policy-nerd dreams. Post-MBA, Dan plans on returning... View Details

20 Dec 2019
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019

introverts). Read More>>> Meet the MBA Class of 2020 Each student that attends HBS has a different story. They are from big cities, small farming villages, and everything in between. Some students have a passion for mathematics... View Details

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Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog

career and life in the industry. Brand building, community/content creation, and the opportunities and risks of leveraging various social media channels. The AI-native VC “tech stack” and relevant tools of the trade (e.g., Affinity,... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices

Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do! The Personal Touch Donor Spotlight FAQ Associate Professor Nava Ashraf, the MBA Class of 1966 Research Fellow, exemplifies one of the many HBS faculty members who is actively overturning prevailing assumptions to... View Details

Keywords: birth control; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

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5.4 Sample Community Standards Violations | MBA

for others, and personal accountability. They are expected to conduct themselves professionally in all academic, recruiting, or social settings. Below are sample violations of Honor Code, Community Values, and HBS policies: Plagiarism /... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Fall Reunions Stimulate and Revitalize

"Wherever the action is, you find our alumni," said HBS Dean Kim B. Clark during a rousing opening address to this fall's reunion classes on September 26 in Burden Auditorium. Speaking to the MBA Classes of... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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Vital Signs

class is better or worse than other asset classes, that will determine the future pool of capital for VCs—which then determines the pool of capital for startups. I was reading the Airbnb CEO’s letter [of May 5 regarding his company’s... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele; COVID-19; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

15 Sep 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

Lawrence noted years ago, is "the vehicle by which a chunk of reality is brought into the classroom to be worked over by the class and the instructor." Most cases require students to assume the role of the protagonist and to... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

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