Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

relationship between green business and governments. The struggles of entrepreneurial pioneers have rarely proved profitable, as they were forced to compete with conventional businesses that ignored negative environmental externalities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

alliances mostly focused on financial services firms and 424 major... May 2025 (Revised June 2025) Teaching Material Social Enterprise in Latin America By: Brian L. Trelstad and Karina Souza This research note provides an overview of the social enterprise View Details

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Latin America - Global

Catena, a graduate of Harvard University. Laura serves as the managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata, a world-renowned family-owned winery started by her great-grandfather. She also owns Luca Wines, further proving her leadership and View Details

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

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Podcast - Business & Environment

practices that restore farming ecosystems while having the potential to decarbonize. We’ll also talk about his new book The Profiteers, where he discusses the need to hold companies accountable for the environmental and social... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

agencies, and Fortune 500 executives. The bet: by providing "no-strings-attached" help to ecosystem partners, the partners might someday reciprocate by steering founders seeking funding to a16z. The case closes by asking whether a16z... View Details

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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem (also listed under Marketing) Ramon Casadesus-Masanell , Tomomichi Amano January 2026 J 3.0 IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification Tarun Khanna , Andy Zelleke... View Details

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California - Global

As a technology-first company, Duolingo recognized the enormous potential of Gen AI to power innovative products, such as conversational language practice. However, Hacker envisioned an even broader future in which AI could transform the app into a comprehensive... View Details

14 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

suited for a young, entrepreneurial organization. Start-up joiners need to do three things well: manage uncertainty, push the limits, and think like an owner. He then outlines four steps for choosing the right company: Pick a domain (find... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Impact - Health Care

areas. Impact Stories How the nudge movement can improve healthy behavior John Beshears Beyond Medical Devices: Filling in the Gaps at HBS Michael Chang Taking Advantage of Boston’s Health Care Ecosystem Martin Grasse Areas of Impact... View Details

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Courses - Private Capital Project

and real estate. The curriculum includes modules on alternative investments, various types of alternative investments and their characteristics, and methods for evaluating investment opportunities to enhance portfolio value. MBA Courses View Details

13 Nov 2023
Blog Post

HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025)

School's emphasis on ethical leadership and social responsibility resonated deeply with my own values of being a good person and leading with integrity. This environment was instrumental in shaping my ambition to pursue entrepreneurship. The school's View Details

23 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School

gives back to the HBS community and is involved in the entrepreneurial “Field X” class, which allows students to receive course credit while developing and growing their start-ups. “HBS is an ecosystem and a... View Details

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Finance and Entrepreneurial Management) John Dionne Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley

late 2010s, Professor Paul Gompers started noticing clusters of entrepreneurial ecosystems popping up in places around the world not known for such activity: Kenya, Pakistan, the Philippines. What was... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Entrepreneurial Management) Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and General... View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

School case, 2022. With Ankita Panda. Newsweek: Leading a Transformation , Harvard Business School case, 2022. KFA, Inc.: Building the Future , Harvard Business School case, 2021 (revised 2022). With Elizabeth M. Adams. Endeavor Kenya: Building an View Details

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

Startup life can often feel like a solo sport, says Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs: “What the three labs in our ecosystem do is to make building a venture something... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

engagement opportunities. About the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship supports faculty and their development of a deep collection of on-campus resources, an unparalleled network of View Details

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

ecosystem both from an entrepreneurial and investing perspective. I’d heard it was a difficult industry to break into, and I’d hoped to find a supportive network at HBS who could help me prepare for it. “The... View Details

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