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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni
Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Considering starting your own venture or thinking about joining a start-up? Explore our resources to determine if a career in... View Details
- 20 Jul 2018
- News
How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive in Developing Economies
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Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs
What resources should I consult for my course work for Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs? Begin your research with the resources suggested below. Need help? ... View Details
- 10 Jul 2023
- Video
Advice to Underestimated Entrepreneurs
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur, corporate titan, and death-defying balloonist, touched down at HBS last fall to share his wit and wisdom with a large Burden Hall audience. Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, a London-based global empire of... View Details
- December 2004 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Stan Lapidus: Profile of a Medical Entrepreneur
By: Robert F. Higgins and Sophie LaMontagne
Describes the career path and insights of Stanley Lapidus, a successful serial entrepreneur in the medical and life sciences industry. Lapidus is the founder of Cytyc Corp. (NASDAQ: CYTC) and EXACT Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) and is currently the CEO of his third start-up,... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Experience and Expertise; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Managerial Roles; Health Industry
Higgins, Robert F., and Sophie LaMontagne. "Stan Lapidus: Profile of a Medical Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 805-087, December 2004. (Revised April 2014.)
- 04 Feb 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Why Backstage Capital Invests in ‘Underestimated’ Entrepreneurs
Keywords: Financial Services
- February 2012 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
The China Entrepreneurs Forum
By: William C. Kirby, G.A. Donovan and Tracy Yuen Manty
Kirby, William C., G.A. Donovan, and Tracy Yuen Manty. "The China Entrepreneurs Forum." Harvard Business School Case 312-095, February 2012. (Revised May 2012.)
- 13 Jul 2015
- News
Empowering entrepreneurs in Africa
Maimouna Diakhaby (MBA 2016), who came to HBS because of its leadership focus, plans to return to Africa to help empower deprived communities through entrepreneurship. (Published July 2015) View Details
- 17 Feb 2020
- News
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
- 22 May 2016
- News
An Evangelist for Entrepreneurs
As former chief secretary to the British Treasury under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, MP and former entrepreneur Liam Byrne (MBA 2010) has had plenty of opportunity for success, failure, and reflection. Asked what his one change would be... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn From Their Mistakes
- 21 Jun 2017
- News
Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses
- 16 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs
companies, I don't think we were very surprised. Impressed, yes, but not surprised. Q: What's a "sea turtle" and why is it important in discussing the development of entrepreneurism in China? There are many paths to successful... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2020
- News
Why Backstage Capital Invests in “Underestimated” Entrepreneurs
- June 2017
- Case
Guillermo Jaime—An Endeavor Entrepreneur
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Mehta and Aldo Sesia
Guillermo Jaime was the founder and CEO of Mejoramiento Integral Asistido (MIA), a for-profit company providing affordable housing to low-income Mexicans living at the base of the pyramid (BOP). This case tells the story of Jaime and Endeavor, a nonprofit dedicated to... View Details
Keywords: Base Of The Pyramid; Social Capitalism; Housing; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Wealth and Poverty; Social Entrepreneurship; Construction Industry; Mexico
Applegate, Lynda M., Sarah Mehta, and Aldo Sesia. "Guillermo Jaime—An Endeavor Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 817-084, June 2017.
- October 1985
- Background Note
Compensation Planning for Entrepreneurs
Stevenson, Howard H. "Compensation Planning for Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-090, October 1985.
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
Spontaneous responses can often be quite telling. As a member of a panel discussion at the Women, Money, and Power conference, entrepreneur Joline Godfrey posed two simple questions to the mostly-female audience. "How many of you had... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace