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  • March 2015
  • Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White
BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy
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  • October 2012 (Revised April 2017)
  • Case

Brazil's Enigma: Sustaining Long-Term Growth

By: Laura Alfaro, Hilary White and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
Over the past decade, Brazil's future as a leading world economic power appeared certain. An expanding middle class and commodity boom had fueled economic growth, with GDP growth hitting a peak of 7.5% in 2010. However, the high cost of conducting business in Brazil,... View Details
Keywords: Capital Controls; Inflation; Exchange Rates; Stimulus; Competitiveness; Productivity Growth; Foreign Investment; Infrastructure; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Brazil
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    John D. Macomber

    John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details

    Keywords: infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry
    • September 2014 (Revised March 2017)
    • Case

    The Road to Kolkata: NH-34 and PPP in India

    By: Sid Yog and Ben Eppler
    In 2014, Arjun Dhawan (MBA 2004), President of HCC Concessions, is working toward the completion of his largest road development project yet. The route, a 250-km stretch leading from the critical eastern Indian port of Kolkata into the interior of the province of West... View Details
    Keywords: India; Real Estate; Roads; Transportation; Project Finance; Property; Infrastructure; Finance; Partners and Partnerships; Construction Industry; Financial Services Industry; India
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    • January 2012 (Revised January 2014)
    • Case

    Mexico City Water Shortage

    By: John D. Macomber, Regina Garcia-Cuellar, Griffin H. James and Frederik Nellemann
    In this case, a property company, a water privatizer, and municipal engineers explore the causes of and solutions to a severe water shortage in Mexico City, a great global capital. The protagonist is a real estate investor doing due diligence on the magnitude of the... View Details
    Keywords: Infrastructure; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Mexico City
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    • January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
    • Case

    Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
    It is impossible to discuss national competitiveness without considering cities and the regions they anchor. Cities are transportation hubs, centers of commercial exchange, and the locus of lives. They thrive by the ways they connect to the world. Demographic changes... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Management; Strategy; Infrastructure; Innovation and Invention; Chicago
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    • Research Summary

    Overview

    By: John D. Macomber
    Mr. Macomber's research looks at finance and delivery of infrastructure and buildings that address issues in urbanization, economic development, and the growth of cities in the face of extensive challenges from migration, resource scarcity, and increasing peril from... View Details
    • February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
    • Case

    Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority

    By: John Macomber
    Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resource Allocation; Public Sector; Private Sector; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Infrastructure; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; California
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    • May 2014
    • Case

    Building a High Performance Culture at IDFC

    By: V.G. Narayanan and Vidhya Muthuram
    IDFC was set up in 1997 to direct private finance to infrastructure projects in India. Over the years, it expanded its capabilities to become a 'complete solutions provider' offering financing solutions including debt and equity, investment banking, brokerage and asset... View Details
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    • 08 Dec 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Are There Too Many Safe Securities? Securitization and the Incentives for Information Production

    Keywords: by Samuel G. Hanson & Adi Sunderam; Financial Services

      Christina R. Wing

      Christina Wing is a Senior Lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at the Harvard Business School. Her research focuses primarily on topics surrounding families in business, and the course she created, titled Demystifying the Family... View Details

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      Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks: Cross Registration 2024 Fall

      By: John D. Macomber

      HARVARD | BUSINESS | SCHOOL

      CITIES, STRUCTURES, AND CLIMATE SHOCKS

      Senior Lecturer John D. Macomber

      HBS 1487

      Fall, 2024

      Cross... View Details

      • May 2022
      • Article

      Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software

      By: Frank Nagle
      While there is little debate that digital forces are playing an increasingly crucial role in the economy, there is limited understanding of the importance of the digital infrastructure that underlies this role. Much of the discussion around digital infrastructure has... View Details
      Keywords: Open Source; Applications and Software; Policy; Infrastructure; Open Source Distribution
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      • December 2011 (Revised May 2012)
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      Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil

      What is Baosteel, a top Chinese steelmaker, doing in Brazil? The company is responding to the Chinese government's "go global" policy and to the possible rise in iron ore input costs. But steel mills are complex, capital-intensive projects, and Brazil is an emerging... View Details
      Keywords: Global Business; China; Developing Countries; Latin America; Industrial Development; Strategy And Execution; Analysis; Industrial Analysis; Heavy Industry; Country Analysis; Brazil; Economic Analysis; Natural Resources; Infrastructure; Planning; Capacity Planning; Contingency Planning; Demand Planning; Competition; Core Competencies; Corporate Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Five Forces; Bargaining Power Of Suppliers; Globalization; Government and Politics; Policy; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Mining; Steel Industry; Mining Industry; China; Brazil
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      • 16 Mar 2021
      • Blog Post

      2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

      first worked as a legislative fellow for my Congresswomen (now Senator) Kyrsten Sinema, who had recently been elected to office. I then pivoted to work in private equity at Cube Hydro Partners - a firm focused on renewable energy View Details
      • February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
      • Case

      Artificial Intelligence and the Machine Learning Revolution in Finance: Cogent Labs and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

      By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and William Powley
      This case examines the intersection of two firms (Cogent Labs—a machine learning software firm in Tokyo; and Google, the technology infrastructure giant) attempting to exploit the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the financial services... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Applications and Software; Infrastructure; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      • March 2022 (Revised August 2022)
      • Case

      Proximie: Using XR Technology to Create Borderless Operating Rooms

      By: Ariel D. Stern and Alpana Thapar
      In mid-January 2022, Nadine Hachach-Haram, founder and CEO of Proximie, was thinking about the company’s growth plans. Launched in 2016, Proximie was a platform that enabled clinicians, proctors, and medical device company personnel to be virtually present in operating... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Strategic Planning; Health Care and Treatment; Analytics and Data Science; Digital Platforms; Health Industry; Lebanon; United Kingdom; United States
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      • 14 Jun 2004
      • Research & Ideas

      The Big Money for Big Projects

      U.K., have adopted a hybrid approach known as the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), also known as "public-private partnerships" (PPP). Under this approach, private firms build and operate the View Details
      Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
      • 20 Jul 2017
      • News

      The Looming Threat That Could Decimate Wall Street's Fund Managers

      • February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
      • Case

      Sarvajal: Water for All

      By: John D. Macomber and Mona Sinha
      Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India where the public... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Model; Communication Technology; Private Sector; Social Entrepreneurship; Cost Management; Rural Scope; Emerging Markets; Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Information Infrastructure; India
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