Technology Startup - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

significant financial resources, prerequisites that are hardly conducive to spur-of-the-moment actions. In the forthcoming paper Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes, Maria P. Roche, an... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Jake Flomenberg

startups and companies who are leaders in various technology fields and build relationships that I maintain to this day. How has HBS prepared you for your current role & your long term career? As a... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Jun 2022
News

Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students

the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, Harvard’s MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, and the Harvard College Technology Innovation Fellows HBS introduced into the curriculum the Startup Bootcamp to give... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2022
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Closing the 'Network Gap'

alma mater and the companies I’ve worked at, I was only exacerbating the network gap.” Schrier, who is white, had met Hu virtually through the HBS network prior to their first year, and although they had been pursuing independent startups... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Aug 2015
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Giving Kids Tech Tools to Make an Impact

digital media leaders and experts. “It’s about inspiring youth to see themselves as makers instead of as users, and to create with technology to make a positive impact,” she says. A serial entrepreneur who most recently founded ROKO Labs,... View Details

15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015

there is little accountability in this important undertaking. “Good accounting rules are to good capitalism what good plumbing is to your home,” Ramanna says. No one thinks much about them until disaster strikes. Next Year in Ideas: Medical View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

02 Aug 2021
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Cracking the Code

Bubble, which is designed to help people turn their ideas into startups and which was cofounded by Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012), received $100 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch. The company’s click-and-drag interface... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Case Study: Your Data, Your Health

potential fertility with her ob-gyn, Tariyal was told that she could come back for a clinical workup after she had tried and failed to conceive for a year. Determined to give women more agency over their health, Tariyal cofounded NextGen Jane in 2014 with patented... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 Jun 2021
News

New Funding for Female Founders

cruelty-free; its operations are carbon and plastic neutral, according to Prima. Saigal is co-founder and CEO of Kudos, a startup that has reengineered the disposable diaper for greater sustainability. Kudos announced the close of a $2.4... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

December 2015 (Revised May 2016)
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Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively

In January 2015, Jibo Inc. had completed a raise of $25.3 million in Series A financing after a successful 2014 crowdfunding campaign for preorders of Jibo, the first social robot for the home. Over 4,800 Jibo units were preordered, generating $2.6 million in sales. On... View Details

Keywords: Business Development; Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Technology Industry

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05 Oct 2016
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Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab

possible by a gift from Judy (MBA 1983) and Steve Pagliuca (MBA 1982), the lab will offer shared space for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups that are founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

19 Apr 2016
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LuminOva Makes Great Strides Tackling Infertility

Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) LuminOva, a biotech startup in Boston that won the 2015 Bertarelli Prize, is making progress on its quest to develop a new technology that could... View Details

Keywords: Blavatnik; Scientific Research and Development Services

23 Jun 2017
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A 'Pillar' of Entrepreneurship

interview with VentureFizz, Wilcox discusses the bright future of the Boston startup scene, Pillar’s focus on machine intelligence and healthcare technology, and his own approach to investing. “Each meeting, I try to envision the founder... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

April 2009 (Revised May 2017)
Case

Skyhook Wireless

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Thomas R. Eisenmann

Ted Morgan, the founder of Skyhook Wireless just received a call from Steve Jobs of Apple asking for a meeting. Ted must decide how to prepare for a meeting that could finally give Skyhook an anchor customer. Ted and his team have worked for three years to build a new... View Details

Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Technology; Business Ventures; Business Startups; Technology Industry

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Sasha Grinshpun

Sasha (HBS '02) combines her gift for quickly gauging life passions of HBSers with her experience in formulating effective job searches for them to score their dream jobs. Her eclectic background spanning consulting, design thinking, and entrepreneurial ventures puts... View Details

Keywords: Startup - Founder; Startup - Founder; Startup - Founder; Startup - Founder; Startup - Founder; Startup - Founder

18 Jan 2018
News

Making a Mark in Multicultural Marketing

the first in her extended family to attend college. Before starting Mirror Digital, she worked in the media and technology group at Morgan Stanley, executing corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions, and in strategic... View Details

01 Jun 2025
News

Venture: A Welcome Assist

Illustration: Chris Gash Illustration: Chris Gash The internet grew up inordinately fast. It all happened so quickly, in fact, that it blew right by the accessibility guidelines that would’ve made digital tools available to everyone, regardless of their age or ability,... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mcfarland Flint; photo courtesy Michael Bervell; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent This Summer Coding

minimal viable product (MVP) for our mental health startup idea, and to achieve that, I decided to level up my technical skills through an intensive coding program for three main reasons: 1. Entrepreneurial empowerment 2. Future of... View Details