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Beyond Their Funds, How Can Your Investors Be Helpful?
An entrepreneur recently said to me “When it gets really hard, I feel like I’m doing it wrong.” She went on to say that sometimes she’s not sure how her investors could be helpful — even if it’s just validating what’s hard vs. advising on how to work through... View Details
- 16 Dec 2024
- Video
Professor Paul Gompers on the Foundry Survey Project
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
It’s going to be a beautiful summer…
This past weekend I was at a BBQ where techie entrepreneurs from around the valley mingled over beers and hot dogs. Someone would approach, and ask me what I did, to which I would reply that I am a business school student currently... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 25 Mar 2014
- News
A fresh bite of the Apple
- 06 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Cheers to the American Consumer
identifying the Joneses like you. Immigration. The prevalence of immigrants among America's successful entrepreneurs is well documented. But the same curiosity and openness to new things also characterizes consumer demand in the American... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 15 May 2012
- News
Best Buy scandal brings lessons about corporate governance
- 23 Aug 2010
- News
Skin of Color in the United States
- 28 Aug 2020
- Video
Fadi Ghandour
Fadi Ghandour, Founder of Dubai-based courier company Aramex and a leading entrepreneur in the Gulf, explains that his company purposefully recruited Arabs from the region rather than Western expatriates as he wanted long-term commitment and loyalty, and knowledge of... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Avoid the Deadly Temptations that Derail Innovators
- 24 Feb 2015
- Video
Rock 100 Summit
Profits and Sustainability
The book explores the phenomenon of green entrepreneurship from the nineteenth century to present day. The book spans between various industries such as organic food, natural beauty, clean energy, sustainable finance and eco-tourism. It explores the motivations of... View Details
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Rembrand Koning is the Mary V. and Mark A. Stevens Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. His research examines matching and selection frictions in firm growth and strategy, with an aim to help entrepreneurs and... View Details
- February 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Hot Chicken Takeover
By: William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman and Olivia Hull
By December 2018, entrepreneur Joe DeLoss’s fried chicken company, Hot Chicken Takeover, has opened three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, using an unconventional employment model that helps people with criminal records get back on their feet. DeLoss is proud of the... View Details
Keywords: Fair Chance Employment; Fair Chance Hiring; Open Hiring; Inclusive Hiring; Criminal Record; Homelessness; Therapeutic Employment; Corporate Culture; Managing The Future Of Work; Food; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Employees; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation Strategy; Job Offer; Job Interviews; Human Capital; Leadership; Growth Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Poverty; Welfare; Food and Beverage Industry; Ohio; United States
Kerr, William R., Manjari Raman, and Olivia Hull. "Hot Chicken Takeover." Harvard Business School Case 819-078, February 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- February 2010 (Revised January 2014)
- Case
CommonAngels (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kaitlyn Simpson
Describes the motivations behind the founding of CommonAngels—a group of successful business owners who provide capital, connections, and expertise to entrepreneurs who are building new ventures. In 2005, the group is considering increasing its investment focus to... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Investment; Motivation and Incentives; Social and Collaborative Networks; Financial Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "CommonAngels (A)." Harvard Business School Case 810-082, February 2010. (Revised January 2014.)
- 27 Jul 2016
- News
The 27 best health and science books to read this summer
- 29 Mar 2014
- News
Why Fund-Raising Is Fun
- 02 Dec 2019
- Video
Fadi Ghandour
Fadi Ghandour, Founder of Dubai-based courier company Aramex and a leading entrepreneur in the Gulf, speaks about the "youth bulge" in the Arab world, his decision to prioritize educational provision... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
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