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- 21 Jul 2011
- News
Social Investing’s Time Has Come
among low-level criminals. If the program reduces reconviction by 7.5 percent, investors recoup their money plus a graduated return that is capped at 13 percent a year. Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969), Chairman of The Portland Trust and Bridges View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
is supported by plenty of research. And yet only 2.2 percent of VC funding goes to female-founded firms. So in 2011, Dodi founded the Women’s Venture Capital Fund with HBS classmate Edith Dorsen (MBA 1984), intent on funding teams with at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
a global institution devoted to expanding low-income women's economic access, participation, and power. The second half of her summer was devoted to fieldwork with ImpactPartners, a venture philanthropy organization that assists... View Details
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
eve of its 25th anniversary, Melcher reflected on the unexpected venture she and Katie had taken into the education sector: “I feel really lucky to have been able to do something that’s really made a difference, not just for my daughter... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Honoring a Legend
venture capitalist for Greylock. In 1998, he left to run a portfolio company, iXL, which went public and grew to almost $500 million in revenue. After iXL, he joined Silverpop as its CEO, seeing it grow to nearly $100 million, becoming a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
New Ventures by Jon Burgstone (MBA 1999) and Bill Murphy Jr. (Farallon Publishing) The authors explain the key common strategies and tactics used by some of today’s most extraordinary entrepreneurs and offer a seven-step framework for the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
defense at age 29. In 1970, Rossotti and several Pentagon colleagues started American Management Systems (AMS). "We decided that big companies and government agencies could do a lot more with computers than just sort punched cards faster," he says. "So we wrote a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
dilemmas. The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper III (MBA '54) (Palgrave Macmillan) Draper looks at how the world of venture capital and... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
pathway to prosperity. STACEY CHILDRESS (MBA 2000) CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy that supports educators and innovators who are reimagining public education to give students,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
the most? I’ve taken different skills from different places. I spent some time at a small entrepreneurial venture in Dallas, where I had hands-on experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and selling. I worked for a while as a hotel... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
innovator Stephen Chao (MBA ’81), hopes to eventually do production and distribution simultaneously. For now, however, Roadside is finding success by venturing where others fear to tread. “We’re surrounded by studios that can outspend us,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
superpower: Innovation. In this episode of Skydeck, we’re kicking off a three-part series called “Out of the Valley.” It will focus on the work of Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010), a venture capitalist and author of the book, Out-Innovate: How... View Details
- 26 Jun 2017
- News
Behind the Scenes at an HBS Short Program
South African entrepreneur, marketer, and blogger Seth Rotherham recently participated in the week-long program Launching New Ventures and has written about the experience in his blog (complete with behind-the-scenes photos) and in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Inner-City Advantage
for business prospects outside of real estate, Lloyd M. Metz (MBA ’96) of ICV Capital Partners recommended investments based on intellect rather than physical capital, such as health care and software. Ventures that have low distribution... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
Pelkins Ajanoh (MS/MBA 2022) and Nembu Emmanuel Photo courtesy Pelkins Ajanoh The earthy cassava root is a dietary staple for millions across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. For Pelkins Ajanoh (MS/MBA 2022), the tuber was also the starting point for CassVita, an... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
contributing their data to the network. Funded by $193 million in venture capital funds—$110 million of that coming in a Series D round in December—the company has 225 employees, split between a Silicon Valley analytics team and a Sioux... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
financial valuation just like one would as a venture capitalist, but there’s an overlay of impact. And what I define as impact is that the companies we invest in are focused on providing products and services to underserved populations in... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Education Revolution
COMPTON: Making the case on film that America’s education system is falling short globally. “I don’t even talk about education reform any more, I talk about education revolution,” documentary filmmaker and venture capitalist Bob Compton... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
gaining access to venture capital, the benefits of acquiring and transforming existing businesses, the challenges of leading diverse organizations, and the successful management of community-based ventures. Several alumni participated on... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
while at HBS. First, he considered public markets and venture capital, but ultimately was drawn to working with a startup. To break into that ecosystem, Westphal worked on some small projects for startups during his first year at HBS. He... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan