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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
Image courtesy Ernesto Humpierres Image courtesy Ernesto Humpierres In classic engineer fashion, Ernesto Humpierres (MBA 2011) has always enjoyed building systems, whether it’s a Lego set with his twins or an e-commerce side hustle with their mother, Sarah Scott... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
had no idea what microfinance was.” Firestarter: “The Mexico of tomorrow will be built by the entrepreneurs of today. That’s why Michael and I started IGNIA. Today we’re the largest venture capital firm in Mexico, focused on investing in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
one’s employees. That’s pretty good!” That classmate, David Karam, who operates 135 Wendy’s restaurant franchises in five states, says of Navasky, “Vic really ventured into the lion’s den at OPM — we were a pretty conservative bunch. But... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
Partner U.S. Venture Partners Bowes Jr. After founding U.S. Venture Partners in San Francisco in 1981, Bill Bowes helped shape companies such as Sun Microsystems, Callaway Golf, Applied Biosystems, and Ross... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Doriot’s Impact on Europe The article about General Georges Doriot in the June issue is quite informative about his great accomplishments. Left without mention, however, was the first venture capital firm in Europe, called European... View Details
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
The Anti-Shark Tank
In 2018, female founders received only 2.2 percent of the $130 billion venture capital pie, according to PitchBook; despite that fact, Lisa Blau (MBA 2003) and Amanda Eilian (MBA 2006) are both veterans of the startup world, having... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
their combined creative synergy made the team a runner-up in the 2013 Social Enterprise Initiative new venture competition. “It’s tough, and sometimes I feel like I’m building a cathedral that could take hundreds of years,” Rewane says.... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
million in over 200 programs and schools in 2013. The organization's 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief raised more than $50 million to help victims of the storm rebuild and recover. Robin Hood takes a venture philanthropy approach to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Transforming the landscape of agriculture in Nigeria
explains Nwuneli. AACE’s product line includes spices, spreads, sauces, and other foods grown in Nigeria. The company is one of two ventures managed by the couple’s investment firm, Sahel Capital. The other is the $100 million Fund for... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Finding a cure so that others may benefit
call. The foundation wanted to invest in for-profit bioscience companies to spur scientists to find a cure for the disease. O’Donnell is credited with almost singlehandedly raising $250 million in support of this venture philanthropy,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Business Plan Contest Has Many Winners
With its ninth annual competition last May, the HBS Business Plan Contest has become a well-established start-up that hits “home runs” every year. This year’s traditional track winner was Karen Grajwer (MBA ’05), founder of Uplift, an Internet and retail-store View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Rock Center Dedication
In June, members of the HBS community gathered to thank Arthur Rock (MBA ’51) for his recent $25 million gift and to dedicate The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Praising Rock as a pioneering San Francisco–based venture... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
strategic approach to its operations. It was everything I had been looking for professionally—social impact, rigor, and an opportunity to build. Robin Hood pioneered what came to be known as venture philanthropy, using private dollars to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Year in Books 2016
From journalists writing bestsellers to professors penning fables to venture capitalists publishing first novels, HBS alumni have produced more than 80 books this year. Taken together, they show the community’s wide-ranging... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
@Soldiers Field
artifacts from longtime professor Georges Doriot (MBA 1922), considered the father of venture capitalism: the original 1957 business plan for Digital Equipment Corporation. Baker Bloomberg’s iconic cupola enjoyed a refresh with new... View Details
Keywords: Georges F. Doriot
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Second Acts
grew rapidly during the ’90s and managed to weather the dot-com bust. Eager for new challenges, Meakem sold the company last year for nearly $500 million and has embarked on a career in venture capital and politics. Committed to helping... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Going Green at HBS
47,500-square-foot residence hall is due for completion next fall. Last spring, HBS student Alex Goodwin (MBA ’05) teamed with four other students from several Harvard graduate schools to win a $125,000 environmental business-plan contest at MIT. Their View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
finally come to aerospace,” says Sunil Nagaraj (MBA 2009), VP at Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), one of the most active firms investing in the space industry. “It means that parts are cheaper and more expendable. If the cost of building... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet
prominent LBO firm of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice -- as well as $10,000 in cash and in-kind professional services worth $10,000. The judges for the final competition included a number of HBS graduates and represented an array of top venture... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. When trying to secure backing for a high-risk start-up, whom you know can be just as... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross