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Nicolás Jodal
Nicolás Jodal, Co-Founder and CEO of GeneXus, explains how he and his business partner Breogán Gonda built up their software development company in the late 1980s. View Details
- July 2020
- Case
Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics
By: Steven Rogers, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Alterrell Mills
The co-founders (Black HBS alumnae) of an e-commerce beauty startup explore the unmet needs within the beauty industry. This case study examines the entrepreneurial opportunities that come from identifying an underserved market, specifically within the Black community... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Competition; Customers; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Macroeconomics; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Product Design; Product Development; Product Positioning; Sales; Social Issues; Social Marketing; Business Startups; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Venture Capital; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Advertising Industry; Public Relations Industry; Chemical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
Rogers, Steven, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Alterrell Mills. "Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics." Harvard Business School Case 321-002, July 2020.
- 12 Sep 2013
- Video
From the classroom to a company
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
Daniel Wallerstofer, PhD, her Co-Founder at Rootine. Launching Rootine After launching her first venture during her EC year, Rachel started experiencing stress, fatigue, and signs of burnout. She started to look at not only her nutrition,... View Details
- Video
Madhav Chavan & Rukmini Banerji
Dr. Madhav Chavan, Co-Founder and President of Pratham Education Foundation, relays advice on ways to prepare an organization for new leadership, providing examples from his own experience. View Details
- 10 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
winter of 2021, that national conversation continues, but what have we done, and what can we continue to do, as individuals and organizations to make meaningful progress? Danika Manso-Brown (HGSE ’18), Founder of Manso Brown Group and View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)
of his childhood. A classmate introduced Westphal to a friend in VC in Brazil and immediately, the VC partner knew the right person to introduce him to, Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999), founder of Facily. A Non-Linear Path to Entrepreneurial Success Dzodan View Details
- Video
Linda Rottenberg
- 03 Mar 2022
- Video
Rosario Bazán
Rosario Bazán, the co-founder of the Peruvian agribusiness group Danper Trujillio, discusses the social impact of investing in women's education and empowerment. View Details
- Video
Nicolás Jodal
Nicolás Jodal, Co-Founder and CEO of GeneXus, highlights the importance of inclusive education and long-term investments in technological advancement for societal development, with examples from Uruguay's history. View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- Video
María Emilia Correa
María Emilia Correa, co-founder of Sistema B, a Latin American organization promoting B Corporations and sustainability, discusses the sources of funding for purpose-driven companies in Latin... View Details
- 05 Jan 2021
- Video
Beatriz Fernández
Beatriz Fernández, Co-Founder and Manager of Crepes & Waffles S.A., describes her experience as a female business leader in the male-dominated restaurant industry. View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Video
Black Founders: Kevin Chenault, MBA 2021
- 28 Jun 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Scaling a Fintech Startup for the Greater Good
- 22 Feb 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
How to Scale a Startup Marketplace for Used Furniture
- September 2022 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
EnergyNow: Powering a New Market
By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett
In August 2022, EnergyNow co-founder and CEO Stuart MacWilliam (MBA 2015) considers the company strategy for building solar panels to provide power in South Africa’s recently deregulated energy market. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Development Economics; Energy; Alternative Energy; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Management; Ethics; Geography; Government and Politics; Energy Policy; Law; Management; Markets; Market Timing; Operations; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; South Africa
MacKay, Alexander, and James Barnett. "EnergyNow: Powering a New Market." Harvard Business School Case 723-361, September 2022. (Revised February 2023.)
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power
By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Kathleen L. McGinn and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to hold the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup. Five lenders submitted bids, and the co-founders ultimately opted to select Eager Bank as their partner for the 2020-2021... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Cost vs Benefits; Judgments; Education; Higher Education; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Types; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
Schwartzstein, Joshua, Kathleen L. McGinn, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power." Harvard Business School Supplement 921-034, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- February 2021
- Case
Yellow Digital Retailers: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Norris
In 2020, Mike Heyink and Maya Stewart, co-founders of the Pay-as-you-Go Solar company Yellow were considering how to grow their startup. They had achieved some success in their first market, Malawi, and had recently entered Uganda, where business was slower. What did... View Details
Keywords: Solar Energy; Business Model; Business Startups; Developing Countries and Economies; Alternative Energy; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Green Technology; Salesforce Management; Diversification; Expansion; Energy Industry; Africa; South Africa; Malawi; Uganda
Applegate, Lynda M., Frank V. Cespedes, and Michael Norris. "Yellow Digital Retailers: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa." Harvard Business School Case 821-041, February 2021.
- Video
Louisa Mojela & Gloria Serobe
Louisa Mojela, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of WIPHOLD, reflects on ways that she navigated her early career in the context of South Africa's apartheid system. View Details