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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
annual conservation needs. What role should investment capital play? What role should TNC play? Key Themes: Impact investing is option proposed a new “tool” for socially-motivated actors to achieve their mission. While this appears to be... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
tied to Ukraine’s social, economic, and democratic stability. Creating access to such services is a daunting task during wartime, when infrastructure is crippled and underfunded and while tens of millions of Ukrainians have been... View Details
- 08 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs
it will democratize access to capital from those previously excluded,” the authors write. “Prior work has shown that discrimination still exists on crowd-funding sites we take a step further in understanding... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
compare the slant and bias of pairs of articles on identical topics of U.S. politics. Our slant measure is less (more) than zero when an article leans towards Democratic (Republican) viewpoints, while bias is the absolute value of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
most powerful person in Boston-head of a privately held, billion-dollar company he built practically from scratch; friend and advisor to politicians of both parties, from Boston's Democratic Mayor Tom Menino to the Bay State's Republican... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
also a de facto dictator, torturing and killing citizens who dared to protest for a more democratic government. Education was another driver for the family’s emigration. In Korea, the cultural drive to achieve the highest possible level... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
extent of wrongful benefits and damages from 600 years of international harm to the African continent. Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet By Chris Dixon (MBA 2003) Random House The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
process by getting in the way of Schumpeter's "creative destruction." Read the journal: http://symposium.cshlp.org/content/74 Too Big to Live: Why We Must Stamp Out State Monopoly Capitalism Authors: Niall Ferguson Publication:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
Tanzania. Now based in Kigali, Rwanda, Ngoyi finds her global experience is a good fit with her current role. In May 2022, she was named CEO of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA). A $670 million investment fund and subsidiary of Afreximbank, FEDA provides... View Details
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
the benefit of the Google brand. And eventually, the Chinese regime might change to a more democratic form of government, in which case Google's stand might go down in history as one of seminal moments on China's road to democracy. But... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Wilkins began his career as a finance and management consultant before becoming president of Syndicated Communications in 1977. Wilkins served in that capacity through 1989, then took posts as managing general partner of Syncom Capital... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
After the Boom and the Bust What’s Next for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship? Professor Professor Josh Lerner (PMD 62) + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides Venture capital—and high-potential entrepreneurship—underwent a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
as a platform to not only improve the health and wellness of one of the world’s youngest and fastest growing populations but also to create a whole new industry around the business of sports,” says Tatum. Creating an industry from scratch, though, required both View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 28 Feb 2022
- News
Equal Partner
Courtesy Pialy Aditya A couple of years ago, Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) got an unexpected inquiry from a venture capital firm: Would she be interested in being a partner? Though she wasn’t looking for a new job, she was intrigued by the... 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
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
pressing business challenges, such as managing creative employees, navigating the IPO process, and protecting intellectual property. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur by Dermot Berkery (MBA ’91) (McGraw-Hill) This... View Details
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
Photo courtesy Pialy Aditya Photo courtesy Pialy Aditya A couple of years ago, Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) got an unexpected inquiry from a venture capital firm: Would she be interested in being a partner? Though she wasn’t looking for a new... View Details
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
backlash ” Harti commented that, “The problem arises when the capital moves off-shore and the work force can’t follow.” Michael put it more bluntly: “I think many Americans have woken up in a state of shocked disbelief to find out free... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
shows. Partisan divides exist even within specific professions. Democrats accounted for more than 50 percent of chief or general legal officers at firms, but Democrats made up only 27 percent of chief... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Bringing a new funding model to the life sciences industry
exciting life-science innovation—that is a big opportunity," says Farquharson. A former partner at Halo Funds, he was a founding member of InCube, a traditional venture capital fund, when he started VentureHealth with the hope of View Details