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- June 2017
- Case
Guillermo Jaime—An Endeavor Entrepreneur
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Mehta and Aldo Sesia
Guillermo Jaime was the founder and CEO of Mejoramiento Integral Asistido (MIA), a for-profit company providing affordable housing to low-income Mexicans living at the base of the pyramid (BOP). This case tells the story of Jaime and Endeavor, a nonprofit dedicated to... View Details
Keywords: Base Of The Pyramid; Social Capitalism; Housing; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Wealth and Poverty; Social Entrepreneurship; Construction Industry; Mexico
Applegate, Lynda M., Sarah Mehta, and Aldo Sesia. "Guillermo Jaime—An Endeavor Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 817-084, June 2017.
- October 1985
- Background Note
Compensation Planning for Entrepreneurs
Stevenson, Howard H. "Compensation Planning for Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-090, October 1985.
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
Spontaneous responses can often be quite telling. As a member of a panel discussion at the Women, Money, and Power conference, entrepreneur Joline Godfrey posed two simple questions to the mostly-female audience. "How many of you had... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI
Although adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for the enterprise is still in the early days, the technology has matured enough for entrepreneurs to start gathering inspiration and evaluating opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: by Rocio Wu
- Web
Entrepreneurs Promise Signers - Alumni
Giving Entrepreneurs Promise Signers Giving Entrepreneurs Promise Signers Entrepreneurs Promise Signers The Entrepreneurs Promise is a special... View Details
- 20 Sep 2018
- News
Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?
- 16 Aug 2022
- News
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
- April 2009 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of possible cuts to help them weather the 2008–2009 economic downturn. The impact on each firm is very different: one is a later-stage company with revenues in excess of $100... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Case 809-109, April 2009. (Revised March 2011.)
- 21 Jun 2017
- Book
Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
A few years ago anyone could become an entrepreneur. All you needed was a half-baked idea and a phone to hear offers from salivating venture capitalists. Now the environment is much more difficult. Question: Do you have what it takes to be an View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
itself. ©iStock/Nina Piatrouskaya Pitching an idea before actually producing a product can be advantageous to an entrepreneur because of the possibility of early and ongoing feedback from a seasoned buyer. By using this approach, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Ghosh Is Entrepreneur in Residence
Shikhar Ghosh (MBA ’80) has been named the HBS entrepreneur in residence for 2005–06. A veteran of the technology sector, he was chosen by BusinessWeek and Forbes as one of the leading Internet and technology entrepreneurs. Ghosh will... View Details
- Article
Supporting Entrepreneurs in Muslim Countries
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Shadid A. Ansari
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Shadid A. Ansari. "Supporting Entrepreneurs in Muslim Countries." Bloomberg Businessweek Online (May 11, 2010).
- April 1993
- Article
The Mind-Style of the Entrepreneur
By: M. Warshaw and H. H. Stevenson
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
Warshaw, M., and H. H. Stevenson. "The Mind-Style of the Entrepreneur." Success 40, no. 3 (April 1993).
- January 2008 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese Entrepreneur
By: Anthony J. Mayo, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki
The case provides insight into a business leader whose cognizance of contextual forces (social, economic, and political) allowed him to drive significant change in an industry and Japanese society in the second half of the twentieth century. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business History; Leading Change; Management Style; Personal Development and Career; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
Mayo, Anthony J., Masako Egawa, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 408-039, January 2008. (Revised May 2014.)
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
Are Entrepreneurs Born or Taught?
- 19 Feb 2014
- News
The "Older" Entrepreneurs Secret Weapon
- 13 Jul 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
programs at 12 centers across the country, creating more than 3,000 entrepreneurs and 12,000 jobs. “Our goal has been to leverage the program through government organizations, given their vast resources and existing infrastructure to... View Details
- May 13, 2015
- Article
America's Transportation Infrastructure Needs Entrepreneurs
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "America's Transportation Infrastructure Needs Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 13, 2015).