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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

Decarbonizing Fashion (A) case introduces Allbirds as a footwear startup not only focused on simple design, comfort, and sustainable natural materials but on decarbonizing the wider fashion industry. Background material highlights the... View Details
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

but that some children fail to follow that norm in the actual game. The gap between norm and behavior was correlated with self-regulation skills on a parent-report individual differences measure. Specifically, we show that failure to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016

international equity markets, with a highly significant average slope coefficient of 1.05. In sharp contrast, standard factor-model-based proxies fail to exhibit predictive power internationally. We show analytically and empirically that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

show how this process of experimentation can be particularly valuable in the context of entrepreneurship because most new ventures fail completely, and only a few become extremely successful. We also shed light on important costs to this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

Most companies fail. It's an unsettling fact for bright-eyed entrepreneurs, but old news to start-up veterans. But here's the good news: Experienced entrepreneurs know that running a company that eventually fails can actually help a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Background Note Raising Startup Capital By: Jeffrey Bussgang Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise in raising... View Details
  • 22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22

host of startup problems including what should be built when and at what price along with infrastructure issues. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/rawabi/an/214008-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-489 Sustainability of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2023 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

Norse Atlantic Airways

By: Willy Shih
Bjørn Tore Larsen, Norse Atlantic Airways' founder and CEO, hadn't planned to get into the airline business. But when the COVID-19 pandemic depressed the global demand for air travel and the lease rates for jetliners, he realized if ever he was going to get into the... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Market Entry and Exit; Leasing; Business Strategy; Segmentation; Interest Rates; Air Transportation Industry; Europe; North America; Norway; United Kingdom; United States
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The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

  • 13 May 2014
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First Look: May 13

publicly stated goals. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/05/how-to-outsmart-activist-investors/ar/1 August 2013 Harvard Business Review Making 'Freemium' Work: Many Start-ups Fail to Recognize the Challenges of This Popular Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

article.) The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation By: Tsedal Neeley May 2025 | Teaching Note | Faculty Research Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 425-720. Florian Hillen, co-founder and CEO of VideaHealth, a View Details
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Profiles - MBA

J.P. Morgan's new sustainable investing growth fund, focused on startups with Climate Tech. The simultaneous exposure to daily calls with founders and formal investment committee meetings painted a holistic picture of the entrepreneurial... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

failure and making it work for us. Why Startups Fail Professor Thomas Eisenmann (DBA 1998, MBA 1983) + More Info – Less Info Most startups fail. About two-thirds of venture... View Details
  • 16 May 2023
  • In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March left the startup world reeling. The biggest lender to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, SVB had become the preferred funder of the startup, tech, and... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services
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Skydeck - Alumni

Quantum computing has revolutionary potential, but it’s been stuck in the lab. John Levy (MBA 1979) thinks his startup has a way to make it an accessible superpower for business—and he is racing tech’s biggest names to make a... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 18 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet

perspectives, somebody with perhaps more drive,” Gompers says. You Might Also Like: Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap? The Color of Private... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • 30 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 30

fail to spend sufficient time learning to understand ourselves and creating our own definition of success? The truth is, it can seem so natural and so much easier to just do what everyone else is doing-for now-leaving it for later to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Dec 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

example, you don’t need to talk as freely about your failures—not because it’s harmful—but because people don’t tend to feel envious of you in the first place.” In another experiment, the researchers studied a different environment: a competition in which entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Jan 2023
  • Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

partner to be your listening guide as you talk them through; be sure to encourage them just to listen and be curious about insights versus helping you try to solve things. The prompts below are very career-centric, geared towards startup... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin