Publications

2019
Chapter

Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates

By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

An extensive literature on venture capital has studied asymmetric information and agency problems between investors and entrepreneurs, examining how separating entrepreneurs from the investor can create frictions that might inhibit the funding of good projects. It has... View Details

Keywords: Syndication; Frictions; Venture Capital; Networks; Entrepreneurship

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April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
Case

Voatz

By: Mitchell Weiss and Maddy Halyard

Nimit Sawhney scrolled through the tweet stream on his phone, unsure of what to make of it on August 6, 2018 or how to respond. Voatz, the Boston-based startup he co-founded and led, provided a mobile-voting platform. In March of 2018, had successfully piloted the new... View Details

Keywords: Mobile App; Business Startups; Voting; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Safety; Cybersecurity

02 Feb 2016
First Look

February 2, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-015 Rubicon Global The case describes Rubicon Global, a startup that aimed to disrupt the waste management industry. The company started with a bold... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
News

Joint Venture

says Dushyanth Surakanti (MBA 2007), cofounder and CEO of medtech startup Sparta Biomedical. Approximately one in four adults suffer from the condition, according to recent studies. A fairly common solution available today, knee... View Details

Keywords: Shoshi Parks

February 2016 (Revised May 2016)
Case

Blue Origin, NASA, and New Space (A)

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Angela Acocella

Jeff Bezos, six years after starting a revolution in retailing with Amazon.com, turned his life-long passion for space into a start-up, Blue Origin. Blue (as it was called) was a part of the New Space industry, a collection of startup aerospace engineering companies... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Partners and Partnerships; Transportation; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Aerospace Industry

March 2023
Teaching Note

VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory

By: Karim R. Lakhani

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-021. The case “VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory” examines the creation of dental startup VideaHealth (Videa) and the development of its artificial intelligence (AI)-led business strategy through the eyes of founder and CEO Florian... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Business Model; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Health Industry; Technology Industry

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

Publications January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Prosocial Norms in the Classroom: The Role of Self-regulation in Following Norms of Giving By: Blake, P.R., M. Piovesan, N. Montinari, F. Werneken, and F. Gino Abstract—Children who are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2025
Supplement

The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation (B)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Levi Stroud, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb

Pre-abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the (B) Case videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Florian Hillen, co-founder... View Details

Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States

January 2025
Case

The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Levi Stroud, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb

Pre-abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the (B) Case videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Florian Hillen, co-founder... View Details

Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States

January 2021 (Revised March 2022)
Case

Brigad: The Future of Work

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Elena Corsi and Daniela Beyersdorfer

In 2019 Florent Malbranche, CEO and co-founder of the French tech startup Brigad, pondered the next growth steps. Founded in 2015, Brigad’s objective was two-fold: to help restaurants and bars find qualified staff for punctual shifts, and to make it easier for... View Details

Keywords: Platform Business; Gig Economy; Regulation; Entrepreneurship; Marketplace Matching; Growth and Development Strategy

December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Teaching Note

Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim

Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural... View Details

Keywords: Women; Racism; Black Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Gender; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Innovation and Invention; City; Culture; Miami

Web

Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Q3Q4 3.0 Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Richard Ruback , Royce Yudkoff Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Global Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Paul Gompers Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 IFC: Israel; 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

February 2011 (Revised September 2016)
Case

Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Nori Gerardo Lietz

In January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Private Equity; Investment; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Valuation; Europe; United States

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

entrepreneurial finance. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54066 forthcoming Academy of Management Journal We Ask Men to Win & Women Not to Lose: Closing the Gender Gap in Startup Funding By: Kanze,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

governments are... April 2025 Teaching Material Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) and (B) By: Michael W. Toffel , Ken Pucker and Stacy Straaberg Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 622-024, 625-004, 625-005, and 625-702. The Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) case... View Details

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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

November 2019
Case

DeepMap: Charting the Road Ahead for Autonomous Vehicles

By: Shane Greenstein and Nicole Tempest Keller

Founded in 2016, DeepMap developed high definition (HD) mapping software and localization services for Level 4+ autonomous vehicles. Traditional navigational maps were accurate to a few meters, which was sufficient for drivers but not for machine-driven vehicles that... View Details

Keywords: Mapping Software; Autonomous Vehicles; Business Startups; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Service Delivery; Global Range; Resource Allocation; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Auto Industry

February 2023
Case

Enstitute

By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar and Sarah Mehta

Shaila Ittycheria (MBA ’10) founded the nonprofit organization Enstitute, in 2012 in New York City. Determined to challenge the status quo within higher education, Shaila and her cofounder sought to expand opportunities for talented young people by placing them in... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Operations; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Education Industry; Employment Industry; United States