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Africa - Global Activities 2021
Emory University, to work at McKinsey & Company. There she was responsible for strategy due diligence and planning for financial services and public sector clients in Africa and the Middle East. “I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
Generation manages to do the appropriate level of due diligence in emerging markets that lack transparency. Another wondered how Generation’s practice of sometimes holding investments for only a short time... View Details
- 10 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation
they weren’t there at the time, but they have been a part of the culture, and we don’t want to deal with it.” Headhunting firms, meanwhile, may have to do extra due diligence in order to vet someone with a... View Details
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
capital firms will need to deploy near-record amounts of capital, the due diligence process will take significantly more time, Gompers says. Potentially less favorable terms. As the pandemic grinds on and... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
provider, you have 10 million data points that help you decide on how to optimally allocate your money, and everything is automated. That’s the future of banking.” The robot edge Investors in marketplace lending who do their due View Details
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines
investment and development firm based in Harvard Square, to conceptualize and commercialize paradigm-shifting technologies in surgery. My background in biomedical engineering and business has enabled me to holistically: Due View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective
deeply into different spaces,” said Lichter. Lichter also notes that the HBS network can be instrumental in helping interns add value. Students have successfully tapped into the potential of the HBS network to build connections that enhance their team’s ability to... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
sponsored buyouts are typically more informed, more hands-on, and more interventionist than public company boards. There are several reasons for this: Private-equity boards typically have the advantage of in-depth due View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
team observed that members who invested in deals that were also receiving capital from professional investors fared better, as did those who joined other IC members in investing, as opposed to those who were the single IC investor in a deal. In other words, relying on... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
thought highly efficient and capable of helping many children,” says Taylor. “Then, a middleman ran away with the money, and I thought, ‘Oh goodness, this reminds me that due diligence is equally critical... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 16 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Delivering Solutions During a Crisis with Hans Kristian Furuseth (MBA 2019)
within the HBS community also led Furuseth to his current role at Farmasiet.no. A conversation with Bjarne Lie (MBA 1999), led to discussions with Lie’s investment firm, Verdane, about an ecommerce company they were researching. Furuseth became a key part of the View Details
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Black History Month | Baker Library
entrepreneurs struggled to thrive due to the gap between political commitment and tangible support. By contrasting instances of Black success with those of their White counterparts, the profile sheds light on the racial and economic... View Details
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
to build the relationships that they need. If your strengths are in collaborating with others, don't pull away from that in order to build a more "portable" career. But do extensive due diligence on an... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
his career in renewable energy and came to HBS with seven years of experience in early-stage project development and due diligence for U.S. government energy resilience projects. His work history includes... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
convince ICC’s Investment/Credit Committee to provide capital despite the many risks associated with investing in Argentina. Due to Argentina’s vast energy resources, its modern political history has been deeply intertwined with its... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
have confidence. If you perform the appropriate due diligence up front, then you can be confident that you’ll make the right decisions, no matter where you are. What are some of the business issues you’ve... View Details
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
enhance the due diligence process for mergers and acquisitions, and to support continuous improvement activities such as lean management and benchmarking. In presenting their model, the authors define the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
studies in the early 1990s. This interaction intensified through their collaboration on the Moroccan Pilot. This incremental engagement process also enabled them to undertake a due diligence assessment of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
things we were trying to get done, which was great. In that sense, I think it was almost a net positive for us, which is a rare thing to say during the pandemic. Do you feel like you can get a sense of a team when you’re doing (virtual) View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition
culture, and a sign that the Zoom life might not turn out to be that bad. Opportunities without Boundaries The Maverick team ensured that the interns had exposure to many different parts of the venture life. This included everything from sourcing to View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity