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  • 03 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

the VC firm risk supporting an entrepreneur with a questionable track record? A recent paper might contain the answer. Entrepreneurs coming off an initial VC-backed failure often see their careers accelerate in their follow-on job, as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

working in the social or public sectors, or pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors. Işik Keçeci Aşur (MBA 1997) and Mustafa Aşur Fellowship The Işik Keçeci and Mustafa Aşur Fellowship was established through the generosity of Işik Keçeci Aşur... View Details
  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

lives and the very structure and power dynamics of industries can't be managed as "silos," tucked away in corporate, university, or government research labs, in incubators, or within venture capital-funded entrepreneurial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 30

people believe the risk decreases (negative recency) but at the same time exhibit more cautious behavior (positive recency). The rest of the difference is consistent with two well established mechanisms: judgment error and the use of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2011
  • Article

Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?

By: Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard and Lynn S. Paine
Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Economic Systems; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Markets; Risk and Uncertainty
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  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

managing risk in early-stage ventures. The case also addresses issues such as diversification and options preservation as well as the importance of trust and long-term relationships in decision making in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2014 (Revised June 2015)
  • Case

Quiet Logistics (A)

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Execution; Strategic Uncertainty; Disruptive Change; Managing Growth; Robotics; Disruptive Technology; Managing Start-ups; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 01 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 1

Rory Abstract—Prior research examines how firms compete effectively in established markets. This study investigates new markets and traces how entrepreneurial rivals in such a market search for a successful strategy. Through an in-depth,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

success, even though he has a .650 failure rate. But in entrepreneurial management, there's a tendency to see things in black and white, rather than looking at the whole picture. And while VCs are likely to recruit an executive with... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • October 2014
  • Supplement

Quiet Logistics (B)

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Execution; Strategic Uncertainties; Managing Growth; Disruptive Change; Robotics; Disruptive Technologies; Managing Start-ups; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 06 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

What makes a successful entrepreneurial leader? Is it the technical brilliance of Bill Gates? The obsessive focus on user experience of Steve Jobs? The vision, passion, and strong execution of Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo? Or maybe... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
  • 22 Nov 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

inoculate the business against this risk. As we will see, the trick is in setting clear boundaries. Controlling strategic risk is the fourth implementation imperative. Strategic boundaries—which are always stated in the negative—ensure... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons

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    Keywords: federal government; real estate
    • December 2017 (Revised January 2018)
    • Case

    Alltech

    By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
    Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky–based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018), sales in 120 countries, 5,000 employees, and 100 manufacturing plants worldwide. For nearly four decades, Alltech... View Details
    Keywords: Alltech; United States; Agribusiness; Agriculture; Animal; Animal Agriculture; Animal Feed; Livestock; Family Business; Vertical Integration; Strategy; Growth; Feed Additives; Feed Supplements; Kentucky; Growth Strategy; Family Businesses; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Change Management; Trends; Governance; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Intellectual Property; Leadership; Management; Markets; Organizational Culture; Private Ownership; Science; Quality; Risk and Uncertainty; Research; Sales; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Kentucky; Brazil; China
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    Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

    Entrepreneurship Essentials Professor William Sahlman Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. 4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by March 20 $1,850 Certificate... View Details
    • 06 Oct 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

    uncertainty in the market, investors become quite risk averse. They will only back proven entrepreneurs with truly compelling ideas. People make the numbers, not conversely. So, I still think the people making the forecasts are more... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    California - Global

    areas were the best fit for the app’s growth, and how quickly should they roll out? And what were the long-term benefits and risks to new subjects within the flagship app? January 2025 Case Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology... View Details
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    2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

    streaming and esports, and more industry consolidation? Drawing on dozens of recent case studies, Professor Elberse walked participants through the likely future of the entertainment industry and outline the most effective business strategies and biggest View Details
    • 28 Oct 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: October 28, 2008

    believe that enforcing educational standards and a code of ethics is unlikely to choke entrepreneurial creativity. Indeed, if the field of medicine is any indication, a code may even stimulate creativity. The main challenge in writing a... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 11 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS

    DJ DiDonna is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School where he teaches the required first year course: The Entrepreneurial Manager. He has dedicated his career to... View Details