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- 15 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
From investment banking, to the federal government, to a beauty startup. From North America, to Africa, to Europe, to South America. Aisha Fatima Dozie (MBA 2002), founder of Bossy Cosmetics, has a colorful, vibrant, and inspiring life... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Course Number 1655 Senior Lecturer Mark Roberge Senior Lecturer Lou Shipley Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions Paper/Project Senior Lecturer Mark Roberge Senior Lecturer Lou... View Details
- 12 May 2014
- News
Noam Wasserman | Not all founders are equal
- 18 Oct 2024
- News
Maria Roche: Why Professors Make Bad Spinout Founders
- 05 Dec 2023
- News
What Founders Get Wrong about Sales and Marketing
- 16 Apr 2024
Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with an HBS Founder
Wondering how an MBA can help with your professional growth? Learn from HBS alumna, Katie Spies (MBA 2019), how HBS helps prepare you for a career in entrepreneurship. View Details
- August 2017
- Article
The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
By: Thomas F. Hellmann and Noam Wasserman
We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of entrepreneurial founding teams. Using a formal theory where founders may have preferences over relative outcomes, we derive predictions about the antecedents and consequences of dividing... View Details
Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman. "The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures." Management Science 63, no. 8 (August 2017): 2647–2666.
- 21 Jun 2017
- News
What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?
- 13 May 2024
Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with an HBS Founder
Wondering how an MBA can help with your professional growth? Learn from HBS alumnus, Yichen Guo (MBA 2021), how HBS helps prepare you for a career in entrepreneurship. View Details
- 2025
- Book
The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product–Market Fit in the Age of AI
Leverage AI to be a 10x Founder
Today’s most successful founders know that the startups that learn the fastest will win. In The Experimentation Machine, I reveal how AI is transforming the way startups find product-market fit and scale.... View Details
Today’s most successful founders know that the startups that learn the fastest will win. In The Experimentation Machine, I reveal how AI is transforming the way startups find product-market fit and scale.... View Details
Keywords: AI; Founder; Startup; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit
Bussgang, Jeffrey J. The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product–Market Fit in the Age of AI. Damn Gravity Media, 2025.
- 25 Apr 2012
- News
Patagonia's Founder is America's Most Unlikely Business Guru
- 21 Jun 2023
Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with an HBS Founder
Wondering how an MBA can help with your professional growth? Learn from HBS alumna, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022), how HBS helps prepare you for a career in entrepreneurship. View Details
- 12 Feb 2015
- Video
You Don’t Know @Jack: Twitter’s Founder Talks Entrepreneurship
- March 2025 (Revised May 2025)
- Case
Xfund and Sam Altman: Finding Harvard's Best Generative AI Founders
By: Suraj Srinivasan
On May 1, 2024, Xfund Managing Partners Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, hosted a high-stakes venture pitch session designed to select one startup for a minimum $100,000 investment. This “Xperiment Stake” competition, dedicated to startups in the Generative AI... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Venture Capital; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Competition; Technology Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj. "Xfund and Sam Altman: Finding Harvard's Best Generative AI Founders." Harvard Business School Case 125-090, March 2025. (Revised May 2025.)
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
From investment banking, to the federal government, to a beauty startup. From North America, to Africa, to Europe, to South America. Aisha Fatima Dozie (MBA 2002), founder of Bossy Cosmetics, has a colorful, vibrant, and inspiring life... View Details
- August 2019 (Revised October 2019)
- Teaching Note
BulkWhiz: Negotiating as a Startup Founder in the UAE
By: Katherine B. Coffman and Christine Exley
Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-004. View Details
- 08 Jun 2022
- Podcast
Dropbox founder Drew Houston on streamlining the digital workspace
Is work-life balance possible when you’re always connected? The pandemic has forced advances in the digital underpinnings of remote and hybrid work. Dropbox has added apps and organizational advice to its ubiquitous cloud storage. Founder and CEO Drew Houston on the... View Details