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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960) When asked about his motivation for supporting financial aid for HBS students from his native Poland, energy industry entrepreneur and investor Jacek Makowski reveals his deep regard for history—both Poland’s and... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
interested in the issue of governance generally.” Farient’s research indicates that investors are generally accepting of high compensation levels as long as performance is good. But not surprisingly, it’s a different story when... View Details
- 21 Sep 2018
- News
HBS Association of Southern California Boosts Support for Startups
productive workshop.” Creighton Taylor (MBA 2014) pitched his pilot-stage company, Compass, to get guidance on investors, while Noemie Delfassy (MBA 2010) was there to refine her pitch to investors for her food company, Frecious. Sam... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Alumni Startup Enters the Shark Tank
storytelling. While metrics and market size matter, investors need to believe in you as a founder and in your unique ability to solve the problem you’re tackling. In our case, it’s always been about View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Sunny Side
contrarian bet is paying off. Berardi is traveling less, as more and more founders and investors set up shop in his new hometown: “Miami was built on waves of immigration. It’s a place that makes you feel like you matter to its future and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
costs the organization 9 to 15 cents per dollar to identify and enroll recipients, execute the transfers, follow up, and conduct other administrative work. Mark Lampert (MBA 1988) was an early investor in GiveDirectly, which received the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
power and shale gas are on the right side of the fight against climate change, and why markets have a better shot at winning the fight than governments do. Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation Clear communication is critical for a... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
Clubs News Clubs News Alumni Angels Conference Tackles Post-Pandemic Investing and Entrepreneurship The global pandemic has reshaped the world, and investors and founders are full of questions about the future of startups. To find... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
renewables compete very well with expensive oil-based energy and are more reliable. A domestic focus on efficiency and renewables can reduce domestic energy bills and create diversification. A favorable business climate for renewables View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
environmental sustainability efforts, serving as executive director of Ceres, a coalition of environmental groups and institutional investors; initiator of the Investor Network on Climate Risk; and cofounder of the Global Reporting... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
meant. When we explained that we were investors and might help them build their companies, they would invite us in.” Some of those invitations grew into serious businesses. Draper and Johnson invested in entrepreneurial opportunities, and... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
Adrianna Ma (MBA 2000) Adrianna Ma (MBA 2000) has been member of the HBS Fund Investors Society, which recognizes leadership giving, for the past five years. “I had an unconventional background and I’m grateful that the School took a... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
clients,” Treacy notes, adding the most important takeaway the company received from the NVC was retrospection. “The HBS competition was the first real opportunity I had to step back from the hectic day-to-day and really do some soul searching about Cobli’s vision and... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
of angel investors in early 2009 and noticed, "I was the only woman in the room." She also observed that the companies under review had all-male leadership teams. She knew that the level of gender discrepancy among View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
special interests, particularly as they corrode the tax code? Unless both sides of the equation, revenue and expense, are questioned on the issue of fairness, I’m digging my tax heels in. Brian Mullen (MBA 1980) Lawrence, NY Investors... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
New weather patterns brought on by climate change will require updated farming practices, effective water management, and innovative pest and disease management in the Midwest and around the globe. Increasingly, the business community is... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
corporation that came with the emergence of investor capitalism in the 1970s. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the debate about the sources of America’s economic malaise, and what could be done about it, began to penetrate... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
expectations embedded in a company's stock price. Providing a fundamentally new way to evaluate all stocks, Expectations Investing will set investors on the path to success. Managers can also use the book to devise, adjust, and View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
on how to succeed in the new economy. “We look at how the Internet can enhance our business by improving communication with both our customers and our network of suppliers around the world,” he explains. A quality-control problem at a... View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
Hunter College. After realizing how much she enjoyed sharing her love of art with others, she began to earn credits toward a master's degree, giving gallery talks and lectures along the way, even as she continued to work full time. When a restructuring at Institutional... View Details