Publications

01 Feb 1999
News

Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS

all. But Branson, whose career began in the late 1960s when he launched a student magazine and then a record company, told the audience that his enterprises all fit the company's brand. He defined the Virgin brand as representing service... View Details

Fast Answer

Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs

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November 2014 (Revised July 2019)
Case

Cravia: Launching High Growth Ventures in the Middle East

By: Lynda Applegate and Michael Norris

Walid Hajj (HBS '95), CEO of Dubai-based restaurant franchising company Cravia considers how best to expand his business in the fast-growing Gulf region. Should he add more American brands, expand to nearby countries, or open more of his current lineup of restaurants? View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurs; Middle East; Franchise; Food Retail Franchising; Franchise Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; United Arab Emirates; Dubai

29 Jul 2020
News

How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive in a New Era of Uncertainty

21 Jun 2017
Book

Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

Sep 2013
Panel Discussion

Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asian Commodity Markets: An Overview

By: Valeria Giacomin

Blog Post

Entrepreneur in Chief?: Obama Shows Signs of Understanding Innovation Process

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Craig Benson

Read Now

April 2009 (Revised March 2011)
Case

Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of possible cuts to help them weather the 2008–2009 economic downturn. The impact on each firm is very different: one is a later-stage company with revenues in excess of $100... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy

20 Sep 2018
News

Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?

11 Aug 2016
News

Food Recovery Entrepreneurs Workshop Summary

01 Dec 2019
News

Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn From Their Mistakes

21 Jun 2017
News

Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses

Article

Swedish Entrepreneurs in Manufacturing Firms and Their Sources of Information

By: D. A. Leonard

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Ventures; Information; Manufacturing Industry; Sweden

Find at Harvard

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

A few years ago anyone could become an entrepreneur. All you needed was a half-baked idea and a phone to hear offers from salivating venture capitalists. Now the environment is much more difficult. Question: Do you have what it takes to be an View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

16 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

For the past six months, there has been a lot of handwringing about the market downturn. Most everyone has been advising entrepreneurs to marshal their capital, cut costs, and extend their runway. In... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

11 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI

Although adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for the enterprise is still in the early days, the technology has matured enough for entrepreneurs to start gathering inspiration... View Details

Keywords: by Rocio Wu

17 May 2018
News

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

centers across India, creating more than 3,000 entrepreneurs and 12,000 jobs. The first program, Change the Mindset (CMS), works with students in secondary schools and colleges, introducing them to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
Case

Sound Group China: Urban Waste Entrepreneurs

By: John D. Macomber, Chad M. Carr and Fan Zhao

Private sector entrepreneur in China with advanced solid waste management capability competes with state owned enterprises and also government policies supporting a rival technology. Wen Yibo has used engineering expertise and political savvy to build a major privately... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Public Sector; Service Delivery; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Wastes and Waste Processing; Urban Development; Utilities Industry; China