Personal Investing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2017
News

Bridging Domains

chairman of global private equity investing at Goldman Sachs, Sanjeev observes, “Every business in the world is interacting with science and engineering today. There’s a tremendous need for managers to become more conversant in how... View Details

20 May 2025
Blog Post

How Student-Proposed Internships Can Create Value

guided me through all of the company data, operations, and functions, coordinated intros with all the department heads, and even was a sounding board as I thought about my own personal career ambitions.” Jessica returned to View Details

05 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Intensive Bootcamp Kicked my Entrepreneurship Goals Into Gear

and extremely invested in the idea. I was so thankful to have a team that backed my initial idea and ran with it. Additionally, my team was a great combination of skill sets and backgrounds. I made a point to recruit outside of my section... View Details

21 May 2025
Blog Post

Mentorship in Action: When an HBS Student Proposes a Project

and functions, coordinated intros with all the department heads, and even was a sounding board as I thought about my own personal career ambitions.” Jessica returned to investing after graduation and said... View Details

30 Oct 2015
Blog Post

4 Takeaways from HBS

be successful – our values, our priorities, our personal lives, and our passions. Another example was student-led. The Joint Committee on Diversity organized a program called “HBS Speaks,” a series of monologues about different identities... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Thomas A. James, MBA 1966

investment in people have remained steadfast as he has grown the company into a leading global financial services firm. In the 1970s, RJF expanded into brokerage offices across the country, working with affiliates that acted as... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2022
News

Ink: Start Small, Rise Above

degree in aerospace engineering and several years at a real estate development and investment firm. But they collaborated on multiple ventures over the last 17 years. The most recent is NowAccount, a fintech startup that helps small... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe

But his longtime fascination with both the stock market and inventors came to the fore when he entered the New York investment world. After setting up a science and technology investment banking group at... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

contribution? As Ante writes, "ARD was the first professional venture firm that sought to raise money from nonfamily sources—primarily institutional investors such as insurance companies, educational organizations, and investment... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

option to her online consignment ceramics offerings, Giridharadas recouped about half of her investment within four months. Now she sees a bigger opportunity: Party supply rentals were a $5 billion industry in the United States in 2017,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

Profile

Arjun Goyal

pitched Foresight to HBS Business Angels, an alumni investment group, and have high hopes for the annual New Venture Competition. “On a commercial level,” Arjun explains, “Foresight is innovative in the way it applies new technology to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

22 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I decided to attend Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure what my next step would be, but I knew it was time for a change. As a financial analyst... View Details

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

programs can still be successful without the traditional partnership structure." But XTV's example, they continue, also suggests "some of the difficulties that these efforts encounter and the apparent importance of having a strong linkage between the fund's... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

19 Jan 2024
News

Blockchain for Good

After immigrating to the United Kingdom in the late 1960s to escape the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, Stella Dyer (MBA 1994) and her family lived in public housing and had very little money. “But we still had more than our friends and relatives back home,” she recalls. “My... View Details

Profile

Viktor Puzakov

where the business makes money,” Viktor says. “If you really want to understand the industry, you have to know what it’s like to live and work on a platform three to five weeks at a time.” Even in his personal interests, Viktor likes to... View Details

20 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

prescriptive suggestions for candidates to approach job negotiations as a two-level game and to minimize disadvantageous effects of gender on job negotiation outcomes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-095.pdf Optimal Life-Cycle View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Arthur Rock

a simple but profound desire: he wanted to help talented people build great companies. “Anyone who comes into the office and says `I have this business plan and you’re going to make a lot of money if you invest with me’ doesn’t stand... View Details

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

events. Class of 2016 Section G is the best!” What advice do you have for current HBS students interested in pursuing a career in your field? Pradhan: “Force yourself to be an outbound person and spend time researching and getting to know... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

do you have for current HBS students interested in pursuing a career in your field? Pradhan: “Force yourself to be an outbound person and spend time researching and getting to know people at various private equity or View Details

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

theory recommends substantial "tagging" or tailoring of taxes to personal characteristics (such as height) that are, on average, linked to wages. In the real world, this is seen as a terrible idea, except for some select traits, such as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

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