Venturing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2000
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Financial Services 24/7

successful startup, and in a way, it is. However, Wingspanbank's financial backing comes not from a venture fund or an IPO but from a surprising source: Bank One Corp., whose more than $250 billion in assets make it one of the country's... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2006
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The Hard Way

Queensland State Parliament building in Brisbane in March 2002 celebrating the publication of her motivational biography Meet Me at the Top! PHOTO BY LYNDON MECHIELSEN/NEWSPIX/NEWS LTD. Today, Russo continues to build her business and reap its rewards. In March 2006,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Sep 2013
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The First Scrum

organize a seven-to-a-side tournament, a kind of abbreviated form of the game. And would you believe it, we won! Our first tournament victory. When I walked up to get that rather pathetic-looking trophy—which probably cost us $5 from the local hack shop—I had the... View Details

Keywords: rugby; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution

governments (Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City); dual-government ventures (Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, near Beijing); and company-led projects (PlanIT Valley, developed in Portugal by a high-tech company as an R&D center for sustainable urban... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

Ventures “solidified my belief that technology has the power to dramatically change the lives of marginalized communities.” In founding The Aspen Fellowship, a 6-week program that pairs Black undergraduates with advisors, classmate Brian... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

doing their best to keep up. Many are engaged in joint ventures with Chinese manufacturers: GM plans to spend $4 billion on electrification in China by 2020, for example, while VW intends to roll out 15 NEVs over the same period. And the... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

plans for HBS research and education ventures in key regions of the world. "We are talking about taking the School to a different level of involvement with the world," said Clark. On to Chicago HBS Alumni Association president Catherine... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

questions about whether a new venture will be profitable, if changes in business strategy will generate an increase in profits, or if “staying the course” will result in continued profitability. Unlike books offering one-size-fits-all... View Details

09 Sep 2016
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MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

it basically, got started around a couple of my passions-- one being, at the time, windsurfing, which later grew in a kitesurfing. And technology start ups, which is what I do for a living, as a venture capitalist. White: Tell me what it... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Dispatches from the Global Classroom

response: By providing preventive care and earlier intervention, Primedic’s network will lower costs compared with a public health system notable for its long lines and months-long wait for referrals. Rodríguez, cofounder of the IGNIA View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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