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- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
the United States in 1999 versus $7 billion in 1997, according to the National Venture Capital Association—has attracted thousands of business plans. This sheer volume of funds to be invested and plans to be... View Details
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress
create a $30 million fund to provide strategic national support to a surge of younger veterans running for Congress in the 2018 elections. The organization focuses on what Barcott calls “next-generation” veterans—military personnel who... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Challengers
All due respect to the Red Sox, but we think some of Boston's best pitching in May occurred on Western Avenue, not Yawkey Way. As part of a trio of entrepreneurial challenges hosted by the i-lab, six HBS students and two soon-to-be alumni—representing five... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
Commission sought to prevent investment companies from extending their control through investment pyramids, as was done frequently in the 1920s. Consequently, one section of the Act stated that an investment company could not own more... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
thought of as something that's investable for private equity. We see exciting young, growth companies, and we want to make them available to our limited partners." Hence, the creation of Causeway Media Partners, an investment fund... View Details
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
my time at HBS to explore how impact investing funds can help scale innovative solutions to permanent supportive housing,” he said. Kwame Assoku (MBA 2026)Kwame was born in Ghana and raised in New Jersey and New York. Throughout his... View Details
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
multi-state 911 outage left 11 million Americans across seven states without 911 service. Over 6,600 calls were lost including those from Alicia Cappola, a young mother who tried calling 37 timesbefore giving up and grabbing a knife to... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
of firms just above and just below the investment-grade cutoff. These firms have similar observables, including average investment rates. However, flows into high-yield mutual funds have an economically significant effect on the issuance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
competitive firms. August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics Winners in the Spotlight: Media Coverage of Fund Holdings as a Driver of Flows By: Soltes, Eugene F., David H. Solomon, and Denis Sosyura Abstract—We show that media coverage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
of inflation increases demand for cost of living adjustments. Frames that highlight flexibility, control, and investment significantly reduce annuitization. A majority of respondents prefer to receive an extra "bonus" payment during one month of the year that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Turning Point: Living History
alongside my day job. But as we talked to people, it became clear that there was support, and in 2016, the government of the Indian state of Punjab offered a building to house the museum. We set the goal to open 14 galleries in August... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to start a business. For instance, there’s this large public health... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Campaign Success Continues
funds to support fellowships, technology-equipped classrooms, and the renovation of Baker Library, are already at work transforming the campus. The campaign runs through December 2005 and Campaign Chair C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler Jr. (MBA... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Remarkable Support
Fiscal year 2013 proved to be another successful year of fundraising thanks to the generosity of more than 12,000 alumni and friends—along with the help of over 1,300 dedicated volunteers. Here are a few of the highlights from the year, which ended on June 30, 2013.... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kristie Gan
scientist, a doctor, or a researcher, I still dream of one day finding the cure to help the 300-million people who live with the same ailment. Instead, I've chosen to be an entrepreneur – one who will not only invest in cutting-edge research but also View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
be the best place to learn how to organize and think clearly, and thus be able to generate change,” he explains. After graduating, Ahlhauser worked in finance, auditing, and consulting roles for several national firms before hanging out his shingle on Music Row in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue
Concurrently, Lewis and I, plus several others, formed the first U.S.-style venture fund in Asia, in Hong Kong, with Lewis as the working M.D., to do startup/early stage investments — usually the transfer of proven success models from... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
publishers like Random House respond to these trends? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710444-PDF-ENG AQR's Momentum Funds Daniel B. Bergstresser, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen, and Christopher MalloyHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
the newly designed Alumni Web site (www.alumni.hbs.edu), which was launched earlier this summer. In addition, a subset of the committee worked with the School to develop an in-depth, informative, and lively presentation about the current View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
New Post for Finnegan
HBS Fund Chair Paul Finnegan (MBA 1982) has been elected to the Harvard Corporation, the University’s principal fiduciary governing board. A past president of the Harvard Alumni Association and a current member of the University’s Board... View Details