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- 21 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
micro-economic strategies that give small businesses and entrepreneurs the resources they need to grow and create more well-paying jobs. One of the most critical of these is capital. As the pace of the recovery continues to be slow, we... View Details
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
experiment, two people would arrange a Virtual Date and then we would use a speed-dating event to bring them together so we could compare the online impression to the offline impression," says Frost. Applications For Entrepreneurs If... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
unknown entrepreneurs in markets where he saw great potential. Unlike other venture capitalists of the time that focused on finding outstanding entrepreneurs or groundbreaking technology, Valentine took a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
Phirbol franchise was comprised of some 150 franchisees that had converted their small "mom-and-pop" shops into Phirbol-branded stores. Entrepreneurs Meghna Modi and Glenn Wong had launched the franchise in 2007, two years after... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
percent of the world's economic output, and only 1 percent of the investment. "Africa has still not played the role we'd expect it to play in this messy phenomenon of globalization," Spar said. Pandora's Box Mark Shuttleworth, an View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
whether they are talking to the "right other side." He recalls a time in his own corporate career when "we spoke to 10,000 entrepreneurs a year to get to 10 deals." “Sometimes your partners need to tell you it's not... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
in action? Check out the mercurial ups and downs of the nearest startup. "They're always unfiltered," Mukunda says. "In pretty much every case the personal quirks of the entrepreneur will have a huge impact." View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
entrepreneur or as an investor. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810072-PDF-ENG U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives Arthur A. Daemmrich and Elia PineiroHarvard Business School Case 710-040 The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
Working PapersSocial Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs Authors:Pierre Azoulay, Christopher C. Liu, and Toby E. Stuart Abstract Actors often match with associates... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, edited by David Audretsch, Oliver Falck, and Stephan Heblich. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., forthcoming Abstract Financing constraints are one of the biggest concerns impacting potential View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Building a Business in the Context of a Life
write down is not what will happen," Kraus says. "But by writing it down, you start with the imagination of what you want it to be, and then you recast it. A plan provides meaning and purpose." Data shows that entrepreneurs are more... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
stakeholders. Here is some expert advice. “Early on, entrepreneurs should avoid a focus on overly specific solutions and instead present the big picture,” write Rory McDonald and Robert Bremner in Harvard Business Review. “When changing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
society. They are also realistic about the challenges. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2539073 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 915-016 Market Design in Online Businesses (Abridged) The purpose of this note is to characterize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
says HBS professor emeritus Michael Beer. His new book explains what all companies can learn. Q&A. Can Entrepreneurs Drive 'People Movers' to Success? Call them next-generation driverless taxis or people movers, the age of personal... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
nineteenth century, showed it gained momentum from the 1960s, and resulted in a mainstreaming of sustainability rhetoric, and sometimes practice, in large corporations from the 1980s, primarily in Western developed countries. A more recent research theme is the story... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008
However, since 2005, S Group has held the leadership position; in 2007, it had captured 41 percent market while Kesko's was 33.9 percent. Kesko Plc is publicly traded and pursues a model whereby retailer entrepreneurs use their personal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
are eating a live shrimp or ground grasshoppers or something like that. But what these entrepreneurs in the cultural arena are able to do is leverage an idea to make the most of it. It's not the wriggling shrimp; it's the idea of what's... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
is any indication, however, few companies or industries are immune from decoupling by enterprising entrepreneurs able to find ways to extract value from others' established infrastructure. Established companies would do well to brace... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 May 2014
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First Look: May 27
environmental standards that require coordinated complementary investments by various types of private adopter. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2142085 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 814-089 Raising Startup Capital View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27
result of the efforts of two fledgling local entrepreneurs with a business model they believe can achieve a substantial and profitable share of a potential $150 million market. With the backdrop of the 2002 banking crisis, the governing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace