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- May 2022 (Revised December 2023)
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Founder Collective
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
Founder Collective ("FC") launched in 2009 with a clear mission: to be the most aligned fund for founders at the seed stage. In keeping with its mission, FC maintained smaller fund sizes and was not a lifecycle investor. By November of 2021, the seed market had become... View Details
Keywords: Seed Investing; Business Startups; Mission and Purpose; Investment; Competitive Strategy; Venture Capital
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Founder Collective." Harvard Business School Case 822-129, May 2022. (Revised December 2023.)
- January 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Endeavor-Determining A Growth Strategy
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the progress of a nonprofit organization, Endeavor, focused on nurturing entrepreneurship in emerging markets. At the time of the case, it has successfully expanded to five Latin American countries and is contemplating the next phase in its growth.... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Nonprofit Organizations; Development Economics; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy
Sahlman, William A., and Michael J. Roberts. "Endeavor-Determining A Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 803-126, January 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
Victoria Ivashina
Victoria Ivashina is the Lovett-Learned Professor of Finance and Head of the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. She also serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy... View Details
Marlous van Waijenburg
Marlous van Waijenburg is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor van Waijenburg’s main... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
officials took steps to speed vaccine development last year, the United States and other countries could have paid to build manufacturing infrastructure and shore up the supply chain needed to produce vaccines at higher capacity. That extra investment could have saved... View Details
- January 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Montagu Private Equity (A)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Describes the dilemma facing Chris Masterson, the head of HSBC's private equity division, in negotiating this team's buyout of its organization from HSBC, its corporate parent since 1992. Discusses the pros and cons of being a captive fund and the delicate balance... View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Montagu Private Equity (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-051, January 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
of the OR” vs. the “genius of the AND” Only four of the 18 companies in their sample were based on the West Coast. But their point of view would... View Details
- 20 Dec 2013
- News
Learning a lesson from venture capital
- 18 Apr 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence From a Survey
- 15 Feb 2011
- News
Startup America: A Venture Capital Bailout?
- March 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Advising on Currency Risk at ICICI Bank
In March 2003, a client approached the Markets Advisory Group at ICICI Bank, India's second largest bank, about a hedging transaction. The hedge involved multiple interest rates and currencies. Shilpa Kumar, head of the Markets Advisory Group, has to put together a... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Currency Exchange Rate; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; India
Chacko, George C., Marti G Subrahmanyam, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Advising on Currency Risk at ICICI Bank." Harvard Business School Case 205-074, March 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
which they invested their own personal capital into startups, small business, and real estate. “After two years, we pivoted the syndicate to be venture-only and focused purely on diversity because most of our companies were diverse,”... View Details
- September 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
GoodGuide
By: George Serafeim, Robert G. Eccles and Tiffany A. Clay
GoodGuide, a high-technology start-up company, founded by University of California Professor at Berkley Dara O'Rourke is at a critical junction. The venture capital funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Goods and Commodities; Business Model; Information Technology; Knowledge; Education Industry; California
Serafeim, George, Robert G. Eccles, and Tiffany A. Clay. "GoodGuide." Harvard Business School Case 112-031, September 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- 19 Feb 2012
- News
Time to tighten rules on US pensions
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Creation of parks connects people to nature and each other
Will Rogers (MBA 1985) recognizes the power of the natural world. As president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that works to conserve land for use as parks and gardens, he helps... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- Video
Social Impact Investing: Alumni Initiatives
- 15 Jun 2020
- Video
Webinar: Science, Business & Vaccine Development to Combat the Pandemic.
- September 1976
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (A)
Deals with a transfer pricing problem in a complex, international situation. A broad range of issues are present in the case, or are needed for a thorough case analysis. Such issues include: relevant costs; the appropriateness of profit centers; the appropriateness of... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 177-034, September 1976.
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
How to Navigate Investing in A.I., From Someone Who’s Done It
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
entrepreneurial finance. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54066 forthcoming Academy of Management Journal We Ask Men to Win & Women Not to Lose: Closing the Gender Gap in Startup View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne