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Loan Reduction - Entrepreneurship

Loan Reduction ROCK CENTER LOAN REDUCTION PROGRAM The Rock Center Loan Reduction Program helps to reduce the educational debt repayment burden for a limited number of graduating student founders committed to... View Details

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Lawyers-in-Residence - Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs-In-Residence Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Venture Capital Advisors Lawyers-in-Residence Rock Executive Fellows The Lawyers in Residence (LiR) Program was established to provide students starting... View Details

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Team - Entrepreneurship

Director of Rock and Foundry Thara Pillai, Director Emily Cronin, Associate Director LAURIE BISHOP, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MARY ROSE SAINT-CYR, COMMUNITY MANAGER- ALUMNI PROGRAMS Ben McLarey, Community Manager VIRGINIA SHANNON, SPECIAL... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

workshops as they race to Demo Day where teams pitch their ventures to investors, entrepreneurs, and their classmates. Read More Rock 100 Initiative Rock Center support for... View Details

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Founders & Investors - Entrepreneurship

The Founders & Investors Discover Rock alumni and students who are turning opportunity into reality. Entrepreneurs Investors Companies Gilbert Addo CEO, RubiconMD MBA 2011 Pratik Agarwal Founder, Accel MBA 2014 Shantanu Agarwal Founder,... View Details

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Founder - Entrepreneurship

Student Journey Founder Required Curriculum Elective Curriculum Throughout your Founder Path, get feedback on your idea, testing plan, business model, and more from experienced entrepreneurs and VCs by meeting 1:1 with Rock Executive... View Details

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Joseph O'Donnell | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital Cities/ABC Joseph O’Donnell Boston Concessions Robert Reiss R&R... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Case Andreessen Horowitz By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Liz Kind Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm launched in 2009, has quickly broken into the VC industry's top ranks, in terms of its ability to invest in Silicon Valley's... View Details

26 Aug 2024
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HBS Lingo 101

Rock Center manages many different programs including the New Venture Competition, the Rock Accelerator program, the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program, the View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

The installation celebrates the generosity of the newly established Bridgitt and Bruce Evans Contemporary Art Fund at the School. 26th New Venture Competition Launched The 26th annual HBS New Venture... View Details

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For Alumni - Entrepreneurship

Competition offers aspiring entrepreneurial alumni with high potential new ventures a launching pad for continued development and an opportunity for valuable feedback and prize money. Rock Entrepreneurship... View Details

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Investors - Entrepreneurship

Founders & Investors Discover Rock alumni and students who are turning opportunity into reality. Contact us if you would like to be included here . Entrepreneurs Investors Companies Ajay Agarwal Partner, Bain Capital View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Programs & Events HBS Entrepreneurship Summit NOV 4-5 4-5 NOVEMBER 2022 HBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT: LEADING HIGH-GROWTH VENTURES IN AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD Brought to you by the Arthur Rock Center for... View Details

13 Dec 2019
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All Is Well in Texas: How Julia Cheek Founded Her At-Home Lab Testing Startup, EverlyWell

entrepreneurship through the Rock Center, titled Earl Martin Phalen: Ready to Roar. Though she did not start a company while at HBS, she still focused heavily on taking entrepreneurship courses. Julia also excelled academically, and when... View Details

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Dan Lufkin | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital Cities/ABC Joseph O’Donnell Boston Concessions Robert Reiss R&R... View Details

16 May 2023
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After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March left the startup world reeling. The biggest lender to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, SVB had become the preferred funder of the startup, tech, and venture capital worlds. Its quick... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

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Building Entrepreneurial Organizations - Health Care

innovating new health care ventures on topics chosen by the students or from those made available by the faculty. For Students & Alumni Arthur Rock Center For Entrepreneurship Blavatnik Fellowship in Life... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

particular field your venture intends to address, you may need a cofounder with domain specific expertise. Having domain expertise will not only inform the product strategy, but will also help the venture... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

23 Dec 2019
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Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School

Rock Venture Partners, a program started by entrepreneurship Professor Jeff Bussgang. The program allows EC (second-year) students who have an interest in Venture Capital to... View Details

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