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  • February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
  • Case

Mistry Architects (A)

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha
Describes an architecture firm founded and run by a husband and wife team, Sharukh and Renu Mistry, that emphasizes "green" building. The firm presents an unusual mix of projects-spanning the spectrum from larger corporate projects to small private homes. The mix also... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Customer Focus and Relationships; Design; Housing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Nonprofit Organizations; Conflict and Resolution
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  • March 1997 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

Help the World See: Self-Sustaining Eye Care in Belize

In 1992, Help the World See (HTWS), a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to improving eye care in developing countries, established permanent, self-sustaining eye care clinics in Belize in conjunction with the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI). The... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Belize
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  • November 1996
  • Case

Del Webb Corporation (A), The

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Begins with a company history, tracing the tenures of founder Del E. Webb and his successor as chairman and CEO, Robert H. Johnson. Johnson inherited a diversified company that was involved in construction, real estate development (including the famous Sun City), and... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Conflict Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Crisis Management
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    Andreessen Horowitz

    This teaching case profiles Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm launched in 2009 that quickly broke into the VC industry's top ranks. The case recounts the firm's history; describes its co-founders' motivations and their strategy for disrupting an... View Details

    • Web

    Finance - Faculty & Research

    Behavior and Wellbeing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-036, January 2025. Untapped Global: Financing Africa’s Missing Middle By: Raymond Kluender and Emanuele Colonnelli January 2025 | Case | Faculty Research In November 2024, Jim Chu, View Details
    • Web

    About - Entrepreneurship

    regional Roundtables, and smaller forum groups (Rock Councils). Visit our Showcase to see the HBS entrepreneurs who are currently members of our Rock 100 community. Read More Rock Summer Fellows Rock Summer Fellows enables students to continue to explore their... View Details
    • 17 Mar 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: March 17

    Golander, one of the founders and Bazaart's chief marketing officer, utilized a number of "growth hacking" techniques to generate downloads and build awareness at minimal cost. These techniques had proven successful and helped... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 05 Jan 2024
    • Blog Post

    Meet The HBS African American Student Union

    and provides a platform for the club to honor industry leaders — many of whom are AASU alumni. Part of the conference also includes the Black New Venture Competition, an annual pitch competition for Black founders to win more than $200K... View Details
    • 18 Oct 2023
    • News

    Spreading the Words

    Shafiq Khan (MBA 1982) loves to solve problems. It’s what attracted him to the case study method at HBS and, after graduation, to consulting at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Then, at United Airlines, Khan encountered another challenge: The company was spending one-sixth of... View Details
    Keywords: April White
    • Web

    Research - Global

    Research February 2025 Teaching Material Preparing Business Leaders for an Era of Climate Instability: Understanding and Managing Physical Climate Risk By: Michael W. Toffel and Spencer Glendon In this compelling video, Spencer Glendon, View Details
    • Web

    2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

    ventures. Professor Eisenmann discussed patterns that explain a large fraction of these failures and what entrepreneurs can do to anticipate patterns and reduce mortality risk. Participants learned how founders can decide whether to pull... View Details
    • 08 Aug 2022
    • HBS Case

    Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

    since. Some analysts predicted that the band would do more to grow South Korea’s gross domestic product over 10 years than the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Underdogs with a strategy The band’s explosion was the result of a carefully designed and well-executed... View Details
    Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Media & Broadcasting; Music
    • 18 Jul 2023
    • Interview

    Jeffrey Rayport on Product Market Fit, Profit Market Fit and Whiplash, and More

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Doug Levin
    This episode of "Lessons from Startup Life" podcast features Jeffrey Rayport, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Jeffrey specializes in teaching and researching growth-stage technology ventures and their scalability. Prior to... View Details
    Keywords: Scaling And Growth; Start-up; Diversity; Equity; Inclusion; Technology; Business Startups; Product Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation
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    California - Global

    to transform from a legal services provider to an AI software company. December 2024 Case Core Innovation Capital: Investing in Fintech for Good By: Ray Kluender , Natalia Rigol , Benjamin Roth and Nicole Tempest Keller In 2017, Arjan Schütte, View Details
    • 07 Jun 2023
    • Blog Post

    My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

    a co-founder as much as a life partner and that the same elements that make a marriage successful are those that make a co-founder relationship successful. Both founders also followed traditional career paths after HBS, which contradicted... View Details
    • Web

    Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

    Amid increasing competition and market saturation, it was crucial the founders made the right decision. Keywords: Energy Policy ; Climate Change ; Alternative Energy ; Corporate Entrepreneurship ; Transportation ; Transformation ; Green... View Details
    • Web

    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 the fulltime pursuit of their... View Details
    • January 2025
    • Supplement

    Negotiating a Legacy at Sustainable Harvest (B)

    By: Jillian Jordan, Julian Zlatev, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
    The specialty coffee importer Sustainable Harvest was the first certified B Corp in the coffee industry due to its investments in building coffee farmers’ capacity and livelihood. But in 2022, after coffee prices plummeted and the company’s bank declined to extend its... View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation; Acquisition; Trust; Ethics; Agribusiness; Volatility; Futures and Commodity Futures; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe
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    • March 2023
    • Teaching Note

    VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory

    By: Karim R. Lakhani
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-021. The case “VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory” examines the creation of dental startup VideaHealth (Videa) and the development of its artificial intelligence (AI)-led business strategy through the eyes of founder and CEO Florian... View Details
    Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Business Model; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Health Industry; Technology Industry
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    • July 2022 (Revised February 2024)
    • Teaching Note

    The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

    By: Ayelet Israeli
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-055. When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique... View Details
    Keywords: Female; Female Ceo; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Health ＆ Wellness; Healthcare; Price Policies; Minimum Advertised Price; Differentiation; Positioning; Growth; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Disruption; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Competition; Growth Management; Mission and Purpose; Product Development; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Advertising; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Social Enterprise; Retail Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Health Industry; Green Technology Industry; Education Industry; Distribution Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Canada; United States; United Kingdom
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