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Keller In 2017, Arjan Schütte, founder of Core Innovation Capital, faced a decision on whether to invest in Hugo Insurance, an auto insurance startup. Core, an early-stage social impact VC firm, focused on “fintech for good,” by investing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
companies, Senior Lecturer Julia Austin has a more nuanced understanding of this reality than most—and a few pointers for anxious founders to keep in mind. “It’s still unpredictable, hard, and illogical in some ways,” Austin says of the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!
curriculum, and all. The smaller program means you get more resources from the school, including direct access to top founders and investors in the industry. And the curriculum is very hands-on and practical, as every joint-degree class... View Details
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Faculty & Advisors - MBA
AB, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University Peter is the Founder & Managing Partner of Stellation Capital, an early stage venture capital firm headquartered in Brooklyn. Prior to this, he spent eight years as a Partner at General... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
had raised a total of $12.5 million in funding and was, on many fronts, an overwhelming success. However, there were still no revenues. The founders decided it was time to experiment with different monetization strategies before deciding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
became founders 5-14 years after leaving HBS, and the balance started companies 15+ years after graduation. But studying startups and small firms conveys powerful lessons about general management for those pursuing careers in other... View Details
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Lawyers-in-Residence - Entrepreneurship
below. Visit their bio page. Click "Make an Appointment." If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, please email us at rockcenter@hbs.edu . Larissa Bifano Partner, DLA Piper Boston, MA Steve Cagnetta View Details
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What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization - Recruiting
Danika Manso-Brown is the founder of Manso Brown Group , an equity and inclusion education consultancy, and co-founder of Spoken Verb, a collaborative arts performance group dedicated to social justice. You Might Want to Read 21 Nov 2024... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Returning to the Roots
It’s not a role he sought or expected. But when his brother died of a brain tumor late last year, Florent Latour (MBA 1999) became CEO of Maison Louis Latour, a winemaker established in 1797 in the Burgundy region of France. The 11th generation of his family to lead... View Details
- January 15, 2019
- Article
Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?
By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details
Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage
Baron, Josh. "Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2019).
- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
crisis. Now, we have a new exemplar: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. His response to the eviction of two African American men from a Starbucks store in Philadelphia will define for today’s leaders how to respond to crisis. Facebook founder... View Details
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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship
Student Journey Whether you’re a founder, joiner, investor, or undecided, explore all we have to offer during your two-year entrepreneurial journey. To learn more about each journey, refer to our "Entrepreneurship Journey Road Map". View Details
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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment
into inert rock; to decarbonizing commercial buildings and building materials. Alumni Climate Impact Alumni founders highlight the innovative solution their company is implementing to address the climate problem. Confronting Climate... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 10
DeckingerHarvard Business School Case 110-035 This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a firm specializing in the "speed dating" niche of the dating/entertainment industry. The founders of HurryDate, a small, privately... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2023 (Revised February 2024)
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Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs' Growth
By: Mark Egan
As 2017 was drawing to a close, birddogs’ founder and CEO, Peter Baldwin, was working with his CFO Jack Sullivan to prepare for 2018. Their task at hand? To predict the demand for their product in the coming season, determine the appropriate investments in working... View Details
Keywords: Inventory; Working Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financing and Loans; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Egan, Mark. "Accelerating with Caution: Forecasting and Managing birddogs' Growth." Harvard Business School Case 224-023, September 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- March 2017
- Case
Swagbucks
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
In early 2016, Chuck Davis, chairman and CEO of Prodege LLC, parent company of the brand promotion business Swagbucks, and Josef Gorowitz, Prodege’s founder and president, must decide whether to acquire MyPoints, a competitor to Swagbucks, after the company’s... View Details
Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; Religion; Technology; Online Technology; Internet; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Swagbucks." Harvard Business School Case 817-068, March 2017.
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Regional Winners - Alumni
electric motors. Our software provides motor manufacturers with large sources of gains and cost reduction, reachable only through disruptive computer calculation and inaccessible to engineers' "creativity". Thomas Baudin, MBA 1997, CEO & View Details
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
Delta employees—which was considered a bold action by a high-profile CEO, Hill says. That summer he went on a “listening and learning tour,” holding in-house sessions with Delta’s Black workers and meetings with numerous national racial justice leaders, such as Equal... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Happiness, artificial intelligence, and climate change were just some of the themes that caught the attention of Harvard Business School podcast listeners in 2023. Here are some of the most-downloaded episodes of the year: Deep Purpose How Framebridge View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost