Entrepreneurs - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2016
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Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

Two recent MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about financing, deal structure, and unequal power... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Accommodations Industry

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Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau

Your guide--using the compelling stories of changemakers and the tools of economics--to the transformation and future possibilities of the business and economics of space.

Space is a place of unparalleled possibility for humanity, and it's undergoing a... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Economics; Innovation and Invention; Market Entry and Exit; Aerospace Industry

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17 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 17

entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many countries, they often face unstable environments due to violence and civil unrest. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by high levels of political... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

similarly made his mark in sales. Q: What role have salesmen played in the development of America's consumer society? What do you see as the distinction between sales and advertising? A: The entrepreneurs who built large mass... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

current entrepreneurs to gain the foundational knowledge, specialized skills, and innovative mindset needed to start, develop, and grow their ventures successfully. We recommend beginning this pathway with Entrepreneurship Essentials.... View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

Entrepreneurs rarely consider who will ultimately own their startups—and what that means for founders—when they court venture capitalists. New research suggests they should. A startup funded by VCs who tend to work with the same group of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Executive Education - Entrepreneurship

family. W ho should attend: Family business teams of 4-8 people, including owners and managers, multiple generations, and perhaps a non-family executive. Launching New Ventures: Jump-Starting Innovation for Entrepreneurs and Business... View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Evan Marwell (MBA 1992), Educational Superhighway Chris McKown (MBA 1981), Iora Health Shara Ticku (MBA 2017), C16 4:15–5:30 p.m. Frameworks & Insights Join faculty and practitioners for presentations and discussions on various topics Personal Branding for View Details

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Events - Business History

to ask radical new questions. Mar 27 27 Mar 2017 Conference Stakeholder Capitalism in Turbulent Times This event celebrated the launch of the English language edition of a new study of Shibusawa Eiichi, a serial entrepreneur in nineteenth... View Details

15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds

By their count, Catalina Daniels and Jim Sherman (both MBA 1991) listened to approximately 300 startup pitches in 2016, the first year the HBS classmates worked side by side as angel investors in New York. “You meet a lot of very smart people, with what sound like good... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

Professor Higgins has written... View Details

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Reconceiving Products & Markets - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

needs and new markets open up opportunities to differentiate , innovate , and grow . A new generation of social entrepreneurs is capturing these opportunities, and mainstream businesses must keep up to stay competitive by: Designing... View Details

05 Nov 2021
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Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS

well-regarded MBA program, that I'd be able to expansively multiply that network tenfold perhaps, meet folks from all over the world, from all walks of life, and potentially help each other out. We'll see how that ends up going. But I have dreams of being an View Details

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “Industry at its best,” Edwin H. Land believed, “is the intersection of science and art.” 1 A scientist and inventor, View Details

03 Nov 2014
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Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe & Susana Garcia-Robles; Financial Services

01 Jun 2004
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Runner-Up and Lovin’ It

Ã...ÃÂ¸ber-mogul Donald Trump. Twenty-two million people tuned in for the live final episode when Trump fired Jackson — “too textbook” — and hired cigar entrepreneur Bill Rancic. So what’s next? “I’m taking advantage of every kind of... View Details

Keywords: The Apprentice; Corporate Services

23 Sep 2022
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8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

North Carolina at Chapel Hill, write. To improve the odds for entrepreneurs and leaders, they offer eight strategies. “They’re equally challenging,” McDonald says. “You have to figure out which are the most salient to you, but the... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

07 Jul 2003
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4+2 = Sustained Business Success

The dot-com boom of the 1990s had changed the rules of business forever, it seemed; all you needed was a sexy IPO, cold nerve, and the magic carpet of momentum trading. But even as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists were dismissing... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

01 Dec 2023
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Research Brief: Staying in the Game

Illustration by Peter Hoey In Monopoly, declaring bankruptcy has a very permanent consequence. Game over; you lose. In the paper “Life After Death: A Field Experiment with Small Businesses on Information Frictions, Stigma, and Bankruptcy,” HBS professor Shai Bernstein... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

Entrepreneurs Prepare for leadership roles after working as an individual contributor or functional specialist. "I found the content of the course to be extremely informative and applicable to the real challenges of being a leader. I... View Details

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