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Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics Business, Government & the International Economy Matthew Weinzierl Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Rayport... View Details
  • 30 Nov 2021
  • Blog Post

Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship

existential issues. With these thoughts in mind, I began my summer internship search. I sought out roles which would allow me to help work towards a personally and socially fulfilling mission. While this initially felt like a daunting... View Details
  • 14 Jul 2021
  • News

The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)

the pandemic impact you and your work? “The pandemic actually helped us, because it raised awareness about the importance of social and environmental responsibility. Also, customers became more prone to online purchasing and technology... View Details
  • 09 Dec 2021
  • News

Higher Returns

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Parsec Ventures CEO Richard Steel (OPM 45, 2014) has had a wide range of professional experiences, including everything from running... View Details
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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment

you bad news I’m here to help you make a plan.” From there, HBS Professor Brian Trelstad spoke with Wendy Woods , Vice Chair of Social Impact and Climate & Sustainability at BCG , on corporate climate commitments and the challenges and... View Details
  • April 2025
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Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and Alexis Lefort
For 20 years, Elizabeth Rowe was a world-renowned principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But in 2024, Rowe decided to leave her position to pursue a new full-time career as a leadership coach. At 50, Rowe was well under the typical retirement age, and,... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Small Business; Social Media; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Learning; Music Entertainment; Values and Beliefs; Creativity; Happiness; Identity; Interests; Satisfaction; Motivation and Incentives; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Culture; Resignation and Termination; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Music Industry; United States
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  • 18 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

allocate a planned $100 million to make a meaningful difference in cancer patients’ lives. Park has spent the past few months working on this project and has uncovered a multitude of options, from supporting high-performing disease-focused organizations through View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak

businesses often have less than 20 days’ worth. While forecasts vary, many public health experts don’t expect the coronavirus outbreak to subside for at least eight weeks, assuming that social distancing and other mitigation efforts can... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Service; Food & Beverage
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

How to Survive Past Start-up

Art by Craig Frazier Related Links Alumni New Venture Contest Opens Webinar series (ongoing) Entrepreneurship at HBS (video) Harvard Launches Innovation Incubator Why is it that even when smart, educated, well-networked people launch new... View Details
Keywords: Bill Murphy Jr.; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade
  • January 2024
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Mariam Braimah: Designing a Career in Tech

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Hannah Riley Bowles and Michael Norris
In 2022, Mariam Braimah, a digital designer working at Netflix, is considering the next move in her career. She has spent several years at Netflix, and in her spare time, using her savings, has founded a design-focused fellowship program and a consumer insights company... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Technology Industry; Nigeria; United States; New York (city, NY); San Francisco
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  • November 1998 (Revised August 1999)
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Mickey Maurer: IBJ Corp. and MyStar Communications

By: Paul W. Marshall and Jeremy Dann
Mickey Maurer is a successful entrepreneur who retired in the late 1980s and then reentered the business world with the purchase of two media companies. In the radio industry he faces competition from large national players. In his publishing enterprise, Maurer... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Competition; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Management Teams; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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  • October 2001
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R&R

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Amy Blitz
Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of experience,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Cost; Social and Collaborative Networks; Experience and Expertise
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  • 01 Mar 2010
  • News

Alumni Books

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing by Robert A. Finkel (MBA ’89) with David Greising (McGraw-Hill) Ten investment and management masters share the wisdom they... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 24 Sep 2020
  • Blog Post

Introducing the HBS Heartland Club

her own venture in the travel space. For Heather, HBS was something she applied to as “the ultimate longshot”, and she wants to use the Heartland Club as a catalyst to change that mindset for anyone who has ever felt like they wouldn’t... View Details
  • 01 May 2017
  • Blog Post

Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS

I had my heart set on attending HBS ever since I completed the Summer Venture in Management Program in 2005.  I appreciated the general management approach of HBS and the fact it didn't require a specific concentration on a particular... View Details
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Transforming Health Care Delivery - Course Catalog

consult to, or invest in such organizations (e.g., payers, biopharmaceutical and device companies, health information technology, venture capital and private equity). Educational Objectives This course will help students develop the... 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; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trust; Ethics; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Volatility; Futures and Commodity Futures; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Business Model; Credit; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe
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  • 22 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

not to save, make it easier to save, provide financial incentives to induce savings, leverage social networks to support savers, and finally, to programs that excite people to saving. These programs involve a number of different... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA

interests were extremely broad, especially when I considered different functions” she recalled. Adam’s analytical aptitude coupled with his appetite for understanding climate change solutions resonated with Breakthrough Energy Ventures... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 25 Feb 2025
  • Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

and the school’s social impact coursework—including an amazing IFC to Denmark and the Netherlands focused on decarbonization. Tell us about your career journey since graduating. Were your roles always related to climate and, if not, how... View Details