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November 15, 2005
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How Can Start Ups Grow?

By: Mukti Khaire and Sarah Jane Gilbert

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Cameron Cohen Applied Math, Secondary in Statistics Lowell 2020 Cohort 1 I’m so excited for the opportunity to learn from experienced faculty and entrepreneurs and to engage with the other fellows both throughout the year and in the HBS View Details

05 Aug 2016
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Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier

Photography by Susan Young “If you’re a brain geek, this is the best time in history to be alive,” says Jordan Amadio (MD/MBA 2010), founder and managing partner of NeuroLaunch, the world’s first neuroscience startup accelerator. “We’re... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

20 Jan 2022
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Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

second semester I worked with him to develop a market research report for a battery startup that he was advising. This, along with the conversations I had with CPD Career Coaches Oscar Mak and Ryan Kim, convinced me to pursue an... View Details

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Vanessa Wu

Energy, she has developed strong experience in strategy topics and in the power & utilities sector. For the past summer, she pivoted to startup for her internship. She can share insights on resume and cover letter reviews, View Details

11 May 2021
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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: Venture Capital / Private Equity

August 1983
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We Want to Start a Business

By: Joseph Auerbach

Keywords: Business Startups

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Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog

with frameworks, tools, a network, and hands on experience in preparation for a career in venture capital (VC), ranging from seed to growth stage. The course will help students more deeply understand the conceptual underpinnings of venture capital investing and View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

a battery startup, and this experience along with the conversations I had with HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD), convinced me to pursue an internship at a battery startup. Exploring the Startup Space Finding a View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

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Oscar Mak

Oscar is currently a Senior Director at NORD/LB, a leading bank in financing renewable energy and infrastructure projects. He previously led strategic investments (e.g., M&A, corporate VC, joint ventures) in North America for Toyota Tsusho, a diversified trading... View Details

Keywords: Startup - Joiner; Startup - Joiner; Startup - Joiner; Startup - Joiner; Startup - Joiner; Startup - Joiner; Startup - Joiner

January 2012 (Revised November 2014)
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Scaling a Startup: People and Organizational Issues

By: Thomas Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

Keywords: Business Startups

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December 1983 (Revised August 1988)
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The Start-Up Process

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

Describes the various stages in the start-up process and describes in detail the questions that can be asked and the analysis that can be performed to help deal with the issues that arise at each stage. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups

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Palis Pisuttisarun | MBA

me to study the ways technology interfaces with other disciplines to create change. Professional goals: By engaging in the startup space, I would like to venture into more creative and unconventional applications of technology, such as... View Details

19 May 2016
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Creating a Public Greenway in Northern California’s Scenic Wine Country

Chuck McMinn (MBA 1978) is a man on the move as founder and chair of the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition, a 47-mile bike and pedestrian route that will connect the entire region by 2020. “It’s very psychically rewarding. The trail will be there for 100 years,” says... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurial Finance Course Number 1624 Professor Sabrina Howell Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Course Overview Entrepreneurial Finance (EF) is designed for students who plan to be involved with a startup... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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A Deal on Wheels

CarLotz Guys: Ready to sell your car for you in a new, hassle-free way. Photo courtesy CarLotz Last April, inspired by the recent spike in demand for used cars—as well as a growing number of used-car owners looking to profit from that spike—Michael Bor (MBA ’03), Aaron... View Details

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

October 1993
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Note on Developing Start-Up Strategies

Provides students with a workable framework for analyzing new ventures. Stresses the importance of matching analytical tasks to the type of venture contemplated. View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Business Startups

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