Entrepreneurs - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

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

05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

potential anchor’s impact will be magnified by early allocation to the fund. About the Author Sean Silverthorne is editor-in-chief of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: Kaipungyai] Related Reading Investors Have More Than Money to Offer View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

08 Mar 2016
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March 8, 2016

March 2016 Harvard Business Review Lean Strategy By: Collis, David J. Abstract—Strategy and entrepreneurship are often seen as polar opposites. Yet the two desperately need each other: strategy without entrepreneurship is central planning; entrepreneurship without... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jan 2018
News

The Only 3 Career Steps that Matter

01 Dec 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Media Publishing In The Startup Lottery, veteran entrepreneur and Inc. 500 CEO Gus Bessalel provides an insider’s view of venture-capital-backed companies. You will learn how to navigate your startup career through stories, examples, and... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7

Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

PublicationsCommentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization Authors:Allen, William T., Reiner Kraakman, and Guhan Subramanian Abstract This fourth edition is completely updated throughout. It now includes excerpts from important recent cases such as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Don’t Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate & J. Bruce Harreld

MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

raised 16 funds since its founding. After graduating from HBS, Stamps spent a decade learning the ropes of venture capital in Chicago and Boston. By 1984 he was ready to launch his own endeavor, and his proven track record paved the way: Many of the View Details

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Prizes & Benefits - Alumni

New Venture Competition Prizes & Benefits 37ms Cash Prizes Winner $75,000 Runner-Up $25,000 Crowd Favorite $5,000 Sponsors Baker Library is a lifetime resource for alumni, offering research help and access to premium resources. Our expert librarians can help alumni... View Details

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

discussions was empowering. It ignited a drive within me to learn and absorb as much as I could. Leslie Pico A small business owner and tech entrepreneur from Arizona Programming & System Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Estrella... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Bridging the ESG Data Gap

Megan Murday The idea for a digital platform to help venture capitalists calculate, benchmark, and improve portfolio ESG performance crystallized while Megan Murday (MBA 2021) was studying at HBS. Now the CEO of the software startup Metric, she says that “investors... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

20 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey

Keywords: by Asli M. Coplan & Geoffrey Jones

14 Jun 2012
Working Paper Summaries

“Power from Sunshine”: A Business History of Solar Energy

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Loubna Bouamane; Energy; Utilities

2013
Working Paper

Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850

By: G. Jones

This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently... View Details

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23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

Bond CEO and Cofounder, Social Finance Tracy Palandjian attributes her instincts as a social entrepreneur to her Chinese upbringing. “Master the basics, then innovate,” “Waste nothing,” and “Distance tests the strength of horses; time... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

inspired entrepreneur into a large R&D staff over a sustained period is next to impossible," Wayne Hosking suggested that these ideas need "to incorporate some analysis of the venture capital model." At the HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2023
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Buy Big, Sell Small

to classmates who had experience creating products or processes from ground zero and was inspired by cases about entrepreneurs whose creative concepts have benefited the world. “HBS pushes you to be ambitious but also clear headed,” she... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; retail; supply chain management; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

09 May 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Clusters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Keywords: by Aaron Chatterji, Edward Glaeser & William Kerr

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