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Rick Grinnell

Rick Grinnell is Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, focused on investing in AI-enabled security and enterprise infrastructure. As an experienced venture capitalist and operator, Rick has... View Details

Brandon Farwell

Brandon Farwell is a General Partner at Xfund. Prior to Xfund, he was an Investment Professional at DFJ focused on software investments including Box (NYSE: BOX), Yammer (acq., MSFT), Twilio (NYSE: TWLO),... View Details

Keywords: Business Products and Services (B2B)

01 Sep 2005
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Making History, Starting Over

partner. In what proved to be a fortuitous stroke, Cohen then recruited Alan Patricof, a pioneering venture capitalist based in New York, to join the partnership. Under Patricof’s influence, the firm shifted focus from advising to View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Sep 2015
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Data-Driven Diligence

that sold them on Casper—it was the numbers. The company had tested well in a revolutionary predictive model built by the venture firm. The idea to vet possible investments in such a way hit Coats about a... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

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Deborah A. Farrington

followed an atypical path to success in the male-dominated world of finance and venture capital. She co-founded StarVest in 1998, which was built upon investments in technology-enabled business services on... View Details

Walter E. Sachs

In addition to continuing Goldman, Sachs’ success in the underwriting business, Walter Sachs expanded the company’s other business areas, his most notable venture being the creation of the investment trust... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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William H. Draper, III | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Download Full Transcript (PDF) William H. Draper III, HBS 1954, started his career in venture capital with Draper Gaither & Anderson, the first venture capital firm west of the Mississippi, working there... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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K.O. Chia: The Voice of Experience

success or disaster. “When I sit on a board, I think of it as mentoring,” says Chia, EVP of Walden International Investment Group in Hong Kong. “I don’t think of myself as a venture capitalist but as... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Hewlitt-Packard; Apple; Finance; Telecommunications; Information

01 Mar 2010
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How to Spur Prosperity

Many observers say that job creation is the key to economic recovery in the United States. Can government investments in entrepreneurial ventures succeed in creating jobs? A number of variables need to come... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Venture Competition 23 Feb 2017 In April, Harvard students and alumni will compete for $300,000 in cash prizes to fund their star... The Pitch: Roadblocks in Making the Case for Impact Investing Caitlin... View Details

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Terrance McGuire

meet the legendary venture capitalist and learn firsthand about ARD’s investment in Digital Equipment Corporation. At the time, Digital was the computer industry’s hottest company and ARD was proud to... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal

Listening to entrepreneur pitches is one of the best parts of working in venture capital, says Anna Khan (MBA 2016), a vice president in the San Francisco office of Bessemer Venture Partners. “It’s a sacred... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

October 2016 (Revised January 2017)
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The U.S. Health Club Industry, 2005–2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2015, the U.S. health-club industry generated revenues of $25.8 billion, up from $14.8 billion in 2004. Members of health clubs accounted for 17% of the population, up from 14%. The number of clubs had grown from 26,830 in 2004 to 36,180. In the process, the list of... View Details

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Ben currently is the managing partner of Photon Venture Partners, an early-stage investor in artificial intelligence software and hardware as well as deep tech startups. Prior to founding Photon Venture... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence;#75;#Venture Capital;#64;#Software/App

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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

rights, and public policy. It was established in 1944 and is based in New York City. Kapor Capital - a venture capital arm of Kapor Center for Social Impact specializing in investments in... View Details

23 Sep 2024
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2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Associate, Clean Energy Ventures Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage companies in the climate... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (220) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive Education Faculty Research Future of Work HBS Students Impact... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Private Equity under Investigation

the taking of calculated risks based on limited information. Washington must understand that the many benefits private equity provides by facilitating economic growth are unlikely to be sustained if the heavy hand of government intrudes, whether through litigation or... View Details

Keywords: Josh Lerner; syndication; antitrust enforcement; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

09 Jan 2015
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Alumni Notch 12 Spots on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ Lists

We’re pleased to report that a number of recent HBS graduates have made it into Forbes’ “30 Under 30” lists for 2015. Congratulations! Learn more about them below: Venture Capital http://www.forbes.com/30under30/#/venture-capital Neil... View Details

Keywords: Finance