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David Brown | MBA

startup working to revolutionize the stratosphere. Over the last years, I've enjoyed getting to see the value and impact we will bring to the world, and look forward to seeing what is to come. Professional goals: I hope to lead the... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Jump-Start

using the Lean Startup methodology, for the 19 cash awards given out this year. There were also 12 venture capital firms (listed below) that stepped up to help fund the program run by HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. All the... View Details

Keywords: contests; Finance

19 Apr 2016
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LuminOva Makes Great Strides Tackling Infertility

Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) LuminOva, a biotech startup in Boston that won the 2015 Bertarelli Prize, is making progress on its quest to develop a new technology that could increase in vitro fertilization... View Details

Keywords: Blavatnik; Scientific Research and Development Services

31 Aug 2017
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Why I Spent This Summer Coding

minimal viable product (MVP) for our mental health startup idea, and to achieve that, I decided to level up my technical skills through an intensive coding program for three main reasons: 1. Entrepreneurial empowerment 2. Future of... View Details

Keywords: Technology

11 Jan 2021
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Finding My Place at HBS

their HBS pie chart should be spent building things and learning a whole lot about startups. In turn, we learn about ourselves in the process. It didn’t take long for those of us with the startup bug to congregate at the Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

founder of ISI Emerging Markets; Eric Ries, creator of the Lean Startup methodology; Gary Rogers (MBA ’68), retired CEO of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream; Jeffrey Walker (MBA ’81), chairman of Millennium Promise; Gwill York (MBA ’84), cofounder... View Details

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Entrepreneurship | MBA

Venture Competition Winners & Success Stories Entrepreneurship in the Classroom Curriculum First-year MBA students take The Entrepreneurial Manager , a required course, and have the option to enroll in Startup Bootcamp. Second-year... View Details

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Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellows Program | MBA

Elements The Roberts Family Fellows gain access to a variety of experiences and resources, including: Startup Bootcamp Fellows are required to participate in the HBS Startup Bootcamp , a program taught by... View Details

August 2006 (Revised July 2008)
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Rwanda and the Thousand Hills Coffee Co.: Breaking New Grounds

By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Michelle McDonald

Examines the strategies of a Boston-based start-up to market Rwandan coffee. Describes the history of the coffee industry, the era of cartelization and the International Coffee Agreement, and the subsequent collapse in producer prices after 1989. Also describes the... View Details

Keywords: History; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; Rwanda; Boston

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WaterTest Corporation

Describes the founding and subsequent growth of WaterTest, a New Hampshire firm run by a entrepreneur with little business background. Three Harvard Business School students are working on a project to help the firm refine its marketing strategy. The students collect a... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Customers; Entrepreneurship; Data and Data Sets; Marketing Strategy

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10 Nov 2022
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Peloton Founder Starts His Next Trek

Photo courtesy Ernesta Peloton founder and former CEO John Foley (MBA 2001) is moving from home fitness to home decor. A recent press release announced that Foley and two of his Peloton cofounders are launching Ernesta, a “direct-to-consumer custom rug company” that... View Details

Keywords: Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores; Retail Trade

15 Jan 2016
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Is London the Next Silicon Valley?

Alexander Civetta

on everything from raising seed capital to negotiating company-defining collaboration agreements. Alex can advise startup companies on all matters relating to formation, founder arrangements, equity, fundraising, dilution, strategic... View Details

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Eric Lin | MBA

curious about the why rather than the how -- I want to know why certain features were chosen over others. Playing the piano taught me the art of storytelling, working at several startups ignited my curiosity for product, and interning at... View Details

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Isabella Mandis | MBA

Isabella Mandis Statistics Lowell 2026 Cohort 7 I’m thrilled to develop my skills and learn from experienced faculty and entrepreneurs, engage with fellow students, and participate in the HBS Startup Bootcamp. Tech areas of interest: I am... View Details

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Entrepreneurship Club | MBA

guest speakers series Exclusive job board Mentorship Program Networking with fellow entrepreneurs, startup joiners and investors A proud member of Graduate Entrepreneurship Council (GEC) Club Email Address eshp@studentclubs.hbs.edu Club... View Details

Jodi Gernon

I leverage my 30+ years of experience launching and scaling startups to help startup founders and CEOs succeed. This includes helping early stage founders think about how complete customer discovery, build... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare;#239;#Consumer Products and Services (B2C)

23 Jun 2021
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How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

drawn to business development and tech and felt a strong sense of direction. Speaking with alumni in the field reinforced and validated her interest, and sparked the idea of joining a startup for the summer given her background was... View Details

16 Jun 2016
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Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School

learn how to do a DCF, and how to read a balance sheet. Tuition well spent! Sometimes the cases we’d read to apply these concepts were about oil rigs or department stores—and sometimes they were about technology companies, too. All the case studies we read took a form... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

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