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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Corporation (DEC) was a daring one, not simply because it was contrarian, but because he saw the investment as a tool for massive economic and technological change." Udayan Gupta, The First Venture... View Details
  • 18 Oct 2016
  • News

China, artificial intelligence, and Jim Breyer

investing in fellow HBS alumnus Scott Cook’s (MBA 1976) Intuit Inc. “I tried but I lost the deal and I still think about it 27 years later,” Breyer told a room full of young entrepreneurs and budding venture... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers

    Matt Higgins

    Matt Higgins is one of the preeminent venture investors in next-generation technology companies and beloved consumer brands. Created alongside Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, RSE Ventures has built an... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#60;#Services
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    Jade Haynes

    and give advice to suceed in a consulting role. Additionally, as someone who secured a Venture Capital internship without investing experience, she is eager to help students pivoting/breaking into investing.... View Details

      Roger B. Smith

      Smith made sweeping changes at the auto giant, which had become complacent in its success and was losing share to foreign imports. Smith instituted a barrage of controversial changes at GM that included forming strategic joint ventures... View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        William C. Norris

        An electrical engineer by trade, Norris pioneered Control Data Corporation (CDC) into a leading mainframe computer maker, giving IBM heavy competition during the 1970s and 1980s. Norris was also a great philanthropist, building CDC factories in depressed neighborhoods... View Details
        Keywords: Computers & Electronics
        • 12 Feb 2001
        • Research & Ideas

        Creating Value Across Borders

        With many of today's entrepreneurs starting ventures simultaneously in several countries, it is critical for the global businessperson to understand the financial and business environments in different countries and to accurately assess... View Details
        Keywords: by Staff
        • 29 Apr 2021
        • News

        Equal Partner

        Photo courtesy Pialy Aditya Photo courtesy Pialy Aditya A couple of years ago, Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) got an unexpected inquiry from a venture capital firm: Would she be interested in being a partner? Though she wasn’t looking for a new... View Details
        Keywords: Diversity; Inclusion

          Christina Melas-Kyriazi

          Christina joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2021, where she focuses on early-stage investments in fintech and commerce.   Christina was previously Head of Product for Consumer Foundations at Affirm, where she... View Details
          • 01 Jan 2012
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          Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952

          Founding Partner, Asset Management Company Download Johnson profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1928 Born, Quincy, Illinois 1950 Earns BS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 1962 Launches Draper and Johnson View Details
          • 07 May 2019
          • News

          How Sonja Hoel Perkins Saved John McAfee from an Especially Bad Deal

          $42 million, and grew from there. For her part, Hoel Perkins joined Menlo Ventures in 1994 and became the youngest general partner in the firm’s history. Since then she has founded the Perkins Fund, as well as Project Glimmer and the... View Details
          • 01 Sep 2020
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          We Rise

          success put them in a group even more exclusive than the approximately 7,000 companies worldwide that received a venture investment in 2010. Birchbox was among the just 823 companies—11.8 percent—that had at... View Details
          Keywords: April White; Finance
          • January 2018
          • Supplement

          OldTown Berhad

          By: Benjamin C. Esty and Greg Saldutte
          In December 2017, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE, a Dutch coffee company) made an offer to acquire OldTown Berhad (OTB), a Malaysian coffee company. Three large shareholders, representing more than half of the outstanding shares, have agreed to tender their shares and... View Details
          Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF); Malaysia; Coffee; Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG); Free Cash Flow (FCF); Multiples; Bidding Premia; Netherlands; Tender Offer; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Value Creation; Food; Investment Return; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Malaysia; Netherlands; Singapore; Asia
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          • 04 Mar 2019
          • News

          The Anti-Shark Tank

          In 2018, female founders received only 2.2 percent of the $130 billion venture capital pie, according to PitchBook; despite that fact, Lisa Blau (MBA 2003) and Amanda Eilian (MBA 2006) are both veterans of the startup world, having... View Details
          • 24 Apr 2014
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          Transforming the landscape of agriculture in Nigeria

          explains Nwuneli. AACE’s product line includes spices, spreads, sauces, and other foods grown in Nigeria. The company is one of two ventures managed by the couple’s investment firm, Sahel Capital. The other... View Details
          • 06 Oct 2022
          • News

          Untapped Potential

          water entrepreneurship ecosystem is lagging behind other sectors that are on focused climate and sustainability—led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020. The company invests exclusively in... 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 Feb 2002
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          Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs

          According to a recent study by the venture capital research firm VentureOne, even in average economic times, women CEOs typically receive just 6 percent of the $69 billion available in venture capital in the... View Details
          Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

            Kenneth Salas

            Kenny Salas is a fintech entrepreneur and operating executive, currently at the helm of nuDesk, which helps companies scale through AI-driven solutions and dedicated talent hubs in Mexico. As a Partner at Cintar Group, he actively invests... View Details
            • 18 Feb 2002
            • Research & Ideas

            Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery

            Venture capital firms ask themselves tough questions these days. Among them: how can they dig out of the dot-com collapse? How should they invest going forward? How should the leader of a firm strike the... View Details
            Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications