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- 23 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
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
- October 1975 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
Limited Editions, Inc.
Describes a new venture: production of figurines in limited quantities as works of art and investments. Company guarantees to repurchase at original price. View Details
Frolin, Dennis P. "Limited Editions, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 176-083, October 1975. (Revised August 1986.)
- April 2015 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
NXTP Labs: An Innovative Accelerator Model
By: Josh Lerner, Maria Fernanda Miguel and Laura Urdapilleta
This case follows a unique accelerator fund in Latin America, facing challenges on how to keep growing, including development of venture capital fund and leveraging of entrepreneur ecosystem. View Details
Keywords: Latin America; Accelerator; Ecosystem; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
Lerner, Josh, Maria Fernanda Miguel, and Laura Urdapilleta. "NXTP Labs: An Innovative Accelerator Model." Harvard Business School Case 815-110, April 2015. (Revised May 2018.)
- February 2014
- Teaching Plan
Pixability: Bettina's Board Walk
By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid
[Teaching Plan for 814-021.] View Details
Wasserman, Noam, and Yael Braid. "Pixability: Bettina's Board Walk." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 814-075, February 2014.
- December 2012
- Article
How Much Is Sweat Equity Worth?
By: Christopher Marquis and Joshua D. Margolis
The article presents a case study of a business decision related to the valuing of sweat equity in a start-up business. One man starts a premium vodka business, bringing in his cousin at an early stage, but with no initial discussion of the eventual split of equity or... View Details
Marquis, Christopher, and Joshua D. Margolis. "How Much Is Sweat Equity Worth?" R1212X. Harvard Business Review 90, no. 12 (December 2012).
- March 2011
- Background Note
Financing New Ventures
By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
Aid in understanding of financing entrepreneurship. View Details
Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Financing New Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 811-093, March 2011.
- 2009
- Chapter
Small and Medium Firm Lending in Mexico: Lessons and Current Issues
By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
Mexico is often cited as one of the world's most entrepreneurial countries in terms of the percentage of its population that has started or is in the process of starting a business venture. Yet Mexico does not seem to be very friendly to entrepreneurs, as confirmed by... View Details
Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "Small and Medium Firm Lending in Mexico: Lessons and Current Issues." In The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009, edited by Ricardo Hausmann, Emilio Austin, and Irene Mia. World Economic Forum, 2009.
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Stan Lapidus: Profile of a Medical Entrepreneur (TN)
By: Robert F. Higgins, Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld
Teaching Note to (805-087). View Details
- February 2000
- Background Note
Angel Investing
By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson and Kenneth B. Morse
Discusses the industry practices of angel investors, individuals who invest privately in new ventures. View Details
Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, and Kenneth B. Morse. "Angel Investing." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-273, February 2000.
- 18 Feb 2010
- News
A Mission to Improve Patients' Lives
- Career Coach
Dan Mindus
investing since 2008. Over that time, he has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs to help shape their career and startup goals. He believes he can be of most help to HBS students working on their own startup. View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
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
- 15 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path
or having time to invest in a startup or other personal or professional endeavor. In determining which path (or mix of multiple) you seek to take, consider your career objectives, level of confidence in the hypothesis and plan you have... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Kenneth A. Goldman
knowledge he acquired at Harvard. After gaining finance experience at Fairchild Semiconductor and Memorex, in 1981 Goldman left the stability of those established firms and joined a startup semiconductor venture, VLSI Technology, becoming... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
Matt Higgins
landed on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Higgins serves as an Executive Fellow at the Harvard Business School, co-teaching the SIP “Moving Beyond Direct-to-Consumer”. Matt can provide advice and support on: building and scaling View Details
- Career Coach
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. Jade also worked at a late-stage View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
changes we’ve seen with the consumer internet sector are now beginning to happen in other industries. If you look at hardware, rapid prototyping has really revolutionized the way hardware startups are built. The burgeoning space sector,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Career Coach
Sarah Guezmir
Sarah has devoted her career to payer/provider healthcare, with experience working for companies ranging from late-stage startups to large conglomerates in the space. She also spent multiple years consulting for healthcare businesses in... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Benefits of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
years before HBS working at AppNexus in New York City. While working as an engineer Damjan never lost sight of his ultimate goal: to found and grow a business. “I was curious to work at a startup on the front lines, and I enjoyed being in... View Details