Startups - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 1998 (Revised October 1998)
Case

Siebel Systems (B)

By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Nicole Tempest

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Sales; Information Technology Industry

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Purchase

1999
Simulation

Launching a High-Risk Business CD

By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts

Keywords: Business Startups; Risk and Uncertainty

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11 Feb 2019
News

Hello Alfred Co-Founders: Knowing When to be Persistent

Keywords: Personal Services

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Co-Chair of the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship , the Harvard MS/MBA-Engineering Sciences Program , and the Roberts Family Fellows Program for Harvard College students focused on technology and innovation. Eisenmann, author of the book Why View Details

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

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Services (All)

07 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India

journey to understand the intricate tapestry of India's burgeoning green tech landscape. A pivotal moment in our learning expedition was the site visit to Log 9 Materials, a company that epitomizes the fusion of innovation and environmental stewardship. Our visit... View Details

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Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation - Course Catalog

existing products as PMs or in other roles within established organizations Advising early-stage startups as venture capital investors or corporate innovation teams as consultants In teams of two or three, students will work on a... View Details

05 May 2025
Blog Post

Meet the Tech Club

running, this conference has been one of HBS's most significant annual events, attracting around 1,000 attendees each year. WESTREK & NYTREK: These spring treks connect HBS students with recruiting opportunities at startups and major... View Details

Keywords: Technology; General High Technology; Other Technology

16 Jun 2015
Blog Post

HBS in San Francisco: West Coast Recruiting Recap

industry. Other CPD team members ran the logistics of 60 interviews, assisting 24 companies in connecting with potential HBS candidates. One event that created a lot of buzz was the StartUp mixer. CPD and HBS California Research Center... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Career Coach

Nathan Lasche

them. For students interested in tech, Nathan is happy to help them understand the tech / startup industry in general, which functions and companies may be a good fit, and discuss the pros & cons of early stage View Details

30 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship

genuinely lit up when they talked about their jobs pre-HBS, with the work itself ranging from founding and scaling a startup to analyzing private equity investments. I was proud of my jobs, but never felt that they were part of my... View Details

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Early-Stage Feedback | New Venture Competition

Early-Stage Feedback Business Track Early-Stage Feedback allows potential participants in the New Venture Competition (NVC) to receive guidance on their venture. This is a great opportunity to get feedback on your startup idea from VCs,... View Details

24 Aug 2021
News

Having a Moment

paid attention to.” After two years of planning, and a slight delay due to COVID, Moment launched in June 2020 and won Best Startup Beverage at the BevNET New Beverage Showdown 2020. While the company’s tagline encourages potential... View Details

Keywords: mindfulness; entrepreneurship; wellness; food and beverage; meditation; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

18 Jan 2018
News

Making a Mark in Multicultural Marketing

multimillion dollar investment to launch SUEDE, the first fashion-content-platform brand serving multicultural women. Success at HBS came in and out of the classroom. Mirror Digital got its startup funding from the HBS Angel Investors... View Details

11 Jan 2021
Blog Post

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

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

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

01 Dec 2018
News

@Soldiers Field

DULY NOTED BIZ DEV In October, the 24th annual HBS Tech Conference drew some 1,000 attendees for an agenda that included a fireside chat with Rachna Bhasin (MBA 2001) and Kathy Wang (MBA 2017) of Magic Leap, a Florida-based augmented reality View Details

01 Mar 2025
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details

Career Coach

Nate Le

Nate wanted to help students leverage their network and expertise to find the right roles that align with them in tech. He had prior work experience in Corporate Finance, Fintech and Web3 in both mature companies in the US and early-stage View Details

Profile

David A. Frankel

important realization. “Three years into it, it became clear to me that I wasn’t made to be a corporate guy and work for a boss,” he said. With his sudden wealth, Frankel had begun investing in South African startups as an angel investor.... View Details

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