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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
One-on-One with Jim Breyer
Breyer Illustration by John Cuneo In a year when the highest percentage of HBS graduates ever went to Wall Street, Jim Breyer (MBA ’87) headed west to join an upstart venture capital firm called Accel Partners. He figured he’d stay a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy
explained his focus on education and literacy by saying that "education is the key" for a new economy characterized by, and based upon, lifelong learning, multiple careers, and the acquisition and creation of intellectual property. His... View Details
- Profile
Patrick Connolly
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? In my life before business school, I was a concert pianist and music theorist-disciplines that require truly deep, vertical expertise. My decision to attend HBS was consciously designed to broaden my View Details
- 04 Nov 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?
edge"—is stimulating ways of thinking about these questions. As Stewart and others have concluded, intellectual capital comprises a "hierarchy of knowledge"—data, information, knowledge, and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Joint Venture
In this issue of the Bulletin, our focus is on HBS’s “intellectual ambition.” Since its founding in 1908, the School has been committed to creating and disseminating intellectual capital that will help... View Details
- 2017
- Working Paper
Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment
By: Ian Appel, Joan Farre-Mensa and Elena Simintzi
We analyze how frivolous patent-infringement claims made by “patent trolls” affect small firms’ ability to create jobs, raise capital, and survive. Our identification strategy exploits the staggered passage of anti-patent-troll laws at the state level. We find that the... View Details
Appel, Ian, Joan Farre-Mensa, and Elena Simintzi. "Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-072, February 2017.
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
From Control to the Uncontrollable: Faculty Research Symposium Offers Range of Ideas
capital within the School, strengthen the intellectual community, and celebrate the faculty’s research accomplishments. This year’s symposium featured thirteen faculty members presenting research on topics... View Details
- 02 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
course, starting a company at an opportune time and place also displays a certain kind of skill as well.Q: What are some of the more actively pursued industries by entrepreneurs? A: Venture capitalists typically invest in industries that have substantial growth... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
the Valley's "Band of Angels," a group of entrepreneurs who are recycling their capital and energies into new ventures. This month the Center's first two intellectual products will make their debut in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
that gets lost, especially in discussions of Asia, is that centers of excellence exist all over the world. For VCs, foreign investing is much more fundamentally about the intellectual capital that is being... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
pressing business challenges, such as managing creative employees, navigating the IPO process, and protecting intellectual property. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur by Dermot Berkery... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
Reviving Entrepreneurship
New enterprises don't exist in a vacuum: They rise or fall depending on myriad contextual factors, all of them interrelated, and all of them affected by government policy. U.S. lawmakers must carefully consider the effects of interventions in at least 12 areas, ranging... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
seemingly missing in Japan’s financial world. They couldn’t put their collective finger on it—not until, that is, they built their own VC firm. To be clear, the trio did not set out to create the first female-led venture capital firm in... View Details
- 02 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?
which Huang calls “checklist investors,” focus first on quantitative information, including financials, markets, and intellectual property. Once satisfied that a company has checked all of those boxes, the potential investor takes the... View Details
- Profile
Raja Bobbili
far? I work at a small firm with a big mandate – we have a pool of capital that we can invest in any asset class, industry and geography. I enjoy the intellectual freedom that comes with that and take pride... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Research Center Opens in Paris
In March, official opening ceremonies were held in Paris for the European Research Center (ERC). The center, which has been operational since spring 2002, is part of the School’s ongoing commitment to create intellectual View Details
- March 2010 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)
The case describes two individuals who have met and are in the process of starting a company together. Each is still at his/her former employer, and each has signed a different employment agreement that, on paper, may prohibit some of the contemplated acts—i.e.,... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Resignation and Termination; Intellectual Property; Law; Agreements and Arrangements
Roberts, Michael J. "Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 810-114, March 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
- Web
Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog
goals and have success; optimizing capital efficiency; legal and intellectual property development; regulatory considerations. Industry Challenges and When to Get Help - when should you worry about... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Paolo M. Pellegrini, MBA 1985 & Henrietta Jones
Although Paolo Pellegrini, president of PSQR Capital Management, has spent his career in investment banking, his support of HBS reflects an interest in technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation that began in childhood. “I was 12 when I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Campaign Regional Events
Once again this year, HBS will be hosting events throughout the country to showcase the School’s intellectual capital and highlight the impact of the campaign. Each event will includea presentation by an HBS... View Details