Publications

2007
Chapter

The Governance of New Firms: A Functional Perspective

By: Josh Lerner

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Business Startups

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14 Mar 2022
News

Catching Up with Past NVC Winners

23 Sep 2015
News

Birchbox CEO: It's Not All About the Box

01 Mar 2019
News

Napkin Finance: Say It in a Picture

for anyone who wants to understand money and finance. Courtesy Napkin Finance The company was an accidental outgrowth of another startup Hay founded—a payment platform targeting millennials that also included some Napkin Finance–style... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Portrait Project

Sarah Assayag

robotic startup with two classmates and working with thought-provoking futurists in the Silicon Valley convinced me that I can indeed help humanity transcend its limitations. Yet at the same time, experiencing the internal void of being... View Details

18 Apr 2018
News

Into the Light

Energicity. “Modern life, as we know it, is impossible.” Poindexter has seen the human and economic costs of “energy poverty” firsthand in rural Ghana. There, her startup is working to bring solar power to communities where highly... View Details

Career Coach

Laetitia Tiani Vessah

earnings. Her secret power is finding cool job opportunities across a range of industries & company stages. Her mission is to help you secure your bag! Work Experience: Procter & Gamble. Kapor Startup Fellow (pre-MBA internship), WSC &... View Details

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

22 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System

living in San Francisco working at a data science startup as a product manager. I have always gravitated toward technology and science throughout my life, and machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science were fascinating as... View Details

September 2018
Case

Kevin Ryan Inc.

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Greg Marsh

The case focuses on the hiring process for a CEO. Kevin Ryan had a solid trajectory as a serial entrepreneur of well-known ventures like Gilt Group, DoubleClick, Business Insider, among others. Ryan tended to involve himself in all aspects of his ventures: ideation,... View Details

Keywords: Hiring; Team Building; Interviews; CEO; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; United States; North America

November 2017
Case

One Life; One Love (A)

By: Thomas DeLong and Kerry Herman

Katie Hood, CEO of the One Love Foundation (One Love), a group dedicated to the prevention of relationship violence, had grown the organization's base of funding support to $6 million by 2017 and broadened its mandate to include relationships across many demographics.... View Details

Keywords: Start-up; ＂Leading A Foundation＂; Social Enterprise; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership

September 2001 (Revised May 2006)
Case

Webvan

Examines Webvan's operations and the processes by which it delivers groceries that were ordered from the Internet to customers' homes. Recounts Webvan's history from founding through early 2001 and concentrates on the unique approaches to warehousing, delivery,... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Failure; Business Startups; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry

October 1976 (Revised June 2008)
Case

Chemalite, Inc.

A chemical engineer who has set up a company to manufacture and market one of his inventions is trying to prepare his state of the corporation report. This case is designed to serve as a vehicle to introduce students to basic bookkeeping and accounting functions. View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Business Startups; Valuation; Chemical Industry