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- 07 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?
nuclear power from a venture capital standpoint. "There's presently a billion private dollars invested in nuclear energy in North America today," he says, adding a minute later that "nuclear is ripe for... View Details
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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
experiences of the instructor (HBS ’93) who has been a social entrepreneur in the education sector for the past three decades. His work includes founding a venture backed school network, leading a firm that has been advising and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
impact on our lives," Young added. The HBSAAA's second annual preconference, Venture Capital and Private Equity Summit, was held on Friday. The program, titled "Building New Networks," drew 160 participants, primarily entrepreneurs and... View Details
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Contemporary Corporate Archives | Baker Library
includes personal and institutional papers of leaders and firms, with a focus on the financial industry. Examples of these contemporary archives include records of firms and individuals recognized for advances in technology; financial institutions such as View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
product could change the world, and the drive to make it happen, they merely needed the money to get a new company started. The "traitorous eight," as they became known, enlisted the help of a visionary investment banker from New York,... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
Entrepreneurship and the California Research Center to bring alumni together who are working on all aspects of that innovation. On September 26th, Scott Jacobs (MBA Class of 2007) and the team at Generate Capital hosted around 75 HBS alumni who wanted to learn more... View Details
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
venture capital company Venrock Associates and its founding family, the Rockefellers, compiled by founding partner Peter O. Crisp (HBS MBA '60). It includes information on Venrock's investments, investment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
(founded in 2013) and too small (valuation of $55 million) to pass muster for listing on any exchange. But for the 1,080 people who otherwise would have been shut out of owning a piece of the startup—lacking the wealth or credentials to View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
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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
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Christina LaMontagne
practical advice and case studies for those forging their own unique career path. Through her operating and investing work, Christina brings a deep network and strong connections to healthcare innovators and growing start-ups. Work... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Sunny Side
When Miami-based venture capital firm ANIMO Ventures launched in 2018, cofounder Nico Berardi (MBA 2018) traveled weekly. “It was 80 percent San Francisco, maybe 20 percent New York,” he recalls. But the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Filter Results: (231) 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
- 15 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development
ventures and cooperatives, or at least ventures with sustainable revenue streams. For that reason, I plan to do more for-profit real estate and business investment work after... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Introduction - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator I n the latter half of the twentieth century , venture capital investment transformed groundbreaking technologies into sustainable enterprises and contributed to the... View Details
- October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
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Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Janet Kraus and Mary Beth Findlay
Having received an extensive critique of her business plan but only a small amount of financing from an angel group she pitched in 2010, Eloise Bune responds to the angels' concerns, refines her presentation, and pitches her company again. View Details
Goldberg, Lena G., Janet Kraus, and Mary Beth Findlay. "Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-055, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
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Timothy C. Draper | Baker Library
Timothy C. Draper MBA 1984, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) Play Video duration: 19:13 Timothy C. Draper, HBS 1984. Interview conducted in December 2010 Timothy C. Draper, HBS 1984, started his career with a brief stint with Alex, Brown & Sons, the first View Details
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Complex Assets - Alumni
limited partnership interests Private equity, venture and hedge fund investments Pre-IPO shares If you are interested in donating complex assets to HBS, please contact the Office of Planned Giving. Working... View Details
- 25 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation
is your current role and what steps and tactics did you use to get hired in your current position? During EC year, I focused my career search on impact investing roles. I was particularly interested in impact-first funds and growth... 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
- February 2008 (Revised February 2009)
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The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Grassroots Business Initiative was set up to financially assist small enterprises engaged in creating social value. Three years later, Harold Rosen, its creator, wished to explore an alternative funding model to provide it with scale and sustainability. View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Investment Funds; Social Enterprise
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 508-063, February 2008. (Revised February 2009.)