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Career Coach

Megan Gardner

Megan (HBS ’06) is an executive coach, board member and tactical advisor for CEOs and senior executives. As a founder and CEO of a technology business, she knows first-hand the value of strong coaching in a rapidly growing business. In her last venture, she raised over... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Venture Capital; Venture Capital; Venture Capital; Venture Capital

15 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative

“which is a fancy way of referring to all of the things you don’t have as a new company—products, knowledge, connections, resources.” The most common and effective way to make up for that lack is to find someone who can help you overcome it—most often a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

26 Aug 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Built for Global Competition from the Start

mainstream option for entrepreneurial companies, which was highlighted during a panel discussion in class that included a local venture capital investor and recent HBS entrepreneurs. Several students... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Education

Arjun Goyal

Dr. Arjun Goyal is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vida Ventures, a leading US-based life sciences venture capital firm with approximately $1.7 billion in AUM. Arjun focuses on creating and investing... View Details

Keywords: Biotech & Life Sciences;#43;#Healthcare;#75;#Venture Capital

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

non-market, non-pecuniary resources.” “For example, [startup] accelerator programs dedicate a huge amount of programming on how to pitch to raise money, and these programs generally culminate in a ‘demo day’ presentation to venture... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

urgent needs of the future. Start-ups, on the other hand, are intensely focused on innovation but are also beholden to the impatience and boom-and-bust cycles of the venture capital industry. In his new... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell

Peter Wendell In 1982, with almost a decade of experience at IBM under his belt, Peter Wendell went "searching for the country's next IBMs," as he puts it. Enlisting the help of some friends (including classmate Gil Lamphere), he founded Sierra Ventures, a View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

21 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

Foundation and the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School and attracts graduate student teams from around the world, including students from Harvard University. Teams compete to pitch their selected ventures with a chance to secure up to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

21 Oct 2021
News

DraftKings Backs New VC Firm

Photo courtesy Drive By DraftKings A recent article in the Boston Globe reported that the venture capital firm Drive by DraftKings, led by Meredith McPherron (MBA 1993), had raised its first View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

The Right Connections

From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. When trying to secure backing for a high-risk start-up, whom you know can be just as... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2010
News

Hardymon Receives VC Award

Felda Hardymon, the MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice, has received a Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award from the National Venture View Details

Keywords: awards; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

08 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity

firm with the human capital resources to do targeted outreach through the Resume Database, VCPE Club and/or Women In Investing Club. A dedicated recruiter can also manage the heavy logistics and communication throughout the interview... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

01 Dec 1997
News

Peter Wendell (MBA '76)

opportunities." The key to any new venture, Wendell explains, is usually the quality of the people driving it. In 1982 Wendell cofounded Sierra Ventures with what then felt to him like a huge sum: $16 million. Today Sierra has almost a... View Details

Rudina Seseri

the Business School and is an HBS inaugural group member of Rock Venture Capital Partners. She is also a Member of the Business Leadership Council of Wellesley College and an Advisor for GSK Consumer.... View Details

Keywords: Software/App;#75;#Venture Capital

01 Jun 2000
News

VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy

advisors for systemic change" that imports the philosophy of true incubation and venture capital into the education sector. "This is just a seed fund," he said. "Twenty million dollars won't make a dent, but... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)

help entrepreneurs assemble great teams. But VCs don't manage, inspire, or lead. We're off stage, behind the curtains, funding the production, and maybe adjusting some spotlights. Venture capital is a... View Details

Profile

Robert Leke

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? An MBA at HBS was important in providing the opportunity for me to step back, assess my current capabilities, and develop the additional skills I lacked to become a successful manager in the future. The diversity of... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity

02 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?

overly risky.” Unlike most situations where making an important decision based on gut feel is seen as a negative, venture capitalists and angel investors often brag about the wisdom of their midsections. “They have a lot of pride in how... View Details