venture capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

2009
Working Paper

International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination

By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold

This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the world. Based on a survey of over 600 multibusiness corporations in seven countries (France, Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, US, and Chile) the paper describes the differences among... View Details

Keywords: Business Headquarters; Size; Organizational Structure; Culture; Japan; France; Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom; United States; Chile

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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 Dec 1997
News

Arthur Rock (MBA '51)

microprocessors. Equally important, the idea of stock options for employees and the use of venture capital financing became a standard part of the nascent high-technology industry. As one of the founding... View Details

01 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

usually required in a venture capital presentation. “A lot of companies that probably shouldn't get funding will get it” As enticing as crowdfunding is as a concept, it may ultimately have little power to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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

14 Apr 2014
News

The Puzzle of Life

partner with Silicon Valley–based InCube Ventures and Venture Health. "When I came to HBS, I didn't know what venture capital meant," says... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; crowdfunding; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

09 Jan 2015
News

Alumni Notch 12 Spots on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ Lists

We’re pleased to report that a number of recent HBS graduates have made it into Forbes’ “30 Under 30” lists for 2015. Congratulations! Learn more about them below: Venture Capital... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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

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 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

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

01 Sep 2012
News

Women and VC

director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF). The fund focuses on early-stage female entrepreneurs in digital media and eco-friendly businesses, two areas that the WVCF believes are “poised for... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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

05 Jan 2017
News

Seven HBS Alumni Make Forbes 30 Under 30

Under 30 entry VENTURE CAPITAL Nimi Katragadda (MBA 2015) Principal, BoxGroup 30 Under 30 entry Michael Ma (MBA 2015) General Partner, Liquid 2 Ventures 30 Under 30 entry... View Details

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 Jun 2005
News

McCance First to Serve as Entrepreneur in Residence

McCance: A veteran of venture capital shares his expertise with HBS faculty and students. Courtesy Greylock When Henry McCance (MBA ’66) joined Boston-based Greylock Management Corporation in 1969, View Details

Keywords: entrepreneur in residence; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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