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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
Allard: a three-year ascent to $240 million in revenues. Photo Courtesy Marquis Jet Marquis Jet may be flying high today, but just three years ago it was far from clear that the New York–based company’s innovative approach to private-jet travel would ever get off the...
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- 30 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men
is a critical first step," Brooks says. "Though gender in entrepreneurship has become a hot topic (Sheryl Sandberg's wonderful Lean In and Ban Bossy campaigns, for example), we haven't seen much concrete data on the topic until...
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- October 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance
By: Michael Chu, Brian Trelstad and John Masko
In 2009, Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer, two veterans of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, founded Nehemiah Manufacturing to build FMCG brands while providing jobs to Cincinnati, Ohio’s beleaguered urban core. Two years later, the pair made their first...
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Keywords:
Fast Moving Consumer Goods;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Social Marketing;
Mission and Purpose;
Prejudice and Bias;
City;
Urban Scope;
Consumer Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio;
United States
Chu, Michael, Brian Trelstad, and John Masko. "Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance." Harvard Business School Case 320-008, October 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- Web
Pathways to Business | HBS Online
Gomih, Senior Director of Digital Strategy & Talent and Instructor at Barry’s Jaylon Smith, Founder of Minority Entrepreneurship Institute (MEI) and NFL Linebacker Alex Diaz, Head of Crisis Response and Humanitarian Aid at Google.org...
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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
potential employees and investors as well as to customers." Your Inner Entrepreneur But if entrepreneurship is, as Professor Howard Stevenson defines it, truly "a way of managing" rather than a specific set of activities or personality...
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- Web
Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Paul A. Gompers: Winner of the 2020 Journal of Financial Economics First Place Jensen Prize for “How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?” (January 2020) with William Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. Strebulaev. William R. Kerr: 2020 Swedish Schumpeter Lecture...
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- Web
Blog - Creating Emerging Markets
Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy InactionMaxim Pike Harrell 27 Nov 2023 Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of IntrapreneurshipMaxim Pike Harrell...
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- August 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Gogoro: From Electric Scooter to Energy Platform
By: Tarun Khanna and Billy Chan
The founder of Gogoro had always wanted to revolutionize the energy market from day one since he started the electric scooter business that featured an innovative battery swapping technology. Over the course of five years, he had developed a premium line of electric...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Energy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Taiwan
Khanna, Tarun, and Billy Chan. "Gogoro: From Electric Scooter to Energy Platform." Harvard Business School Case 721-379, August 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- November 2011 (Revised April 2016)
- Case
Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (A)
By: Mukti Khaire and Kerry Herman
Chanel, the iconic haute couture house, founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1913, came to embody its founder's philosophy, taste, and style and set a distinctive and influential tone for women's fashion. Coming to prominence during the height of cultural modernity in...
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Keywords:
Fashion And Creative Industries;
Apparel Manufacturing;
Business History;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Management Succession;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Brands and Branding;
Fashion Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
North and Central America;
Europe
Khaire, Mukti, and Kerry Herman. "Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (A)." Harvard Business School Case 812-001, November 2011. (Revised April 2016.)
- January 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Jackie Robinson: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the rise of Jackie Robinson from the poor streets of Pasadena, California to one of the most famous people in America after he overturned the color barrier in baseball. The case describes how as a youth he excelled at basketball, football, baseball,...
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Keywords:
Diversity;
Power And Influence;
Personal Characteristics;
Values And Beliefs;
Mission And Purpose;
Sports;
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Personal Development and Career;
United States
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Jackie Robinson: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 122-042, January 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- August 2015 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
George Washington and the Foundations of American Democracy
By: Tom Nicholas and Matthew G. Preble
George Washington is perhaps the most well-known of the U.S.'s founding fathers because of his political and military achievements. However, Washington also operated a number of successful business ventures out of his Mount Vernon estate, and he became a landowner on...
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Keywords:
Government;
History;
George Washington;
Democracy;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Leadership;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and Matthew G. Preble. "George Washington and the Foundations of American Democracy." Harvard Business School Case 816-019, August 2015. (Revised January 2022.)
- Web
Empowering Future Leaders: Meet the HBS Women’s Student Association - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
A dozen years ago, it seemed like all it took to launch a successful technology company was a vague idea, a PowerPoint presentation, a trade-show booth with a sexy spokesmodel, and a URL. Then the dot-com bubble burst and investors got wiser and warier. Gone are the...
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Paul W. Marshall
MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management, Paul W. Marshall, is affiliated with the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager in the Turnaround Environment. This Elective Curriculum course focuses on the role of... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The Many Languages of Medicine to Impact Care Delivery
Entrepreneurship coupled with health care unveiled the impact that is possible outside the traditional realm of clinical medicine, where I could only care for one patient at a time. There was a stark shift from my preclinical years to my...
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The Ecosystem of Shared Value
By: Mark R. Kramer and Marc W. Pfitzer
Governments, NGOs, companies, and community members must all be involved in programs to create shared value, yet they work more often in opposition than in alignment. A movement known as collective impact has facilitated successful collaborations in the social sector,...
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Kramer, Mark R., and Marc W. Pfitzer. "The Ecosystem of Shared Value." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 10 (October 2016): 80–89.
- March 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Edward Lewis: Essence Magazine
By: Steven Rogers and Jacqueline Adams
Essence, the first magazine aimed at African-American women, was created by four, young, Black entrepreneurs in the aftermath of massive racial and political upheaval in the United States in 1968. The venture was a financial, branding and cultural success. By 2005, the...
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Keywords:
Female;
Decisions;
African-Americans;
Contemporary History;
Social History;
Culture;
Selling;
Acquisition;
Joint Ventures;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Asset Pricing;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Brands and Branding;
Media;
Organizational Culture;
Valuation;
Journals and Magazines;
Business History;
Fairness;
Adaptation;
Consolidation;
Publishing Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Rogers, Steven, and Jacqueline Adams. "Edward Lewis: Essence Magazine." Harvard Business School Case 318-115, March 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- August 2023
- Case
Kariyer.net: Recruiting AI
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Fares Khrais and Namrata Arora
In 2017, Fatih Uysal (AMP 2021) became CEO of Kariyer.net. By then, the business was already the industry leading online job board in Turkey. However, faced with stalling growth, a turbulent macroenvironment, and growing competition from international players, Uysal...
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Keywords:
Online Technology;
Marketing;
Websites;
Artificial Intelligence;
Innovation;
Two-sided Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Job Search;
Employment;
Transformation;
Volatility;
Innovation and Invention;
Disruptive Innovation;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Startups;
Talent and Talent Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Macroeconomics;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Emerging Markets;
Digital Platforms;
Employment Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Middle East;
Turkey
Zhang, Shunyuan, Fares Khrais, and Namrata Arora. "Kariyer.net: Recruiting AI." Harvard Business School Case 524-014, August 2023.
- February 2014
- Background Note
Raising Startup Capital
By: Jeffrey Bussgang
Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise in raising capital is more than a necessary evil, it is a competitive weapon. Master it and you will be in a...
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Keywords:
Fund Raising;
Venture Capital Term Sheet;
Venture Creation/development;
Venture Investing;
Venture Philanthropy;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act;
Non-equity Financing;
Convertible Notes;
Convertible Debt;
Debt Financing;
Raising Capital;
National Venture Capital Association;
Venture Capital Firm Compensation;
Crowdfunding;
Crowd-funding;
Startup;
Start-up;
Startup Management;
Startups;
Angel Investors;
Angels;
Accelerator;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Bussgang, Jeffrey. "Raising Startup Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 814-089, February 2014.
- December 2019
- Background Note
'Africa Rising:' Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent
By: Caroline M. Elkins and Hakeem Belo-Osagie