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- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
into electricity. The Jacobs Wind Energy Company would soon be a major player in creating machines that would electrify rural areas across America, and eventually be sold on all five continents. “We've lost the plot of these entrepreneurs...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding
What do a health food manufacturer, an infectious-diseases specialist and a content-management expert have in common? Answer: All are women, all are entrepreneurs. And by virtue of being women and entrepreneurs they share one...
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by Martha Lagace
- 31 Dec 2010
- News
Entrepreneur for the World Award
- 13 May 2015
- News
America’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Entrepreneurs
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Wynton Marsalis, Entrepreneur
erudition and humor in discussing famous entrepreneurs in music, from Richard Wagner to Duke Ellington, and his own entrepreneurial experiences as an aspiring musician and currently as artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz,...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs
Martignetti, who is a mentor in HBS’s Rock Accelerator program. Philanthropy and community service are priorities for Martignetti. He is an active volunteer in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay and a volunteer mentor for MassChallenge, a not-for-profit...
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- 12 Sep 2011
- News
The Untold Story of 'Green' Entrepreneurs
- August 2019
- Case
Experiencya Cuba: Two Entrepreneurs in Havana
By: Charles F. Wu, Mariana Cal and Fernanda Miguel
In 2019, two Cuban entrepreneurs discussed their growth strategy, given the regulatory framework instability, for private companies, in Cuba. Experiencya Cuba offered car and apartment rentals, airport pick-up, and tours around the island, all conducted in perfectly...
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Self-employed;
Regulatory Changes;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Tourism Industry;
Auto Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Cuba
Wu, Charles F., Mariana Cal, and Fernanda Miguel. "Experiencya Cuba: Two Entrepreneurs in Havana." Harvard Business School Case 220-024, August 2019.
- November 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Background Note
Customer Discovery and Validation for Entrepreneurs
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Thomas Eisenmann and Steven G. Blank
Provides practical guidelines for conducting market research to explore and validate demand for entrepreneurial offering. Explains how the research objectives of entrepreneurs might differ from those relevant to managers evaluating product or service offerings to...
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Cespedes, Frank V., Thomas Eisenmann, and Steven G. Blank. "Customer Discovery and Validation for Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-097, November 2011. (Revised August 2012.)
- September 1995
- Article
We Create Entrepreneurs
By: H. H. Stevenson
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Entrepreneurship
Stevenson, H. H. "We Create Entrepreneurs." Success 42, no. 7 (September 1995).
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
Entrepreneurs aren’t short on ideas for exciting new products or companies, but they are often short-sighted when it comes to finding ways to fund and build those projects. “There is a huge amount of discussion about how you come up with...
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Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs
What resources should I consult for my course work for Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs? Begin your research with the resources suggested below. Need help? ...
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- 10 Jul 2023
- Video
Advice to Underestimated Entrepreneurs
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur, corporate titan, and death-defying balloonist, touched down at HBS last fall to share his wit and wisdom with a large Burden Hall audience. Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, a London-based global empire of...
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- 25 Mar 2016
- Video
David Chang, Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
- 04 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival
the entrepreneurial journey—which can apply to a manager at a small company or in a large, established organization—we say that entrepreneurs are made, not born, and that entrepreneurship is a way of managing, not necessarily a way of...
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by Martha Lagace
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs from the late 1990s and winnowed the lot down to three: Marla Malcolm Beck, Chris Michel, and Marc Cenedella. From their stories, he derived key lessons learned, often the hard way, as they built successful businesses,...
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- October 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Course Overview Note
Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs
By: Tarun Khanna, Sid Misra and Katherine Stebbins-Mccaffrey
- March 2020 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Jeffrey Deitch: Art Entrepreneur
By: Henry McGee, Rohit Deshpandé and Sarah Gulick
Jeffrey Deitch is an influential gallery owner and art entrepreneur. An HBS alumnus generally credited with developing the field of bank art advisory and financing services, Deitch has had a storied career in both the commercial and non-profit art world. Wrestling with...
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Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Arts;
Personal Development and Career;
Fine Arts Industry;
New York (city, NY);
Los Angeles
McGee, Henry, Rohit Deshpandé, and Sarah Gulick. "Jeffrey Deitch: Art Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 320-042, March 2020. (Revised October 2020.)