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Mohammed Al Barwani
Mohammed Al Barwani, founder of the Oman-based diversified group MB Holding Company, discusses the diversification of his oil production and services companies into other industries ranging from biotechnology...
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- 31 Oct 2019
- Video
Dato' Sri Tahir
Dato’Sri Tahir, founder of a large financial services group in Indonesia, ascribes the frequency of bank failures in the country to their owners diverting funds to support their other businesses, at the expense...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
Founder-CEO Compensation and Selection into Venture Capital-Backed Entrepreneurship
By: Michael Ewens, Ramana Nanda and Christopher Stanton
We show theoretically that a critical determinant of the attractiveness of VC-backed entrepreneurship for high-earning potential founders is the expected time to develop a startup’s initial product. This is because founder-CEOs’ cash compensation increases...
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Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Christopher Stanton. "Founder-CEO Compensation and Selection into Venture Capital-Backed Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-119, May 2020. (Revised September 2023. Forthcoming at Journal of Finance.)
- February 2007
- Case
Orientation for Viewing "Startup.com"
By: Noam T. Wasserman
Introduces founders Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman as they start and grow govWorks.com. The movie "Startup.com" documents the challenges that these founders face in building their company while dealing with tensions within the founding team and managing a demanding...
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- June 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Peace Winds Japan
By: John A. Quelch
Kensuke Onishi, the young entrepreneurial founder of an international Japanese nongovernment organization specializing in humanitarian relief in emerging economies, is considering its future strategic direction. This case includes extensive commentary on Peace Winds'...
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Entrepreneurship;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Japan;
Afghanistan;
Iraq
Quelch, John A. "Peace Winds Japan." Harvard Business School Case 503-055, June 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- December 16, 2019
- Article
Why Your Startup Won't Last
By: Ranjay Gulati and Vasundhara Sawhney
Why do some startups that have crossed the threshold of “product-market fit” and have a viable business model still fail? This article begins by exploring the argument that most startups need more professionalization to thrive. Founders resist putting in place...
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Gulati, Ranjay, and Vasundhara Sawhney. "Why Your Startup Won't Last." HBR Ascend (December 16, 2019).
- March 2001
- Case
FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Describes some strategic and financial issues confronting the founder and executive director of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving awareness of and interest in science and technology among elementary and high school students. The organization sponsors...
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Keywords:
Middle School Education;
Finance;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Cognition and Thinking;
Strategy;
Technology
Sahlman, William A. "FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." Harvard Business School Case 801-380, March 2001.
- January 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone
By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby, Shuang L. Frost and Adam K. Frost
CEO and Founder of Uber Technologies, Travis Kalanick, had made clear to investors and the public that expansion into China was one of his company's major priorities for 2016. Uber had already demonstrated remarkable capacity for rapid, global scaling, and for...
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Keywords:
China;
Uber;
Start-up Growth;
Regulation;
Ride-sharing;
Transportation;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., Joycelyn W. Eby, Shuang L. Frost, and Adam K. Frost. "Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone." Harvard Business School Case 316-135, January 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
- January 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
ByteDance: TikTok and the Trials of Going Viral
By: William C. Kirby and John P. McHugh
In 2020, TikTok became the most valuable start-up ever. The short-form, video-sharing social media platform emerged as the crown jewel of the Chinese technology firm ByteDance, realizing 850 million monthly users and an estimated worth of $180 billion. However, a...
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Keywords:
China;
Technology;
Startup;
Start-up;
International Strategy;
Global Strategy And Leadership;
Innovation;
Political Risk;
Regulations;
Trump;
Foreign Policy;
Foreign Investment;
Chinese Internet Market;
Global Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Government Legislation;
Innovation and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Internet and the Web;
Social Media;
Technology Industry;
China;
United States
Kirby, William C., and John P. McHugh. "ByteDance: TikTok and the Trials of Going Viral." Harvard Business School Case 321-110, January 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Three men + software = l'Elysée?
- 19 Nov 2019
- Video
Zia Mody
Zia Mody, founder of AZB & Partners, a leading corporate law firm in India, describes changes in the gender balance in the field of law in India since the 1980s. She reports that AZB now has about 50...
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- May 2022
- Case
RacingThePlanet’s 20-Year Marathon
By: Daniel Isenberg and William Kerr
Mary Gadams, founder and CEO of RacingThePlanet, has managed to stage sporting events in some of the world's most inhospitable locations for the last 20 years. New challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have arisen. How can this small company navigate the global...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Sports;
Sports Management;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Problems and Challenges;
Sports Industry
Isenberg, Daniel, and William Kerr. "RacingThePlanet’s 20-Year Marathon." Harvard Business School Case 822-125, May 2022.
- March 1999 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Keurig
By: Paul W. Marshall and Jeremy Dann
Nick Lazaris becomes Keurig's third CEO in three years, after one founder was fired and the other decided to leave the company. He inherits a company that has made several abortive attempts to launch its new coffee brewing system. Now, problems with crucial suppliers...
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- May 1997
- Case
Center for Women & Enterprise: Looking for a Director of Development with "The Scrappiness Factor"
By: Thomas J. Kosnik and Natalie Zakarian
Andrea Silbert is founder of the Center for Women & Enterprise, a nonprofit with a mission to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through entrepreneurship. She must select a new senior sales executive, decide how to share...
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Kosnik, Thomas J., and Natalie Zakarian. Center for Women & Enterprise: Looking for a Director of Development with "The Scrappiness Factor". Harvard Business School Case 597-077, May 1997.
- 14 May 2015
- Blog Post
Venture Capitalist Returns to HBS to Mentor MBA Students
For Rudina Seseri, coming to HBS as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence was a kind of homecoming. A 2005 graduate of HBS, Rudina has spent much of the last decade working as a venture capitalist - investing in startups and working closely with View Details
- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Dr. Prathap C. Reddy
Prathap C. Reddy, founder of India-based Apollo Hospitals, describes his early challenges of dealing with Indian government policies that discouraged setting up of private hospitals. He discusses the political...
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- March 2024
- Case
Biomanufacturing Decentralization by Stämm
By: Paul A. Gompers, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
Stämm, a startup based on decentralizing biomanufacturing processes, is transitioning to product launch. The founders face key challenges to craft the startup’s business model and growth strategy, as well as to choose the optimal model for scaling their technological...
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- 12 Feb 2015
- Video