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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians
Slavet, a nonprofit arts entrepreneur and partner in a real estate development and management firm. “But we want to be more than that. Through our radio show, Web site,...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves
In Zambia and Uganda, it partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Ministries of Health to test new policies in HIV, malaria, View Details
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From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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- December 2015 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively
In January 2015, Jibo Inc. had completed a raise of $25.3 million in Series A financing after a successful 2014 crowdfunding campaign for preorders of Jibo, the first social robot for the home. Over 4,800 Jibo units were preordered, generating $2.6 million in sales. On...
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Keywords:
Business Development;
Entrepreneurship;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Business Startups;
Technology Industry
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Christine Snively. "Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home." Harvard Business School Case 816-003, December 2015. (Revised May 2016.)
- 02 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses
whom I have worked with as an advisor) now offers Working Capital Terms, a non-card payment option that businesses can use to pay vendors. And, this month they announced a partnership with Intuit so their cardholders, who use QuickBooks...
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by Karen Mills
- 29 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives
disrupting the market. My heart was in Mexico, and so my partner and I started thinking about how we might be able to make an impact in this health care space. What progress...
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- 12 Sep 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Remote Surgeries Digitally Transform Operating Rooms?
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Exploring Technology and Public Impact Through the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
to ensure that emerging technologies are developed and managed in ways that serve the overall public good. At HBS, I work with the Harvard Project on Workforce, which is based at HKS but partners closely...
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- 14 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
"It'll All Work Out": Two Alumni Discuss Balancing Marriage and Markets
Carolina and Charlie believe that the key to balancing marriage and the marketplace is to not feel obligated to evenly balance everything, all the time. "Over the course of a marriage," Carolina...
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- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
including the Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs and Edible Schoolyard New York City, which focus on increasing the physical activity and healthy eating...
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Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Recruiting
with staff. Key lessons learned from staffing culture and climate data, as well as organizational next steps for continuous diversity improvement, should be shared with both employees and candidates. View Details
- October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
BC Partners: Acuris
By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu
This case follows Nikos Stathopoulos, Managing Partner of BC Partners, as he and his team evaluate the potential sale of one of BC Partners’ portfolio companies, Acuris. Acuris was a global financial intelligence, news, and data company that had been acquired by BC...
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Fund Management;
Fund Raising;
Leveraged Buyout;
Buyout;
Portfolio Management;
Operations Improvement;
Exit;
Exit Strategy;
Valuation Ratios;
Finance;
Private Equity;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Operations;
Performance Improvement;
Acquisition;
Valuation
Ivashina, Victoria, and Terrence Shu. "BC Partners: Acuris." Harvard Business School Case 220-041, October 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
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HBS Students and Alumni Fostering a Supportive Community - MBA
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Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS - MBA
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- 04 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?
and address rumors that it might be even more fun than the student experience. Here are a few things Larry Lennox-Choate and Alex Kornswiet thought all prospective HBS partners...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
standards and social responsibility, technology, globalization, the School's Soldiers Field campus, and the essential contributions that women are making in the business world. While a lot has changed at HBS...
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- January 2010 (Revised March 2010)
- Compilation
Firm Strategy Vignettes
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
These three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of a private equity firm. In one, a senior partner must decide how to manage an over-extended colleague and how to reduce the risk of the firm's portfolio; in the second, a limited partner...
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Outcome or Result;
Business Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Investment Portfolio;
Partners and Partnerships
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Firm Strategy Vignettes." Harvard Business School Compilation 810-087, January 2010. (Revised March 2010.)
- February 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Sarah Mehta
It is March 2017, and TPG, a global alternative investment firm with $74 billion assets under management, has recently launched its inaugural impact-investing fund—the $2 billion Rise Fund. In an effort to “take the religion out of impact investing,” Maya Chorengel,...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
Equity;
Investment;
Measurement and Metrics;
Financial Services Industry;
California;
San Francisco
Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Sarah Mehta. "The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact." Harvard Business School Case 318-041, February 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
Credit: Nicolas McComber Uber’s roller coaster ride from ride-sharing pioneer to shunned bad boy should be a lesson to other disruptive startups: Fighting hard is good, while fighting unfairly loses you respect, customers, and perhaps...
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- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
switched from in-person to online training. Case 4: Partner with other businesses to share labor ChiSuper is a supermarket chain with more than 1,000 stores across China. ChiSuper faced a severe labor shortage at a peak in the COVID-19...
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