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Ryan Smith
Ryan wants to help students plan, prepare, and pitch for the opportunities available to HBS students in the Consulting and FinTech industries. With work experience in these industries, Ryan can provide insights into what elements to evaluate when considering these...
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- April 2015
- Case
Domeyard: Starting a High-Frequency Trading (HFT) Hedge Fund
By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and Matthew Foreman
The principals at Domeyard, a start-up high frequency trading (HFT) hedge fund based in Cambridge, faced a myriad of important decisions: which markets to trade on, how to raise capital, and from whom to raise capital. Many of these decisions were standard for...
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Cohen, Lauren, Christopher Malloy, and Matthew Foreman. "Domeyard: Starting a High-Frequency Trading (HFT) Hedge Fund." Harvard Business School Case 215-036, April 2015.
- December 2001
- Case
IntellectExchange, Inc.
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Janis L Gogan
A start-up intellect exchange initially offered a public expertise exchange, connecting experts with clients. Now management wonders whether a new, more focused strategy will succeed.
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Cash, James I., Jr., and Janis L Gogan. "IntellectExchange, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-113, December 2001.
- April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Verge Software (A)
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Elizabeth Kind
Scott Rozic, CEO of start-up Verge Software, has just told his board that he is taking the company in a totally new direction, moving from enterprise knowledge management software to Internet direct marketing. This case covers the start-up of the business, and Rozic's...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Business Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Applications and Software;
Management Teams;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Product Development;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Elizabeth Kind. "Verge Software (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-065, April 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
- July 2010
- Other Article
Clusters and Entrepreneurship
By: Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
This article examines the role of regional clusters in regional entrepreneurship. We focus on the distinct influences of convergence and agglomeration on growth in the number of start-up firms as well as in employment in these new firms in a given region-industry....
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Keywords:
Economics
Delgado, Mercedes, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern. "Clusters and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Economic Geography 10, no. 4 (July 2010): 495–518. (U.S. Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper, No. CES-WP-10-31.)
- January 2011 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Predictive Biosciences
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Kiron
A small cancer diagnostics start-up is deciding whether to acquire a laboratory to make and sell its bladder cancer test or build its own manufacturing and sales team.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Testing and Trials;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Development;
Biotechnology Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and David Kiron. "Predictive Biosciences." Harvard Business School Case 811-015, January 2011. (Revised March 2011.)
- 13 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Following My Dream: Launching a Venture
This summer, while most of my classmates pursued internships, I decided to work full-time on my start-up ‘smoodi’, which I recently incorporated. It’s been an amazing experience and I’m grateful for the support I received as a Harvard...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship
- November 1991 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Calyx & Corolla
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Describes a new entry into the $8 billion flower industry in the United States. Combining the use of overnight air freight (Federal Express), information technology, an 800 number, and a catalog, Calyx & Corolla was changing the way flowers had traditionally been...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Transformation;
Distribution Channels;
Business Startups;
Problems and Challenges;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Salmon, Walter J., and David Wylie. "Calyx & Corolla." Harvard Business School Case 592-035, November 1991. (Revised October 1995.)
- February 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Accelerating the Accelerator: Raja Al Mazrouei at DIFC Fintech Hive
By: Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards and Lydia Begag
In January 2023, Raja Al Mazrouei became the Managing Director and Acting CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) in Dubai, UAE. In her previous role as the Executive Vice President of the DIFC Fintech Hive, she successfully built and led an accelerator program for...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Management;
Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Information Infrastructure;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Digital Marketing;
Digital Strategy;
Digital Transformation;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Banks and Banking;
Corporate Finance;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry;
Banking Industry;
Middle East;
Singapore;
London;
United Arab Emirates;
Dubai
Hill, Linda A., Emily Tedards, and Lydia Begag. "Accelerating the Accelerator: Raja Al Mazrouei at DIFC Fintech Hive." Harvard Business School Case 423-064, February 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
John Osher is one of those casually and spectacularly successful people who make serial entrepreneurship look like a cakewalk. He began racking up wins at an early age—starting and selling both a vintage clothing store and an earring outlet before he was out of...
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- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Imedia Corporation: The Pricing Decision
Efi Arazi, the president of a start-up called Imedia, must determine an appropriate pricing strategy for an innovation that will change the basis of competition in the cable TV industry.
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Kosnik, Thomas J., and Doron Kempel. "Imedia Corporation: The Pricing Decision." Harvard Business School Case 598-005, August 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
- June 2018
- Case
Candor at Clever
By: Ethan Bernstein and Om Lala
Clever, a high-growth EdTech company based in San Francisco, had grown quickly in market share and headcount. As with many high-growth companies, however, early employees (many of whom had never managed people before) had been given the opportunity to manage teams, and...
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Keywords:
Performance Feedback;
Talent Development And Retention;
Talent Management;
Feedback;
Difficult Conversations;
Radical Candor;
Scaling Start-ups;
Scaling And Growth;
Developing Effective Managers;
Effective Managers;
First-time Managers;
Kim Scott;
Clever;
Bay Area;
Silicon Valley;
Interpersonal Communication;
Talent and Talent Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership Development;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Skills;
Management Style;
Organizations;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Evaluation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Technology Industry;
Education Industry;
San Francisco;
United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Om Lala. "Candor at Clever." Harvard Business School Case 418-087, June 2018.
- February 2000 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
InSite Marketing Technology (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Genevieve J.S. Feraud and Sheila L Marcelo
Introduces students to products and services that improve customers' online shopping experience. Also discusses the challenges of marketing new product concepts and finding funding for start-up ventures.
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Financing and Loans;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Service Delivery;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Service Industry;
Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Genevieve J.S. Feraud, and Sheila L Marcelo. "InSite Marketing Technology (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-279, February 2000. (Revised April 2003.)
- January 2003 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Zipcar: Refining the Business Model
By: Myra M. Hart, Michael J. Roberts and Julia Stevens
Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar business model and financial plan. These iterations include a very early version and a version developed just prior...
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Keywords:
Service Operations;
Renting or Rental;
Business Model;
Business Plan;
Entrepreneurship;
Economic Growth;
Management Skills;
Transportation;
Business Startups;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Transportation Industry;
Service Industry
Hart, Myra M., Michael J. Roberts, and Julia Stevens. "Zipcar: Refining the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 803-096, January 2003. (Revised May 2005.)
- 14 Oct 2011
- News
The big businesses learning how to think small
- 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.
Lindsay N. Hyde
Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the Entrepreneurial Management unit. She teaches Avoiding Startup Failure, Launching Technology Ventures, and Startup Bootcamp. Lindsay also serves as the HBS Faculty co-chair of the
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 05 Dec 2017
- Webinars: Career
The Startup Rules of Three
Do you have a brilliant idea for a startup? Becoming a successful entrepreneur requires more than just an inspiring concept and a plan for development. There is a reason as many as 75 percent of venture capital-backed startups fail, and nearly 95 percent of all...
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- 04 Dec 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?
- October 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Lexar Media: The Digital Photography Company?
Examines growth options for a start-up that has parlayed its core technology in flash memory controllers into a rapidly growing position in the emerging digital photography industry. The new CEO must decide whether LexarMedia should maintain its identity as a digital...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Technology Industry
Tripsas, Mary, and Emily Thomson. "Lexar Media: The Digital Photography Company?" Harvard Business School Case 805-062, October 2004. (Revised April 2005.)