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- 27 Jul 2021
- Video
Venture Capital Industry Spotlight
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to share her latest thinking. Her new book, Clearing the Hurdles, co-written with Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, and Patricia G. Greene, will be out in May 2004 from Prentice Hall. HBS Working...
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by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- Program
Private Equity and Venture Capital
venture capital fields, our foundational investment program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital, may be more appropriate. The programs are not intended to be...
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- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous boom in the venture capital industry. The pool of U.S. venture capital funds has grown...
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- November 1994 (Revised July 2001)
- Background Note
A Note on the Venture Capital Industry
By: Paul A. Gompers
The history of the venture capital industry is reviewed, and the key institutional features described.
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Venture Capital
Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "A Note on the Venture Capital Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-065, November 1994. (Revised July 2001.)
- Web
Venture Capital Advisors - Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs-In-Residence Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Venture Capital Advisors Lawyers-in-Residence Rock Executive Fellows Venture Capital...
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- October 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Background Note
Venture Capital and Private Equity: Course Overview
By: Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of the Venture Capital and Private Equity modules.
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Lerner, Josh. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Course Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-045, October 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- Article
The Venture Capital Revolution
By: Paul A. Gompers and J. Lerner
Keywords:
Venture Capital
Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "The Venture Capital Revolution." Journal of Economic Perspectives 15, no. 2 (Spring 2001): 145–168.
- 16 May 2020
- Interview
Agile in Venture Capital
By: Euvin Naidoo
Naidoo, Euvin. "Agile in Venture Capital." COVIDeo Series, The Buzz, May 16, 2020.
- August 2001
- Case
Chrysalis Capital: Venture Capital in an Emerging Market
Examines the founding and early development of an Indian venture capital firm. Focuses on the opportunity in the Indian high-technology sector, how the founders have adapted the U.S. venture capital model to an emerging market context, and the organizational challenges...
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Kennedy, Robert E. "Chrysalis Capital: Venture Capital in an Emerging Market." Harvard Business School Case 702-005, August 2001.
- February 1998
- Background Note
Contracting and Control in Venture Capital
By: Paul A. Gompers
Discusses the control mechanisms and contracts utilized by venture capitalists. The emphasis is on understanding potential conflicts of interest and how the contracts mitigate those conflicts.
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Venture Capital;
Governance Controls;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Conflict of Interests
Gompers, Paul A. "Contracting and Control in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-067, February 1998.
- winter 2000
- Article
Assessing the Impact of Venture Capital to Innovation
By: Samuel Kortum and Josh Lerner
We examine the influence of venture capital on patented inventions in the United States across twenty industries over three decades. We address concerns about causality in several ways, including exploiting a 1979 policy shift that spurred venture capital fundraising....
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Kortum, Samuel, and Josh Lerner. "Assessing the Impact of Venture Capital to Innovation." RAND Journal of Economics 31, no. 4 (winter 2000): 674–692. (Supplemental appendix.)
- 29 Jun 2021
Industry Spotlight: Venture Capital
Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Learn from Professor Jeff Bussgang and alumni how HBS helps prepare you for a career in Venture Capital.
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- June 2018
- Exercise
Venture Capital Term Sheets
Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Robert White. "Venture Capital Term Sheets." Harvard Business School Exercise 818-137, June 2018.
- October 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Background Note
Venture Capital Negotiations: VC versus Entrepreneur
By: Robert J. Robinson and Noam T. Wasserman
Introduces students to the challenging negotiations between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Explores interests, sources of negotiating power, barriers to reaching agreement, and common contractual terms. Describes how the parties try to reduce information...
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Robinson, Robert J., and Noam T. Wasserman. "Venture Capital Negotiations: VC versus Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-170, October 1999. (Revised March 2000.) (2000.)
- 2006
- Article
The Unfulfilled Need of Venture Capital in Mexico
By: Roberto Charvel, Luis Fernando Gonzalez and Dario Olivas
This article reviews the nascent state of venture capital in Mexico as of 2006.
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Mexico;
Emerging Market;
Latin America;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Venture Capital;
Financial Services Industry;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Charvel, Roberto, Luis Fernando Gonzalez, and Dario Olivas. "The Unfulfilled Need of Venture Capital in Mexico." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 6, nos. 4/5 (2006): 306–325.
- Teaching Interest
Venture Capital and Private Equity (MBA)
By: Josh Lerner
The growth of private equity internationally has been dramatic, to the point that the asset class has been both lauded as the savior and vilified as the cause of our current economic malaise. Over the past two decades, private equity- ranging from venture capital to... View Details
- January 2010
- Article
Buy Local? The Geography of Successful Venture Capital Expansion
By: Henry Chen, Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner and Josh Lerner
We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We find that venture capital firms locate in regions with high success rates of venture...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Expansion;
Success;
Capital;
Geographic Location;
Business Units;
Corporate Accountability;
Business Offices;
Goals and Objectives;
Mission and Purpose;
Investment Funds;
Corporate Governance;
Boston;
New York (state, US);
San Francisco
Chen, Henry, Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner, and Josh Lerner. "Buy Local? The Geography of Successful Venture Capital Expansion." Journal of Urban Economics 67, no. 1 (January 2010): 90–110.
- April 1998
- Case
Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Analyzes the decisions of Niall Carroll, an Irish banker, to start a venture capital fund focused on Ireland. The context of the Irish markets and the nature of Irish opportunities are explored.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
Financial Services Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together." Harvard Business School Case 298-001, April 1998.
- February 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-up
By: Myra M. Hart and Kristin Lieb
The development of a new venture partnership and the challenges associated with raising its first fund are chronicled. The decision to focus on early-stage investments, the determination of the appropriate size of the fund, the fund-raising process, and the steps in...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Problems and Challenges;
Partners and Partnerships;
Investment;
Motivation and Incentives;
Financing and Loans;
Personal Development and Career
Hart, Myra M., and Kristin Lieb. "Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-up." Harvard Business School Case 804-138, February 2004. (Revised April 2004.)