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- 2015
- Working Paper
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
By: Ethan Mollick and Ramana Nanda
In fields as diverse as technology entrepreneurship and the arts, crowds of interested stakeholders are increasingly responsible for deciding which innovations to fund, a privilege that was previously reserved for a few experts, such as venture capitalists and...
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Mollick, Ethan, and Ramana Nanda. "Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-116, May 2014. (Revised January 2015, August 2015.)
- 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.)
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
Publications August 2013 PLoS ONE Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In three field studies, we explore the impact of providing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2019
- HBS Seminar
Lee Fleming, UC Berkeley IEOR
- Research Summary
Overview
When information is digitized, it can be aggregated and shared nearly instantly. I am interested in how this acceleration in the aggregation and availability of information, via digitization, affects firms and firm strategy.
Platforms have emerged as marketplaces for...
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- February 2014 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Go Beyond Investing
By: Lynda Applegate, Vincent Dessain, Emilie Billaud and Daniela Beyersdorfer
In 2013, Brigitte Baumann, founder of the Pan-European angel investing provider Go Beyond Investing, reflected on the evolution of her venture and the way forward. Her company, which offered deal flow and training to novice and experienced angel investors and ran...
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Equity;
Investment;
Business or Company Management;
Growth Management;
Leadership;
Financial Services Industry;
Europe;
Switzerland
Applegate, Lynda, Vincent Dessain, Emilie Billaud, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Go Beyond Investing." Harvard Business School Case 814-046, February 2014. (Revised April 2015.)
- February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Fondeadora
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Mitchell Weiss
Norman Müller and René Serrano, cofounders of Fondeadora, a Mexican “neobank,” had lined up a $12.5 million in Series A funding round in 2020 only to run into a major obstacle: The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, a venture firm launched by Alphabet, Inc., and...
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Fundraising;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Financial Institutions;
Business Startups;
Government Legislation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Mexico City;
Latin America
Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, and Mitchell Weiss. "Fondeadora." Harvard Business School Case 822-077, February 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
- 23 Sep 2015
- HBS Seminar
Ohad Barzilay, Tel Aviv University
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
every other developed country around the world has done it. And that's a huge missed opportunity for the US. Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at HBS. You Might Also Like: How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed View Details
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by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Venturing Forth
period stretching from the late 2010s to 2021 saw a rash of seed funds, incubators, angel investors, and crowdfunding platforms all arrive on the scene, plying early stage companies with cash. Meanwhile, the massive VC firms were raising...
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- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
entrepreneurs face when launching new products. Understanding what went wrong Wu and Peterson studied timelines from 314 entrepreneurs across 722 technology hardware projects from September 2010 through June 2019, all crowdfunded through...
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by Rachel Layne
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
found a way out of her seed funding dilemma and, in the process, also opened new opportunities for women and people of color in Miami. She used the crowdfunding service Wefunder, which connects startups with investors online. "I know...
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by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
recent study, which compared funding decisions of startup theater productions made by art-loving masses on crowdfunding website Kickstarter with evaluations by experts in the field. “Most of the disagreements were on projects that the...
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- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
commercial real estate development company Prodigy Network, as he develops an equity-based crowdfunding model for small investors to access commercial real estate in Colombia and then tests the model in the United States. U.S....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into a sustainable enterprise that provides income for indigenous Mexican families
income for social-enterprise purposes for deserving families, plus industry, and also the environment. It’s a ‘win-win-win’ solution,” says Arias-King. So far, 2,400 hectares have been planted, but the goal is 12,000—a forest about equal to the size of Boston....
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- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends
entrepreneurship and venture capital are especially exciting right now? Josh Lerner: One of the big changes in venture capital in the last decade is the rise of “personalized” entrepreneurial finance. That includes crowdfunding platforms...
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- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 21 Aug 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: August 21, 2019 - October 02, 2019
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- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 30 Oct 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: October 30, 2019 - December 11, 2019
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- 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 05 Sep 2018
- HBS Online
HBX Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time Worlds Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: September 5, 2018 - October 17, 2018
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- 9 AM – 9 AM EST, 07 Nov 2018
HBX Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time Worlds Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: November 7, 2018 - December 19, 2018
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