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- 01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
Business by Leonard C. Green (OPM 18, 1992) (AMACOM) “Big new ideas rarely make great businesses.” “Laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time.” “You are going to need dramatically more start-up money than you think you do.”...
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- 24 Jun 2014
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The First Five Years: Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)
their own business ventures? "I heard a lot of advice as I was building my businesses; I had two prior start-ups which failed. The point that always hit home with me was, work on something that you love, and the money will follow. My...
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- 01 Dec 2011
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Alumni Book Briefs
successes and setbacks —from launching start-ups and taking on the family business to helping kids in the Persian Gulf and harnessing new technology and developing clean energy—they reveal how the next generation of ideas, aspirations,...
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- 01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture
"best valuation" initially is not as important as having investors who buy into the vision and have complementary skills or experiences. The "been there, seen that" experience of the VC can be invaluable. Start-ups are intense, and...
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- 01 Dec 2001
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Reaching Out
Foundation's overall portfolio. Our goal was that an intern would take away a sense of how strategic philanthropy works in education, in addition to feeling that she was part of a fun, hardworking start-up organization committed to...
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- 01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face
recalls. “There was a cult of youth, and I realized that I should work for myself because I wasn’t going to find an appropriate position at that point.” Bemis, who had experience as a venture capitalist, decided to focus full-time on further private investment,...
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- 01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Ndidi. To change people's minds, she and Mezuo have decided to change the marketplace. In 2009, the couple launched a start-up agribusiness called AACE Food Processing & Distribution Ltd., which buys bulk spices and other ingredients,...
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- 01 Apr 2001
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New Ventures New Gains
arena.” Related Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-Ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters In the process of teaming up with fellow students to write business plans, working with their faculty advisors (and getting...
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- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
far cry from the $1 billion committed to its most recent fund. The focus initially was on finding companies that had gone beyond the start-up stage-those that needed an infusion of working capital to enable them to continue to grow. "I...
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- 01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects
unnoticed. As CEO of Impromptu Gourmet, a start-up approaching its one-year anniversary, Max Polaner (MBA '97) knew that his company could not afford a huge donation, but he decided to give all proceeds for a month from dessert purchases...
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Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next
more so in the future will include connecting participants to a broader array of content and experiences that we offer at the School. Alumni Engagement The world is changing rapidly, and I need to keep learning to keep up. In start-up...
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- 01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
start-up stage of development. A second case on strategic planning at NFTE was recently published. Pathways to Independence: Welfare-to-Work at Marriott International This case highlights Marriott's welfareto- work program, which trained...
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- 13 Jul 2020
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The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
grown, we’ve gone from feeling like a small, scrappy start-up to a much bigger organization, which brings with it new challenges and opportunities. “I also find the lessons from BSSE useful on a daily basis—‘Jobs to be Done’ is one of our...
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- 01 Jun 2007
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Letters
publish his recommendations. We truly lost a legend! Leonard (“Ted”) Marks Jr. (MBA 3/’48, DBA ’61) Prescott, AZ Supporting Inner-City Start-ups Congratulations to Catherine Rohr for recognizing the entrepreneurial talent in Texas...
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- 01 Sep 2007
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Riding It Out
whole episode has certainly highlighted the manufacturer’s duty to validate the quality of suppliers.” For the full story of how SmartPak got its start, years before this bump in the start-up road, you’d want to meet Westley, the...
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- 01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good
asked him to become a director of Bell Canada, he accepted that post as well. (McArthur proudly remains a Canadian citizen, and currently chairs the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.) He helped a half-dozen start-ups get off the ground,...
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- 19 Oct 2022
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If I Were You
company. But I think most HBSers are ready for entrepreneurship one way or the other. And so I would say, swing for the fence. Michael Segal (MBA 2015): Michael Segal.My advice is based on my own experience, where at least for the first year, my head was in a bunch of...
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- 01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives
Pincus set up shop, the general impression of private equity matured. SUVIR SUJAN first thought of returning to India when consulting work brought him home in 1999. Since then he's sold a start-up to eBay and recently launched a...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission
“Given that a nonprofit has fewer resources, it requires a start-up mentality.” That challenge, along with Habitat’s ongoing growth and evolution as an organization, promise to keep Song engaged for the long haul. “I’ve been blown away by...
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- 01 Feb 2002
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Redefining Success: Women & Work.
address top-management concerns, and share best practices and insights. Women Building Business -an MBA elective field study seminar led by HBS professors Myra Hart and Lynda M. Applegate intended for students who plan to design and launch View Details