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The Other Diversity Dividend
Gompers, Paul A.; Kovvali, SilpaArticle HBS-R1804D-ELeadership and People ManagementResearchers have struggled to establish a causal relationship between diversity and financial performance--especially at large companies, where decision rights and incentives can be murky, and the effects of any given choice can be tough to pin down. So the authors chose a "lab rat" with fewer barriers to understanding: the venture capital industry. VC firms are fairly flat: Every investor is a decision maker, and choices have clear business cons...Starting at €8.20
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Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty
Gompers, Paul A.; Raina, Anjali; Chawla, RachnaCase HBS-218049-EEntrepreneurshipThe experience of being an entrepreneur was a childhood dream for Falguni Nayar. The opportunity to build Nykaa.com, a woman centered business, with a multi brand retail format in the beauty and wellness space , and the fact that she was doing it with her daughter Adwaita ( HBS MBA 2013) made it both exciting and meaningful. Still, she was the founder and with that came control over the most important decisions. While she sought advice from many ...Starting at €8.20
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How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions
Gompers, Paul A.; Gornall, Will; Kaplan, Steven N; Strebulaev, IlyaArticle HBS-R2102D-EEntrepreneurshipFor decades now, venture capitalists have played a crucial role in the economy by financing high-growth start-ups. While the companies they've backed--Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and more--are constantly in the headlines, very little is known about what VCs actually do and how they create value. To pull the curtain back, Paul Gompers of Harvard Business School, Will Gornall of the UBC Sauder School of Business, Steven N. Kaplan of the Univer...Starting at €8.20
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Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad
Deshpande, Rohit; Gompers, Paul A.; Kominers, Scott DukeCase HBS-818110-EEntrepreneurshipSilkroad -- a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to celebrate its twentieth anniversary. In parallel, Ma was stepping back from his role as the organization's Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of age, gaining international recognition for its uniquely global music, which blended musical traditions from across the world -- especially Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and ...Starting at €8.20
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Rapid7
Weiss, Mitchell B.; Gompers, Paul A.; Kovvali, SilpaCase HBS-817077-EEntrepreneurshipThat Corey Thomas, vice president at Boston-based Rapid7, Inc., was about to enter his investor's boardroom to negotiate a potential acquisition of Metasploit, LLC, was already an unlikely achievement of sorts. After all, Rapid7 was a venture-backed, corporate client-focused cybersecurity company, and Metasploit was a white-hat hacker community with a reputation that ranged from esoteric to "notorious." And awaiting Thomas for the deliberations w...Starting at €8.20
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edocs, Inc. (A) (Spanish Version)
Gompers, Paul A.Case HBS-212S13FinanceDescribes the development of edocs, an Internet company aimed at revolutionizing the on-line bill presentment market. Kevin Laracey must negotiate a venture capital investment with Jonathon Guerster, an associate at Charles River Ventures. Can be used as a role-playing exercise in negotiating a venture capital deal.Starting at €8.20
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Loma Vista Medical
Gompers, Paul A.; Kovvali, SilpaCase HBS-819050-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2019 Spring Term
Gompers, Paul A.Case HBS-818080-EEntrepreneurshipThis note serves as an overview of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit's required curriculum course, "The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM)." General management has been a core educational organizing framework at the Harvard Business School since its inception. Today TEM provides a powerful context in which to learn about general management. TEM seeks to build the knowledge, skills, tools, frameworks, and attitudes required to succeed as a manager. T...Starting at €8.20
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The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model - Financing
Gompers, Paul A.Case HBS-817109-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2017 Winter Term, Course Overview Note
Gompers, Paul A.Case HBS-817079-EEntrepreneurshipThis note serves as an overview of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit's required curriculum course, "The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM)." General management has been a core educational organizing framework at the Harvard Business School since its inception. Today TEM provides a powerful context in which to learn about general management. TEM seeks to build the knowledge, skills, tools, frameworks, and attitudes required to succeed as a manager. T...Starting at €8.20