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The Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleDiversify your product line. Stick to your knitting. Hire a professional manager. Watch fixed costs. Those are some of the suggestions that entrepreneurs... -
The Five Stages of Small-Business Growth
Entrepreneurial management Magazine ArticleNo researcher has explored the earliest period of a business’s development in detail—until now. -
Why Start-ups Fail
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIf you're launching a business, the odds are against you: Two-thirds of start-ups never show a positive return. Unnerved by that statistic, a professor... -
Entrepreneurs, Is a Venture Studio Right for You?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleFounders often look to incubators and accelerators to grow their startups. But there’s another option. -
Career Choices When Life Is Short
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticleA young man diagnosed with a terminal illness decides on his next move. -
Coevolving: At Last, a Way to Make Synergies Work
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe promise of synergy is the prime rationale for the existence of the multibusiness corporation. Yet for most corporations, the "1-plus-1-equals-3" arithmetic... -
The Reluctant Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFor years, I’ve been reading about executives who leave their jobs and go into business for themselves, where they find contentment and learn the meaning of life. Now that I’ve done it, I’m here to tell you it isn’t quite that easy. I was on the corporate fast track for almost 30 years, and now […] -
Can Companies Get Too Big to Grow?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIf you work in a large company and you want to become humble quickly, check out Stall Points, a fascinating stream of research by the Corporate Executive... -
Building an Innovation Factory (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNew ideas are the precious currency of the new economy, but generating them doesn't have to be a mysterious process. The image of the lone genius inventing... -
When It's Time to Pivot, What's Your Story?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleTo succeed, a new company must rally investors, staff, customers, and the media around a good story. But often that narrative turns out to be wrong, and... -
I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleThe best young founders know they need mentors. -
Goodbye B-School
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleTwo years ago, Jonathan Seelig left business school to cofound Akamai Technologies. Today, the company is worth $20 billion. -
The Comprehensive Case for Investing More VC Money in Women-Led Startups
Venture capital Digital ArticleAnd for hiring more female investors. -
Confessions of a So-So Controller
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleSalespeople writing fake sales orders. Cashiers “borrowing” from incoming revenues. Production workers leaving the factory with spare parts and finished products. These were among the control problems that dogged the author of this article over 12 years of running his company. Ironically, they occurred not during business crises but during periods of growth and prosperity. […] -
Building an Innovation Factory
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNew ideas are the precious currency of the new economy, but generating them doesn't have to be a mysterious process. The image of the lone genius inventing... -
Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSuccession, compensation, and underperformers. -
Startups Can’t Revolve Around Their Founders If They Want to Succeed
Entrepreneurial management Digital ArticleThe company has to transcend any one individual. -
The Right Way for an Established Firm to Do an Innovation Pilot with a Startup, Chinese Version
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleDon't be too ambitious. -
It's Time to Free the Middle Manager, Arabic Version
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOrganizations no longer need traffic cops. They need leaders. -
Twitch CEO on the Future of the Creator Economy - and the Challenge to Keep the Platform Safe
Global Business Digital Article"That kind of violence, that kind of hate ... [doesn't] have any place anywhere in our society, or especially on Twitch."
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Cray Research, Inc., Spanish Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Cray Research faces several management problems as a result of rapid growth and the need for continued growth. Issues to be discussed include 1) whether... -
Entrepreneurship Reading: Partnering with Venture Capitalists
15.90View Details This Reading takes a deep look at the venture capital (VC) industry in the United States. VCs have a unique perspective on opportunity evaluation, deal... -
Coco-Mat: The Spartan Mattress Revolution
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The Coco-Mat case tracks the development of the bedding brand from its initial concept in 1989 to the iconic status it had achieved by 2016. During that... -
Westeron: Rallying "The Crowd" To Reboot Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Westeron, a well-known kitchen, bath and home products retailer, created the "Takeoff" program in 2015 to enhance its product pipeline by connecting emerging... -
ING DIRECT, Spanish Version
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details The CEO of ING Direct (U.S.) has to decide: (1) whether and how to coordinate his organization's branding effort with its parent, ING Group, and (2) how... -
Amandla Capital: Real Estate in Côte d'Ivoire
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes Amandla Capital, a fledgling company in Cote d'Ivoire, facing three opportunities in the real estate and hospitality industries in... -
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp. (A): March 1991
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The diverse perspectives... -
To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China), Video Supplement
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study150.00View Details This is the Video Supplement for To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China) HBS Case 807118. -
Dialogue in the Dark, Hong Kong: A Role Model for Social Enterprises in the Making
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Dialogue in the Dark Hong Kong Limited (DiD HK) is a social enterprise founded in August 2008 with a vision of providing "insight for everyone". In line... -
Hewlett-Packard: Creating, Running, and Growing an Enduring Company
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Traces the development of Hewlett-Packard Co. from a small start-up company in 1938 to a world-class manufacturer of electronic instruments and computer... -
sweetriot 2.0
Organizational Development Case Study15.05View Details In the fall of 2010, Sarah Endline, CEO and Founder of sweetriot, an organic chocolate company, was deciding the best way to grow her organic chocolate... -
Road Well Traveled (Condensed)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Presents the conclusions of a 1992 mail survey of Harvard MBAs who started their own businesses. Questions focused on 4 areas: 1) development of the business... -
Novasys Medical
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Novasys has developed a new medical device and procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence that is cheaper and can be performed... -
1366 Technologies
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study14.00View Details Just months after declaring their intent to become a solar cell equipment supplier, van Mierlo and Sachs were again revisiting the issue of what the company... -
Yogurt Mamas: Probiotics in Tanzania
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The case illustrates a grassroots enterprise path to self-sufficiency in a subsistence market context. It explores the gradual evolution of a business... -
Entrepreneurship Reading: Becoming an Entrepreneurial Leader, Spanish Version
15.90View Details Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking, reasoning, and leading. Successful entrepreneurs identify a creative way to address a marketplace problem or need.... -
Innocent Drinks
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The three founders of a London-based, start-up smoothie company must decide between three growth options: expansion of the existing product line into... -
To Mumbai with Love: Exiting the Family Firm
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details It was the summer of 2015 when the son of a family-owned real estate business in Vancouver was struck by love and decided to follow his heart to India.... -
AME Learning Inc. (Video Supplement)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study150.00View Details This is the Video Supplement for AME Learning, Inc., HBS Case #810065. -
A Note on Cost Reduction in Financially Troubled Organizations
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This note discusses methods for reducing costs, particularly labor costs, in a financially distressed organization.
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The Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleDiversify your product line. Stick to your knitting. Hire a professional manager. Watch fixed costs. Those are some of the suggestions that entrepreneurs... -
The Five Stages of Small-Business Growth
Entrepreneurial management Magazine ArticleNo researcher has explored the earliest period of a business’s development in detail—until now. -
Why Start-ups Fail
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIf you're launching a business, the odds are against you: Two-thirds of start-ups never show a positive return. Unnerved by that statistic, a professor... -
Entrepreneurs, Is a Venture Studio Right for You?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleFounders often look to incubators and accelerators to grow their startups. But there’s another option. -
Cray Research, Inc., Spanish Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Cray Research faces several management problems as a result of rapid growth and the need for continued growth. Issues to be discussed include 1) whether... -
Entrepreneurship Reading: Partnering with Venture Capitalists
15.90View Details This Reading takes a deep look at the venture capital (VC) industry in the United States. VCs have a unique perspective on opportunity evaluation, deal... -
MEGA Learning Simulation: The Customer Value Challenge (Multiplayer)
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIn competition with other companies, students role-play as the new management team of a car manufacturing company creating and executing their strategy.... -
Coco-Mat: The Spartan Mattress Revolution
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The Coco-Mat case tracks the development of the bedding brand from its initial concept in 1989 to the iconic status it had achieved by 2016. During that... -
Westeron: Rallying "The Crowd" To Reboot Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Westeron, a well-known kitchen, bath and home products retailer, created the "Takeoff" program in 2015 to enhance its product pipeline by connecting emerging... -
ING DIRECT, Spanish Version
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details The CEO of ING Direct (U.S.) has to decide: (1) whether and how to coordinate his organization's branding effort with its parent, ING Group, and (2) how...