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How Venture Capital Works
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleIn this article, Bob Zider, president of the Beta Group, a California-based firm that invests in commercializing new technologies, presents an analysis... -
How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFor 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,... -
Everything You (Don’t) Want to Know About Raising Capital
Financial markets Magazine ArticleMost entrepreneurs understand that if the fundamentals of a business idea—the management team, the market opportunities, the operating systems and controls—are sound, chances are there’s money out there. The challenge of landing that capital to grow a company can be exhilarating. But as exciting as the money search may be, it is equally threatening. Built […] -
What African Fintech Startups Can Teach Silicon Valley About Longevity
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThree lessons, based on a study of more than 200 senior-level executives. -
Managing Shareholders in the Age of Stakeholder Capitalism
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHow to identify and attract investors who will support your long-term, stakeholder-focused plans. -
Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleCorporate CFO's and venture capitalists have a common problem. They give teams large amounts of money and other resources in the hopes of creating a new... -
Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop
Organizational Development Digital ArticleRealizing the full potential of this evolving sector requires three things. -
Bringing Silicon Valley Inside
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleIn Silicon Valley, exciting new business ideas rapidly attract capital and talent away from less worthy ventures. But in big companies, ideas, capital, and talent are stagnant—prisoners of traditional bureaucratic ways of allocating resources. To capture the Valley’s entrepreneurial magic, your company needs to move from resource allocation to resource attraction. -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
When Do Consumers Prefer Crowdfunded Products?
Entrepreneurial financing Digital ArticleOne study found that people were willing to pay about 21% more for a product when they were told it was crowdfunded. -
Is Corporate Venture Capital Right for Your Startup?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleHow entrepreneurs can decide whether to pursue corporate funding, and if so, which CVC to pick. -
VCs' Strange, Instinctual Need to Replace Founders
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleData show that replacing a founder often destroys value. So why is it such a common practice? -
In Entrepreneurial Pitches, Stage Presence Is Everything
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleRecent research suggests that how new business ideas are presented may matter more than the quality of the ideas themselves. -
How the Market Ruined Twitter
Communication Digital ArticleNow it's just a company trying to make money. -
Changing Fashion: An Interview with Gilt Groupe Founder Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleOn a recent trip to New York, I sat down with Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Gilt Groupe, a site that brings designer... -
How the VC Pitch Process Is Failing Female Entrepreneurs
Venture capital Digital ArticleAnd why it needs to end. -
Don't Expect New Crowdfunding Rules to Create a Startup Boom
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleSeed funding isn't in short supply. -
Research: How Cloud Computing Changed Venture Capital
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt made the "spray and pray" approach more common. -
Just How Risky Is Entrepreneurship, Really?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThere are two views on entrepreneurship in America: the first (largely feigned), that it is a pure virtue like freedom of speech or religion, and the second (real) attitude that it is largely a game for the naïve. Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Michael Dell make fine fodder for commencement speeches, but when parents and […] -
We Recorded VCs' Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFindings from a language analysis study in Sweden.
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Merak Capital: Investing in the Future of the Middle East
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The Merak Capital cofounders sought to tap into the opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, as the technology community... -
CashDrop (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In July 2020, Ruben Flores-Martinez had launched a startup, CashDrop, which provided easy and cheap sales options for small businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic... -
Broadway Angels (2022)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details In late June of 2022, Sonja Perkins, co-founder of Broadway Angels, contemplated the group's future. She and her co-founders, Jennifer Fonstad, and Magdalena... -
How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Venture Opportunities
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Four venture capitalists from leading Silicon Valley firms are interviewed about the frameworks they use to evaluate potential venture opportunities.... -
Sigma Ventures: Evaluating an Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Sigma Ventures is a venture capital (VC) firm that invests in technology, intelligent manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer services companies in their... -
Blenheim Chalcot
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In April 2019, Manoj Badale and Charles Mindenhall, co-founders of Blenheim Chalcot, were contemplating how they might go about developing their portfolio.... -
Investing at Pivotal Ventures
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Launched in 2015 by Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation company. The company... -
Apax Digital
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The Apax Digital team faced important decisions as they contemplated raising a second fund. Apax Digital Fund I was a $1.1 billion vehicle focused on... -
Precision Parts, Inc. (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical... -
The Chennai Angels Network
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case is intended to help the student learn about an important source of startup funding in India, namely, angels. It also provides an opportunity... -
Collab Capital
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Founded in 2020 by Jewel Burks Solomon and her partners, Barry Givens and Justin Dawkins, Collab Capital was a new investment firm built on two pillars:... -
Green Bond Research Note
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Green bonds are bond issues, used to finance new or existing projects, whose proceeds are exclusively applied to financing projects or businesses that... -
Andreessen Horowitz's Cultural Leadership Fund (B): Kevin Hart and Clubhouse
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details In May 2020, Andreessen Horowitz secures an agreement with Clubhouse, one of Silicon Valley's hottest startups, to lead its 'Series A' funding round.... -
Evaluating the Social Value of Impact Investments: Vox Capital and Magnamed
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Vox Capital was a pioneer as an impact investment company in Brazil, with the purpose of creating a world where businesses can generate positive social... -
Atticus: The Search for the Ideal Investor
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case follows Sam Byker, the Founder and CEO of Atticus, as he creates, scales, and fundraises for the company. Atticus is a platform that serves... -
On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Bubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical... -
Altos Ventures (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In December 2012, Altos Ventures General Partners Han Kim, Anthony Lee, and Ho Nam met to discuss the future of the firm. Altos had already adjusted its... -
Wilshire Lane Capital
Management Case Study8.95View Details In September 2021, Adam Demuyakor (MBA 2017) was faced with decisions about how to launch his venture capital (VC) investment firm. His previous investment... -
Nordic Technologies AB
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the terms of an offer from a Scandinavian venture capital firm for second-round financing for an early-stage silicon chip technology... -
Sigma Ventures: Evaluating an Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment (A)
Management Case Study8.95View Details Sigma Ventures is a venture capital (VC) firm that invests in technology, intelligent manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer services companies in their...
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How Venture Capital Works
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleIn this article, Bob Zider, president of the Beta Group, a California-based firm that invests in commercializing new technologies, presents an analysis... -
How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFor 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,... -
Everything You (Don’t) Want to Know About Raising Capital
Financial markets Magazine ArticleMost entrepreneurs understand that if the fundamentals of a business idea—the management team, the market opportunities, the operating systems and controls—are sound, chances are there’s money out there. The challenge of landing that capital to grow a company can be exhilarating. But as exciting as the money search may be, it is equally threatening. Built […] -
What African Fintech Startups Can Teach Silicon Valley About Longevity
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThree lessons, based on a study of more than 200 senior-level executives. -
Merak Capital: Investing in the Future of the Middle East
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The Merak Capital cofounders sought to tap into the opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, as the technology community... -
CashDrop (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In July 2020, Ruben Flores-Martinez had launched a startup, CashDrop, which provided easy and cheap sales options for small businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic... -
Broadway Angels (2022)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details In late June of 2022, Sonja Perkins, co-founder of Broadway Angels, contemplated the group's future. She and her co-founders, Jennifer Fonstad, and Magdalena... -
Advice for Entrepreneurs from a Leading Venture Capitalist
Entrepreneurship AudioScott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says there’s a lot about navigating the venture capital world that entrepreneurs don’t understand. Some can’t figure out how to get in the door. Others fail to deliver persuasive pitches. Many don’t know how the deals and relationships really work. Kupor outlines what he and his partners look for in founding teams and business ideas and explains how start-ups work with VCs to become successful companies. He also discusses how Silicon Valley can do a better job of finding more diverse talent and funding new types of ventures. Kupor is the author of the book “Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It.” -
Managing Shareholders in the Age of Stakeholder Capitalism
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHow to identify and attract investors who will support your long-term, stakeholder-focused plans. -
How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Venture Opportunities
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Four venture capitalists from leading Silicon Valley firms are interviewed about the frameworks they use to evaluate potential venture opportunities....