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From Snacks to Startups
Lessons from leaving consumer goods for code, teams and transformation. My MBA journey, like it has for many, began with a single,...
Daniela Cuellar Zapata
Apr 15 min read
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Launching Zaqa
On a mission to make all businesses AI-native. It all started when I was searching for a small business to acquire in the U.S., meeting...
Pierre Checrallah
Apr 14 min read
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Student Founders Are Ready to Make 2025 a Vintage to Remember
Chuck Isgar (MBA ‘25) speaks with those building across domains ranging from healthcare to home ownership. For the second  time, The...
Chuck Isgar
Mar 3111 min read
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Meridian Ventures: Building an Institutionally-Backed Venture Firm as Students
Chuck Isgar (MBA ‘25) sits down with Devon Gethers (MBA ‘25) and Karlton Haney (MBA ‘25) to hear about how they’ve used their age to...
Chuck Isgar
Mar 27 min read
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VCs Can Pitch Themselves Too
Chuck Isgar (MBA ’25) asks venture capitalists across stages and sectors to share more about their firm and what makes them different....
Chuck Isgar
Oct 31, 20244 min read
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The Revolution of the Consumer Journey
Meredith Nolan (MBA ’26) connects with Ayelet Israeli on how GenAI is transforming how companies and consumers connect. What is the best...
Meredith Nolan
Oct 31, 20247 min read
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Breaking Barriers: HBS Female Founders Defying the Odds
Regina Gomez (MBA ’25) shares exciting new businesses created by female HBS alumni. When I applied to HBS, I knew I wanted to be an...
Regina Gomez
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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The Fresh and the Furious
Q-commerce accelerates in the Middle East. If you took a stroll through any major city in the Middle East in 2022, you probably noticed...
Youssef Abouelnour
Oct 31, 20244 min read
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Should Apple Acquire Paramount?
Michelle Yu (MBA ’26) proposes an alternative to Skydance’s deal with Paramount. After mo nths of will they, won’t they, Paramount and...
Michelle Yu
Oct 31, 20247 min read
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Getting Caregivers the Support they Deserve: HBS Alumna-Founded Grayce Raises $10.4 Million Series A
Chuck Isgar (MBA ’25) speaks with Grayce Co-Founder Kassidee Kipp (MBA ’10) to discuss how the company has embraced a B2B2C model and...
Chuck Isgar
Sep 11, 20244 min read
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Something is Missing In The Student Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Frederick Daso (MBA ’25) proposes a new model for student-run funds and venture fellows programs. Go to any elite college and one will...
Frederick Daso
Apr 25, 20244 min read
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HBS Alumni-Founded Travel Startups to Use this Summer
Chuck Isgar (MBA ’25) talks travel with Roame, a points booking tool, and Getaway, a cabin provider that helps you discover the outdoors....
Chuck Isgar
Apr 25, 20246 min read
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Becoming A Trailblazer
Regina Gomez (MBA ’25) interviews fellow RCs Hande Ilhan (MBA ’25) and Kasey Boyle (MBA ’25) on their entrepreneurial journeys. How many...
Regina Gomez
Apr 25, 20245 min read
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ECs are Ready to Keep Building after Graduation
Chuck Isgar (MBA ’25) sits down with ECs building everything from venue discovery software to fintech in Africa. Buyout: Driving...
Chuck Isgar
Apr 2, 20249 min read
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HBS Alumni Startup Corner: Winter 2024 Funding Update
MBA alumni founders have raised nearly $1B in venture capital since our last roundup in the fall, Keith Bender (MBA ’20) reports.  ...
Keith Bender
Mar 7, 20245 min read
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Timeless Tech Treks: from San Francisco to London
From the 30th annual WesTrek to the inaugural London Tech Trek, students learn about AI ecosystems and form relationships with HBS alumni...
Chuck Isgar
Mar 7, 20246 min read
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Where Sustainability Meets Cost Savings: How HBS Alumni-Founded Syrup Enables Merchandisers to Make Data-Informed Purchasing Decisions
Chuck Isgar (MBA ’25) speaks with Syrup Co-Founder and CEO James Theuerkauf (MBA ’21) about how his company is leveraging AI to help...
Chuck Isgar
Feb 2, 20245 min read
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HBS Alumni Startup Corner: 2023 Funding Update
Alumni founders have raised $1B+ in venture capital this year. Keith Bender (MBA ’20) reports. Startups founded by HBS MBA alumni raised...
Keith Bender
Oct 2, 20234 min read
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RCs Reflect on Lessons Learned through Startup Correction
The last two years in the world of startups have held many challenges. Chuck Isgar (MBA ’25) speaks with several new HBS students to...
Chuck Isgar
Sep 5, 20236 min read
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Meet Loop: The Setup Network
Moriya Blumenfeld (MBA ’21) is reinventing the way the world finds love online. How many dating apps does it take to find a co-founder?...
Rory Finnegan
Apr 6, 20235 min read
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