Among the companies recognized by the HBS Business Plan Competition in recent years, one was acquired for $1 billion (Suppliermarket.com acquired by Ariba), another raised $100 million within months of graduation (Zefer), and another went public within three years (Chemdex, now named Ventro). All gained invaluable experience building a team and presenting their business plans…
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April 2, 2001
The Absentee G Skydeck Recipient(s)
I’m getting so much smarter as I grow older-this time I decided to write of my own volition rather than waiting for Section G to read me my rights and guilt-trip me into writing a section column again. I am also hearing nasty rumors from certain of the skydeck gang-most notably from Jeff and Chris…
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March 5, 2001
Dialogue on Social Enterprise
How do you mange the business of social change? That was the question students from Harvard Business School and John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG) grappled with at the Dialogue on Social Enterprise on February 24, 2001. As a new January cohort student, I was excited to see how the discussions would reveal the…