The Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers. Biggie and Tupac. Harvard and Stanford. East Coast/West Coast rivalries are far from a new occurrence. The latest hot incarnation of the ongoing battle: startup scenes. Sorry Chicago, but realistically, the centers are Silicon Valley on the West Coast and Boston and New York on the East. When… Continue reading Venture Capitalist and HBS EiR David Hornik Votes West Coast for Startups
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EiR Profile: Gary DiCamillo
Gary DiCamillo, turnaround expert and current Entrepreneur-in-Residence at HBS, started out like any other HBS student upon graduation. He wanted to build functional skills and knowledge, so he spent five years at Procter & Gamble before going to work at McKinsey. “I loved the job, especially the problem solving side of it,” he said of… Continue reading EiR Profile: Gary DiCamillo
Open for Business: HBS’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Part 3
Entrepreneurs-in-residence (EiRs) are quite possibly the best resource HBS has to offer the budding entrepreneur. With the patience of a FIN1 professor, the determination of an EC trying to get into Professor Malhotra’s Negotiation class, and knowledge equal to that of Dean Nitin Nohria himself, the EiRs come to HBS with one purpose: to help… Continue reading Open for Business: HBS’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Part 3
Eric Ries and The Lean Startup
On Wednesday, September 21, Eric Ries, an HBS entrepreneur-in-residence and author of the just-released book THE LEAN STARTUP, spoke at HBS and told would-be entrepreneurs to think fast. The author of the popular Startup Lessons Learned blog and co-founder of IMVU preaches the benefits of speed. How important is moving quickly, according to Ries? … Continue reading Eric Ries and The Lean Startup
