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• Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2017 (Revised January 2019)

  Aspect Ventures

  Paul Gompers, Danielle Li and Silpa Kovvali

  Keywords: venture capital; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America;

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  Gompers, Paul, Danielle Li, and Silpa Kovvali. "Aspect Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 217-046, March 2017. (Revised January 2019.)  View Details

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• Module Note | February 2017 (Revised January 2019)

  The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model – Financing

  Paul Gompers

  Keywords: entrepreneurship; financing; venture capital; debt lending;

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  Gompers, Paul. "The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module 2 Part 1: Resourcing the Business Model – Financing." Harvard Business School Module Note 817-109, February 2017. (Revised January 2019.)  View Details

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• Module Note | February 2017 (Revised December 2018)

  The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module I: Defining and Developing the Business Model

  William R. Kerr, Mark Roberge and Paul A. Gompers

  The first module of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) focuses on business model analysis and lean testing. Your business model defines your company and sets its strategic direction, including customer value proposition, operations, scaling, the context in which the company operates, and so on. Designing and evaluating a business model is a complicated task, given all the considerations that must influence your decisions—external opportunities and threats, internal resources, your goals as a founder, as well as your investors’ desires, plus laws or obligation to your community or society at large. While not simple, a well-designed and properly tested business model serves as a strong guiding compass for the company and aligns priorities and critical actions.

  Keywords: entrepreneurial management; business models; lean startup; Business Model; Analysis; Entrepreneurship; Management;

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  Kerr, William R., Mark Roberge, and Paul A. Gompers. "The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module I: Defining and Developing the Business Model." Harvard Business School Module Note 817-108, February 2017. (Revised December 2018.)  View Details

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