Lindsay N. Hyde

Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the Entrepreneurial Management unit. She teaches Avoiding Startup Failure, Launching Technology Ventures, and Venture Capital Journey.

Additionally, Lindsay is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Moderne Ventures, a $200M venture capital fund focused on the real estate sector. She advises portfolio companies on go-to-market strategy, customer acquisition, and B2B sales.

Prior to her time at Moderne, Lindsay founded and led start-ups in the real estate and education spaces, leading her to be named one of Goldman Sachs's “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.” She co-founded Baroo, a venture backed services-as-amenities platform used by the largest Class A multifamily owners and operators. She served as the Executive Director of Wildflower Schools Massachusetts, an early education start-up incubated in the MIT Media Lab launching Montessori microschools across the state. Lindsay began her career founding an international not-for-profit mentoring organization, Strong Women, Strong Girls, that has impacted the lives of over 10,000 women and girls globally.

In addition to her work with early stage companies, Lindsay is a Director at Monro (NASDAQ: MNRO), where she serves on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Responsibility committees. She also serves on the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility for Harvard University.

Lindsay earned her AB, magna cum laude, in Sociology and the Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality from Harvard College and her MBA from Harvard Business School. 

Cases and Teaching Materials

• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Interior Collab." Harvard Business School Case 823-006, March 2023. View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar, and Sarah Mehta. "Enstitute." Harvard Business School Case 823-008, February 2023. View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar, Sarah Mehta, and Jiyoon Han. "Kavnia Coffee." Harvard Business School Case 823-007, January 2023. View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Proday: Calling the Right Play." Harvard Business School Case 823-005, January 2023. View Details
• Eisenmann, Tom, Lindsay N. Hyde, and Tom Quinn. "Launching the Social." Harvard Business School Case 822-074, February 2022. View Details
• Eisenmann, Tom, Lindsay N. Hyde, and Tom Quinn. "Ample Hills Creamery." Harvard Business School Case 822-073, February 2022. (Revised October 2022.) View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Agora (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 822-026, February 2022. View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Agora (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-022, February 2022. View Details
• Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lindsay N. Hyde. "Dating Ring." Harvard Business School Case 822-013, January 2022. View Details
• Eisenmann, Thomas R., Lindsay N. Hyde, and Olivia Graham. "Troverie (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 822-069, December 2021. View Details
• Eisenmann, Thomas R., Lindsay N. Hyde, and Olivia Graham. "Troverie (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-068, December 2021. (Revised May 2022.) View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Katerra (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 822-025, December 2021. (Revised January 2023.) View Details
• Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Tom Quinn. "Katerra (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-021, December 2021. (Revised January 2023.) View Details