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Nearly 400 teams from three tracks—alumni, social enterprise, and business—competed in the 2019 Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. Experience their journeys from ideation, pitching, failures (and successes!), pivots, lows and highs, all culminating in the finale event where winners from each track were announced. [...]
My decision to pursue entrepreneurship, often referred to as a lonely path, partly stemmed from the flexibility to create an environment compatible with my preferred style of working – quiet, intentional, and thorough. [...]
This post is part of the Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Misan Rewane (MBA 2013, NVC 2013 Winner) shares her insights on founding and leading a social enterprise. Misan is the cofounder and CEO of WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education), an organization dedicated to tackling youth unemployment in West Africa. [...]
The MS/MBA Cohort and Teaching Staff After Part 1 (photo credit: Eliza Grinnell/Harvard SEAS)
- 06 Feb 2019
7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion
I knew that I wanted to pursue an MBA to complement my undergraduate engineering degree. However, knowing that I wanted to return to tech, I was hesitant to leave my job and potentially let my technical skills atrophy. Then I discovered Harvard's MS/MBA program, a perfect way to get the business and leadership development experience I was looking for AND continue my technical learning. [...]
I entered HBS as a mom to two amazing kids, Aiden, now 5, and Avery, almost 3. Prior to HBS, I had never started a business before, but I knew it was something I wanted to focus on a lot while pursuing my MBA. I now know from personal experience how similar being a mother and an entrepreneur can be. [...]
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