Monthly Archives: January 2021

Accomplished Entrepreneur Award winners

LBS Alumni Anuj Srivastava and Mark Kornfilt receive the Accomplished Entrepreneur Awards

By Entrepreneurial Journey, Institute News, ,

Livspace co-founder Anuj Srivastava MBA2003 and Mark Kornfilt EMBALS2014, co-founder of Livestream, have been recognised by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) at London Business School for their entrepreneurial achievements. The Accomplished Entrepreneur Awards were established in 2010 to celebrate alumni who have built innovative businesses, the awards have become a highly anticipated moment […]

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STORIES FROM THE PARTI PRIS – Surviving “Survivorship bias”

By Alumni voice, Build, EMIR, Entrepreneurial Journey, Zymurgist Diaries,

In these unprecedented times of (using the word unprecedented) uncertainty, many of us are contemplating taking the leap of faith and becoming a fulltime entrepreneur. In this edition of the Zymurgist Diaries, let’s aim to understand how various biases trick founders and why founders continue to succumb to them, and what they can do about it. […]

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10 Lessons from the Animal Kingdom for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Investors

By Alumni voice, Build, Entrepreneurial Journey,

There are many great voices but not all are human. While animals cannot speak, they can teach us amazing lessons without saying anything. These lessons are especially useful for entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and students. Mahesh Dumbre shares 10 lessons worth pondering from the Animal Kingdom. 1. Feed the eagles and eat the chicken. This is how the […]

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“Entrepreneurship is not a career, it’s a burning obsession” – Greg Moran, Founder and CEO of Zoomcar

By Reflections, Student voice

At this TELL Series event, we heard Greg Moran’s enthralling story of building Zoomcar, and his motivation and learnings in entrepreneurship. Born in United States, he dropped out of business school and relocated to India to start Zoomcar, a pan-India personal mobility company. Spotting the early trends of wide-scale technology adoption and changing demography, he […]

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Michael Hay

Michael Hay and the Foundations of Entrepreneurship at LBS

By Faculty voice, Institute News, Reflections, ,

Many people will remember the late Professor Michael Hay who was a major champion of entrepreneurship at LBS over many years and pioneered so many early initiatives that established entrepreneurship teaching and new venture support at the School. He also played a leading role in establishing London Business School’s Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in […]

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We’re hiring: Part-time Research Associate in Entrepreneurship

By Faculty voice, Institute News, Research

This is a part-time appointment, competitively compensated on an hourly basis, to start as soon as possible. The position will offer first-hand exposure to the scholarship of leading LBS faculty – Prof. Olenka Kacperczyk, Prof. Ioannis Ioannou and Prof. Luisa Alemany – and practitioners in the fields of venture capital, entrepreneurship and sustainability. It will […]

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Evidence that investors penalize female founders for lack of industry fit

By Faculty voice, Reflections, Research, , ,

Behind the Research with LBS Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour Dana Kanze. We “sat down” with LBS Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour Dana Kanze to talk about the work she and her colleagues—Professors Mark A. Conley of Stockholm School of Economics, House of Innovation; Tyler G. Okimoto of The University of Queensland; Damon J. Phillips […]

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