Smart Startups

Smart Startups (2023) uncovers the strategies used to build major companies, direct from 18 Harvard Business School founders. This guide puts to rest the myth of the instant genius and easy investor wins. Instead, you’ll see how practical, even if unconventional, wisdom is needed to turn a great idea into a company that lasts.

• Aspiring entrepreneurs looking for tips
• Current founders seeking insights beyond your average business advice
• Anyone intrigued by how successful HBS founders truly build world-class companies

Catalina Daniels is an angel investor and a venture partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, where she coaches entrepreneurs. She is a Harvard Business School graduate, and previously worked as an entrepreneur with Sweetwell.

James H. Sherman is a serial internet entrepreneur and angel investor. Together with Catalina Daniels, he’s an alumnus of Harvard Business School as well as Stanford University. He also works as a mentor for startups.