指導MBA畢業生創業10大樣板公司
1. Wildfire Interactive
1. 社交媒體營銷公司Wildfire InteractiveFounded in 2008 by Stanford MBA Alain Chuard and Harvard MBA Victoria Ransom, this social media marketing software company was acquired by Google last year for a reported $350 million, plus $100 million in retention bonuses.
這家社交媒體營銷軟件公司由斯坦福（Stanford）MBA艾倫•查爾德和哈佛（Harvard）MBA維多利亞•蘭塞姆於2008年建立，去年被谷歌（Google）收購。據報道，收購價爲3.50億美元（21.315億元人民幣）再加1.00億美元（6.09億元人民幣）留任獎金。2. Viku
2. Viku影視
A class project of co-founders from both Stanford and Harvard, this video streaming startup based in Singapore attracted smart money from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Singapore entrepreneur Joichi Ito. It is being acquired by Japan-based Rakuten for a reported $200 million.
這家設在新加坡的視頻流媒體初創型企業源自一個課堂項目，聯合創始人來自斯坦福和哈佛大學。商務社交網站LinkedIn聯合創始人裏德•霍夫曼和新加坡企業家伊藤穰一明智地爲它提供了資金。據報道，日本樂天（Rakuten）正在對Viku影視展開收購，報價2.00億美元（12.18億元人民幣）。3. Skybox Imaging
3. 衛星成像公司Skybox ImagingAs a Stanford MBA student, John Fenwick popped into the university's engineering school and asked a professor to bring him the sharpest person there. That's how he met the future co-founders of this startup that is commercializing space imaging with a budget satellite fleet. Skybox has gotten $91 million in funding.
約翰•芬威克在斯坦福就讀MBA課程期間有一次曾經匆匆忙忙地來到斯坦福工程學院，請一位教授向他推薦那裏最棒的學生。就這樣，他見到了隨後和他一起創立這家公司的夥伴們。Skybox Imaging利用一些收費便宜的衛星提供商業化空間成像服務，已經籌集到了9100萬美元（5.54億元人民幣）資金。4. Karma Science
4. Karma ScienceLaunched in 2011 by Stanford MBA Ben Lewis and Michigan Ross MBA Lee Linden, Karma created a model for person-to-person gifting via mobile devices in real-time. The company was acquired by Facebook last year for a reported $80 million.
Karma Science公司由斯坦福MBA本•劉易斯和密歇根大學羅斯商學院（Michigan Ross）MBA李•林登在2011年創立，已經成爲通過移動設備實時進行個人禮物饋贈的典範。去年，Facebook收購了這家公司，據稱收購價爲8000萬美元（4.87億元人民幣）。5. Okta
5. 身份和訪問管理公司OktaBacked by $79.3 million in angel and venture capital funding, this identity and access management startup was founded in 2009 by MIT Sloan MBA Frederick Kerrest and former colleague Todd McKinnon. Kerrest earned his MBA on a Saturday in 2009 and the following Monday he was working full-time in Okta's first office in San Francisco.
這家處於起步階段的身份和訪問管理公司成立於2009年，創始人是麻省理工斯隆商學院（MIT Sloan）MBA弗雷德裏克•克里斯特和曾就職於客戶關係管理服務網站的託德•麥金農。目前，這家初創公司已經獲得7930萬美元（4.83億元人民幣）的天使和風投資金支持。克里斯特在2009年的一個星期六拿到了MBA學位，接下來的星期一他就開始在Okta設在舊金山的第一個辦公室做起了全職工作。6. SoFi
6. 學生貸款平臺SoFiStanford MBA James Finnigan connected with a trio of Sloan Fellows at the university to launch this student loan lending platform that has attracted $77.2 million in funding to bring offer loans and refinancing for MBAs and other grad students.
斯坦福MBA詹姆斯•芬尼根在學校裏見到了三位來自麻省理工斯隆商學院的學生，共同建立了這個學生貸款平臺。SoFi已經吸引了7720萬美元（4.70億元人民幣）資金，用於爲MBA學生和其他研究生提供貸款。7. Locu
7. 在線廣告公司LocuThis online advertising startup was formed in 2011 by MIT Sloan MBAs Rene Reinsberg and Marc Piette and a couple of engineering savvy co-founders. It quickly signed up more than 30,000 restaurants, spas, salons and other companies to promote their businesses online. Locu was acquired this past August by Go Daddy for a reported $70 million.
這家剛剛起步的在線廣告公司成立於2011年，創始人包括麻省理工斯隆商學院MBA勒內•賴恩斯貝格和馬克•帕特以及一些工程領域的專業人士。很快，Locu就和3萬多家餐館、SPA、沙龍及其他機構簽訂了在線業務推廣合同。去年8月份，域名及網絡主機服務供應商Go Daddy收購了Locu，收購價據稱爲7000萬美元（4.26億元人民幣）。8. Counsyl
8. 醫療檢測公司CounsylFounded in 2008 in a Stanford dorm room, this startup came up with a simple, saliva-based test for more than 100 serious genetic diseases from cystic fibrosis to sickle cell. Stanford MBA Ramji Srinivasan, now CEO and one of three co-founders, has raised $60.2 million in venture funding for the company.
Counsyl於2008年在斯坦福的一間學生宿舍裏成立，最初通過簡單的唾液檢測來診斷100多種嚴重的遺傳性疾病，比如囊腫性纖維化和鐮狀細胞病。三名創始人中，斯坦福MBA拉姆吉•斯里尼瓦桑目前擔任這家公司的首席執行官。Counsyl目前已經籌集到了6020萬美元（3.67億元人民幣）的風投資金。9. Warby Parker
9. 新銳眼鏡公司Warby ParkerWharton MBAs David Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal came up with the idea to create a lifestyle brand of eyeglasses, using their classmates to help them establish pricing and even come up with the company name, a hybrid of Jack Kerouac characters. Warby Parker now has $55 million in funding, including an investment from a marketing prof who still helps out with customer analysis.
沃頓商學院（Wharton）MBA大衛•吉爾波亞和尼爾•布盧門撒爾想建立一個富有生活氣息的眼鏡品牌。他們請同班同學來幫忙定價，甚至幫他們給公司取名字——Warby Parker——取自美國小說家傑克•凱魯亞克筆下的兩個人物。這家公司目前籌集了5500萬美元（3.35億元人民幣）資金，其中一位專門從事營銷工作的投資者還在幫助這家公司進行客戶分析。10. Rent The Runway
10.時尚電商 Rent The RunwayHarvard MBAs Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss founded this e-commerce startup in 2009 with the idea to bring runway fashion to the masses via mail order. So far, they've racked up $54.4 million in funding from outside investors.
哈佛MBA詹妮弗•海曼和詹妮弗•弗雷斯在2009年建立了這家電子商務初創型企業，目的是通過郵購方式讓時尚走進衆多普通人的生活。迄今爲止，外部投資者已經爲她們提供了5440萬美元（3.31億元人民幣）的資金。
