Describes starting Viacord, Boston medical services firm founded Cynthia Fisher (HBS MBA) in 1993. Told from the point of view of Fisher, owner of part of the concept and run the business and a lot of obstacles and costs arising in the first seven years of the company. Fisher describes the venture capital and merger talks with the biotechnology company, which led to the creation of ViaCell in 2000. Fisher explains how its role has changed with the founder and CEO of Viacord to the president, then a board member of ViaCell, and is the story of the company for a successful IPO in 2005. "Hide
by Robert F. Higgins, Richard G. Hamermesh, Ingrid Vargas Source: Harvard Business School 20 pages. Publication Date: December 21, 2005. Prod. #: 806002-PDF-ENG
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