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In 1972 Fred Smith launched Federal Express - an entirely new package delivery system concept. The chances of success were terribly long. How did he overcome a challenging set of regulatory, logistical, and financial forces to create one of the most exciting and successful companies that has changed the way the world does business?
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Professor Harris has spent nearly 30 years in the venture capital and private equity business funding and building innovative companies in a wide variety of geographies, from start-ups to buyouts, and across numerous industries. From 1983-2011 he worked at Warburg Pincus where he was a senior partner of the firm involved primarily with technology and energy-related businesses. In 2012 he started his own investment and advisory firm... View Full profile