Digital Technologies - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2009 (Revised September 2011)
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Zopa: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Lending

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Isabel Fernandez-Mateo and David Chen

Zopa, a U.K.-based peer-to-peer lending company, connected individual lenders and borrowers via an online interface. The company charged a small fee for completed loan transactions but has not turned a profit. Zopa offered two platforms, Markets and Listings. Markets... View Details

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Market Participation; Digital Platforms; Social and Collaborative Networks; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom

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18 Mar 2014
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BaubleBar Brought to Life, and Other Tales of Joining a Start-up

big screen. Our virtual conversation is live!Julia is the Director of Business Development at BaubleBar, and oversees the company’s global digital and offline partnerships. Before HBS, Julia never worked in retail, but had lots of good... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Technology; Technology

20 Sep 2021
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

property technology for the Built World. The firm’s Climate Tech fund looks to invest in technologies built to help the real estate industry reduce its carbon footprint to zero and adapt in the face of a... View Details

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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog

costs bedevil all countries. The health care sector—inefficient, erratic in quality and access, ripe for massive technological and consumer-facing innovations—is one of the largest sectors that can be transformed with innovation. The... View Details

18 Mar 2020
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Leading Change

of Business Administration at HBS, and Karim Lakhani, Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who gave a talk entitled, Competing in the Age of AI. Iansiti is head of the HBS Technology and Operations Management... View Details

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

X Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Jacob Cook Digital Marketing Workshop Marketing Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Ben... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Faculty Books

money searching for the next blockbuster, why superstars are paid unimaginable sums, and how digital technologies are transforming the entertainment landscape. Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

co-working office space at 114 Western Avenue and creating co-working space at 25 Travis Street housing both HBS Online and the HBS Information Technology group. IT security, digital infrastructure, data,... View Details

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Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship

support equitable opportunities for all learners. EdTech Magazine - explores technology and education issues that IT leaders and educators face when they’re evaluating and implementing a solution. Includes two publications EdTech:... View Details

28 May 2019
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Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble

December 2016, reached almost $20,000 in December 2017, and retreated to as low as $3,200 in December 2018.) So we called in an expert: Dianna Raedle (MBA 1993), CEO, president, and founder of Deer Isle Group, an investment bank that uses a proprietary View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018

environmental footprint, and enhancing sustainability. In addition to ongoing facilities renewal and maintenance, these projects included IT infrastructure and digital technology upgrades, as well as energy... View Details

October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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Google Advertising

By: Youngme E. Moon and David Chen

In mid-2006, Google is the number one search engine in America with 99% of its revenues deriving from its simple, text-only advertising services. It is on track to bring in roughly $9.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2006, which would place it fourth among American... View Details

Keywords: Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Media; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Advertising Industry; United States

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12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

abundance is allowing our species to develop, distribute, and profit from innovation in nearly every corner of civilization. Now key elements of the modern world such as the speed and connectedness of digital communication, the dynamic... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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