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- 04 Sep 2019
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A Measured Approach
through to the end, and then everyone checks the box and thinks about the next big grant,” she says. “We hope that, within our careers, that will change, and people will demand impact and say, we’re not spending a dollar unless a life is...
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Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Mar 2019
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The One That Got Away
my intuition. Chad Waite (MBA 1983) OVP Venture Partners Gut Check In 2012, just one year into my VC career at Bessemer, I met a sharp and energetic founder named Nat Friedman. He told me about his company, Xamarin, which helped...
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- 01 Sep 2009
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Over the Top
term. “It is these shareholders who pushed companies to generate returns at levels that were not sustainable. They also made sure high returns were tied to management compensation. The pressure to produce unrealistic profit fueled increased risk-taking. And as the...
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- 01 Dec 2006
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MBA vs. MBA
employers to check a job applicant’s legal status. He also opposes awarding amnesty and supports building a wall along strategic sections of the U.S.-Mexico border. Edwards’s centrist leanings can also be seen in his votes with the...
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- 27 Nov 2012
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The Beauty of the Network
connection, when Pao was helping a young woman find a consulting internship. She checked with Matthew Krentz (MBA 1987), a senior partner in BCG’s Chicago office. “My email was 75 percent about the intern position, 20 percent about...
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- 01 Feb 2000
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Financial Services 24/7
"What did people do before ATMs?" That's a question that causes most twentysomethings to draw a blank. They don't remember the days when people conducted their banking - face-to-face with a teller - between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays. The idea of making out a View Details
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Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2012
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Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
school in the United States and a son and daughter at home outside London, David manages the household, and Carroll keeps connected through modern technologies. She checks in, often from a very different time zone, asking about homework...
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- 20 Jul 2022
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Wired to be Inspired
began, there is something I would call purpose decay. It’s not something you can do once and check the box. And I saw in companies like Boeing or even Johnson & Johnson, which were famous for having a strong purpose orientation, that how,...
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- 03 Dec 2019
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Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring
were thrilled to hear that HBS Dean Nitin Nohria had noted in his recent visit that the program was the "heart" of the Club, driving high impact and high engagement. “We see this as a possible model for other alumni clubs,” says Furman. To learn more, View Details
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2023
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Clearing the Air
MORE For a deeper dive, check out our three-part Skydeck podcast series on carbon capture. Skydeck podcast MORE For a deeper dive, check out our three-part Skydeck podcast series on carbon capture. Skydeck podcast When the United States Congress passed the Inflation...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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Closing the 'Network Gap'
available to entrepreneurs. “We offered them feedback, structure, advice, and guidance so they got momentum on what they were building,” Austin says. “I think we checked every student-entrepreneur box in terms of HBS classes, resources,...
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April White
- 01 Dec 2015
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Giving Advice
innovative approach to giving than writing checks to 501(c)(3) charities. It’s not an either-or; in fact, at high wealth levels, many individuals and families use both DAFs and private foundations for different purposes. + ONLINE web-only...
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- 01 Dec 2017
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A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
trenches. “The creative work is always challenging and fun, but I had become frustrated by how onerous, expensive, and slow it was to do a good job of checking the availability of new names and brands,” she says. “The whole process needed...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2009
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From Bytes to Bites
a booth every Saturday at San Francisco’s Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.) No stranger to weathering economic downturns (she met employee payroll out of her personal checking account in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks),...
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- 01 Mar 2006
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Back to School
to check in with Hanna to determine if a follow-up is in order; for now, these cases offer important takeaways for districts that too often find themselves in the position of circumventing HR. “Part of the power of this case combination...
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- 01 Sep 2013
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A Focus on You
log in to www.alumni.hbs.edu, take a minute to complete your profile (and don't just update your address!), and then see how rich and rewarding your new online experience can be. Give it a try for a few months—we'll be rolling out additional new features throughout...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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A Class Act
If you turned to this article only after first checking out the Class Notes for your year, you are in good company. According to a 1995 Bulletin readership survey, 95 percent of all HBS alumni read the Class Notes regularly and have been...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 13 Sep 2019
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Hollywood Ending
couch, clearly afraid. “Can you just leave it on the doorstep?” she pleads. Whitman flips back to landscape view to check on the creeper outside. He’s not going away. Quibi is the only company pursuing premium, short-form video...
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- 10 Mar 2021
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Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
the challenge of managing an organization that was larger and arguably more complex would be good for me. For example, we have a team involved in automating performance metrics, which makes reporting very quick and seamless. We can also View Details
- 19 May 2020
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Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
“personal board of directors” cannot be overstated. These small, highly organized and facilitated groups, which are run through the HBS global alumni clubs network, serve as a sounding board and reality check for business leaders whose...
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Margie Kelley