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- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
name of tracking terrorists that we begin to take it for granted as consumers? In fact, will we one day look back on September 11 as a point in time when data warehousers were able to take a significant step forward in fully utilizing the treasure trove of personal...
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by James Heskett
- November 2000
- Case
UPromise
By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
Describes the development of UPromise, a company that has developed a loyalty program through which corporate partners can contribute to funds that finance the education of consumers' children. Presents the accomplishments prior to the company's second round of...
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Higher Education;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Financial Markets;
Programs
Roberts, Michael J., and William A. Sahlman. "UPromise." Harvard Business School Case 801-321, November 2000.
- July 2009
- Teaching Note
TH!NK: The Norwegian Electric Car Company (TN)
Teaching Note for [808070].
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Managing Service Operations: Research resources for new service design
coursework. That helps our information research staff to understand the context of your question. Research topics Suggested Resources Company/Competitors Capital IQ Profiles and data on public, private companies and investment firms such...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Hot Tip
and modernizing its capital markets. Prospects are intriguing: Last year, of Africa’s twenty stock markets, the indexes of Kenya and Uganda performed in the top ten globally, with Ghana’s stock market...
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- November 1997 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Interactive Minds (A)
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Christina L. Darwall
The efforts of two recent Harvard Business School graduates to start a venture capital/consulting firm focused on opportunities related to the Internet are recounted. Raises the question of what the nature of this opportunity is, how well-positioned the protagonists...
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Venture Capital;
Internet and the Web;
Market Entry and Exit;
Financing and Loans;
Business Startups;
Consulting Industry
Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Christina L. Darwall. "Interactive Minds (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-072, November 1997. (Revised October 2000.)
- November 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
State of South Carolina, The
This case presents the managerial dilemma faced by the treasurer of South Carolina in 1998. Until last year, the South Carolina state pension fund (with over $17 billion in assets) was barred by the state constitution from investing in equities. After the constitution...
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Risk and Uncertainty;
Capital Markets;
Investment Return;
Public Administration Industry;
South Carolina
Cohen, Randolph B., and Mark L. Mitchell. "State of South Carolina, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-061, November 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- October 1987 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
National Demographics & Lifestyles (A)
Describes National Demographics and Lifestyles (NDL), a Colorado-based company that compiles a database from product "warranty registration cards" and sells mailing lists from this database. The company has burned through more rounds of financing than ever intended,...
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Demographics;
Venture Capital;
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Marketing;
Information Industry;
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Roberts, Michael J. "National Demographics & Lifestyles (A)." Harvard Business School Case 388-043, October 1987. (Revised May 1993.)
- 23 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition
“put yourself out there.” Akash Pradhan (MBA 2017), Kiran Gandhi (MBA 2015), Anthony Tucker (MBA 2017), and Anish Pathipati (MBA 2016) How did you find out you had been named to the 2019 "30 Under 30?" Akash Pradhan, investor, TPG View Details
Sarah Leary
She led the efforts to grow Nextdoor from its first neighborhood to over 220,000 neighborhoods in 11 countries. She is now a Venture Partner at Unusual Ventures, with a focus on Unusual’s consumer practice. Sarah started her career at Microsoft and served as the Vice...
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- Career Coach
Juan Leung Li
While it takes introspection, Juan believes in the meaningful differences (finding purpose!) these efforts have in career searches. While at HBS, Juan considered a diverse set of opportunities such as brand management, consulting, PE, public View Details
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Author: M. H. Bazerman Publication: In Acting in Time on Energy Policy, edited by David T. Ellwood and Kelly Gallagher. Brookings, in press No abstract is available at this time. Interactivity's Unanticipated Consequences for View Details
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- Career Coach
Sarah Bua
Sarah (HBS ’98) is an executive coach and career advisor with 15+ years of experience coaching students, alumni and executives at Harvard Business School. She has a diverse business background, having worked across multiple industries and functions, including middle...
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Financial databases: certification and training | Baker Library
Modules. Each module takes roughly 20-30 minutes to complete. All modules must be completed to receive a score, and if you achieve a 70% or higher, you will instantly be provided with an individualized certificate. LSEG Finance Essentials Online Certification:...
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Resources for Harvard Economics Students
A series of resources, tips and FAQs to support Harvard economics doctoral students, senior thesis writers and econ concentrators navigating Baker Library financial data resources. Which databases can I use remotely? View Details
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Jan Pianca
MBA Admissions. Before joining HBS, Jan worked as a Marketing and Communication Manager for Austrian Airlines in Milan. As a career coach to alumni and students, Jan welcomes the opportunity to assist individuals with their job search,...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone
hired by Goldman Sachs. In the late 1990s, he joined Merrill Lynch to run the global capital markets and then later moved to Morgan Stanley, where he managed all the firm’s Italian businesses from its Milan...
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- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
place," Srinivasan says. "That is a value judgment, to be sure. But it may not be a bad thing if certain companies are restricted in their access to financing, simply because loss of trust in public capital View Details
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
pocketbooks. Since then, as the stock market roller coaster has shown, the rhetoric has only ratcheted upwards. On April 5, the president threatened tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese goods. China returned fire proposing new...
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by Willy C. Shih;
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Air Transportation;
Technology;
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- May 2023
- Teaching Note
Away: Scaling a DTC Travel Brand
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Jill Avery
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 520-051. Away, a direct-to-consumer, digital native e-commerce seller of travel luggage, is debating how to invest its latest round of venture funding. How quickly could and should Away scale and what were the most promising growth...
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