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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
targets than others for computer criminals. But any business that uses the Internet is susceptible to indiscriminate attacks by worms and viruses, making the firm potentially liable should those attacking worms and viruses move on to... View Details
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
Competition drives the supply of services with a low level of disclosure, since some customers will choose to pay more for a service in exchange for keeping their personal information under wraps.... View Details
- January 2012 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Killing Craigslist: Entrepreneurship in the Online Apartment Rental Market
Keywords: Business Model; Internet and the Web; Renting or Rental; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Web Services Industry
Coles, Peter, Joshua Gans, and Wei-Yuan Yu. "Killing Craigslist: Entrepreneurship in the Online Apartment Rental Market." Harvard Business School Case 912-009, January 2012. (Revised April 2012.)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Global Leadership Initiative's Director Focuses on Technology
incubators at the School experimenting with electronic distance-learning models, the Global Leadership Initiative has already launched a number of key research projects. The first, an interactive Internet survey available on the HBS... View Details
- Profile
Jeff Bussgang
Even a quick glance at Jeff Bussgang’s resume reveals a deep commitment to entrepreneurial innovation. After playing a leading role at Open Market, an Internet commerce software firm that grew to $100 million in revenues and a successful... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
children and parents alike. “Our interests really aligned on early childhood education,” Mahajan says. Recognizing that more than 50 percent of Indians have smartphones—and that mobile internet penetration is high, even among low-income... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
feel, color and cost, and the increased emotional element associated with more fashionable clothing, which is often purchased for special events. However, the Internet is expected to penetrate the fashion segments of the market, in part... View Details
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? To achieve success as a business leader and agent of empowerment, I knew I had to learn valuable new skills. My experiences as a junior banker, young entrepreneur, and novice service... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
search results. “If you only care about providing your service or marketing your product in the United States, you might decide to filter out other countries,” Master says. “With that said, any name that... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
for other industries under the umbrella of TIBCO Software. "In many ways, the trading floor of the 1990s was a microcosm of e-business today," he observes. "Starting a company to automate the financial industry was the greatest training possible for the View Details
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- 30 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Cambridge to Nairobi
“activist mapping”—a combination of citizen journalism and geospatial information—to allow citizens to submit reports using their mobile phones or the internet to create a map-based account of events. Among other things, the platform has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
Good people are essential for success. Keep the product and the process simple. Deliver the most reliable service at the lowest cost. Invest the time to connect with employees and customers. These are the basic tenets fueling the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events
feature prominent business and financial leaders; the Community Partners program, which provides pro bono management consulting to New York-area nonprofits; and financial aid for students entering HBS. An example of one of the club's many... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
A World of Information at Your Fingertips
database of 3.5 million companies, and Vault, a career development Web site. The service also provides seven business research sources without charge, including: databases from the Organisation for Economic... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992
fanatical,” he recalls. “All I thought about was enabling young people to go from poverty to a professional career in one year.” Upon graduation, he moved to London, the hometown of his new wife, Kate, where he ran marketing for a financial View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
an excellent public-private partnership model that provided the right incentives for investment and the flexibility to attack the problems in service delivery. This was key. How did you structure Manila... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship
of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management Unit and Chris Darwall, executive director of the HBS California Research Center, have led the tremendous growth of entrepreneurial studies and activities at the School. We were delighted when... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
of talent—connections that are further refined by an AI engine that ensures an optimal fit of both technical and soft skills. Berendt came to Talent Alpha after 18 years in the tech industry, most recently at the global IT service View Details
- August 2000
- Case
Monster.com
Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of Monster.com, ponders how his online site, the leading career site on the web, can continue its dominance (60% share in 1999) and growth on the Internet. Monster.com had just launched a nationwide branding campaign on television and... View Details
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "Monster.com." Harvard Business School Case 801-145, August 2000.
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
most countries, there are strong local brands reflecting local tastes that coexist alongside global brands.” Marketing by producers to consumers is as old as the bazaar. But modern marketing is more than just selling. It involves the design of products and View Details