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- 08 Mar 2018
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HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
tend to watch it for the commercials,” says Steve Schaumberger (MBA 1988), president of the HBS Club of Chicago, which hosted its popular annual Super Bowl Ad Review breakfast discussion just days after the game. “It’s a lot of fun, but...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2004
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Ron Shaich’s Café Society
cookies? Fresh out of HBS I opened a cookie shop in downtown Boston. Every morning I watched thousands of people walk by; no one bought cookies before noon. So I added fresh croissants and baguettes, two items that were not in the...
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- 01 Jun 2003
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Student Conferences, at a Glance
speakers: Maria Bartiromo, anchor, CNBC; Betsy D. Holden, president & CEO, Kraft Foods North America Bartiromo on gauging a company’s strengths: Watch the fundamentals. “Cash flow does not lie.” Scrutinize the management. “Governance is...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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The Path to Economic Revival
watch is the replacement of the incandescent lighbulb. The lighting industry is moving to LED technology at a very high speed. And all the LED lighting companies draw on the same capabilities that emerged in the flat-panel display and the...
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- 01 Jun 2014
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Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
For marketers, how big is the World Cup? Its power can't be overstated. Some 3 billion people will watch the tournament, and marketers will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to engage their attention. FIFA, the governing body of...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
I was a kid. Our house was bugged. My father would say, ‘Hey, watch that car behind us. He’ll drop off in two blocks, and another car will pick us up.’ That was kind of fun.” Joyride: A Ducati Pikes Peak. “It’s a Mona Lisa and a Ferrari...
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- 01 Sep 2013
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The Joy of Spending
a good wait, because we got really excited about it. Now that we can watch them all the time, we lose the excitement of anticipation." Buy Time Norton suggests resisting the siren call of the big house in the suburbs. "What we've really...
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- 26 Feb 2021
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Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
the company’s trust and foundation. Aymeric Maudous, CEO and Founder of Lord of the Trees (far left) watches a test flight of a seed-planting drone. Aymeric Maudous holds one of the proprietary tree seed pods that are planted by drones....
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2001
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Classic Lines
Contemplating old furniture and oddities from the attic sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry — hardly the stuff of prime-time entertainment. Yet Antiques Roadshow, in which people present their household treasures for inspection...
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- 01 Feb 2002
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Design Fair
data and graphics continuously in the user's field of vision. This enables athletes to watch themselves in real time in order to perfect motor skills and enhance muscle memory.
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- 01 Sep 2017
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The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
Bjerg’s team suffers total defeat when their glowing blue nexus is shattered. “OK, now I’m going to read out some subs and resubs,” he says, without missing a beat. Each of the nonsensical screen names he reads is that of a viewer who has been View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
firm," Hilsinger relates. Last year an energy fund managed by Accel Group decided to invest in Mavel, and as part of Mavel's management team, Hilsinger is watching over that investment. "The Czech Republic was a new world to me, but I am...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2017
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Flight Path
watched his first drone race in 2015 behind a Home Depot on Long Island, the underground phenomenon had been going on for at least a few years, driven by message boards, social media, and enthusiastic amateurs. “It wasn’t sophisticated,...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2000
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Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right
As a young man, Tim Brier was so smitten with flying that he used to take dates to watch planes land and take off when he was growing up in Staten Island, New York. It's not surprising, therefore, that he would later embark on a career in...
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James E. Aisner
- 27 Nov 2013
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No Bologna, Please
risks where the payoff wasn't obvious. After HBS, he opened a cookie shop in downtown Boston—and watched commuters stream by in the morning until he added fresh croissants and baguettes, both novelties at the time. That store would become...
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- 03 Sep 2018
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Moving Pictures
JD/MBA degree as a way to ensure that he’d have all the necessary tools to do so. But as his time at Harvard drew to a close, Singer continued to wrestle with what to do next. Law, public policy, and politics offered the most obvious avenues to create positive change...
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- 03 Jun 2016
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Again in a Great City
earlier, a surprisingly elegant parking structure. It took several years and complicated financing, but on June 5, 2013, Cummings watched as hundreds of Detroiters—black and white, rich and poor—gathered in front of the new grocery store....
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April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Oct 2001
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Margaret Hanson Costan: A Whole New World
greater than she'd imagined. A spiritual, pensive person, Costan lists her most satisfying moments as those when she is watching Jonathan interact with other kids, getting to know the other mothers and fathers in the neighborhood, playing...
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Young, Susan
- 10 Aug 2015
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Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges
Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) is founder and CEO of ProInspire, a nonprofit that develops leaders for the social sector. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently named ProInspire, which gives paid fellowships to highly qualified professionals, one of “7 Nonprofits to View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
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Canada’s Native Son
refrigerator to help a local family in need. He remembers his father and grandfather working with folks facing marital problems or troubles with the law. He remembers them grappling with unemployment and education issues among the people. He View Details