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- 20 Apr 2020
- News
To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual
put them in the proper perspective,” says Seftel, a physician and immunology expert whose company, Enable, is currently developing a highly-sensitive rapid COVID-19 test with its public health laboratory partners. “There’s been a lot of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Aug 2020
- News
Democratizing Medicine
provide educational value. So not only they're helping their patients, they're also learning and building capacity for future patient care. And about half of them help avoid unnecessary referrals or duplicate tests that would have been... View Details
- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Making Private Equity Public Knowledge
buyout modeling tests to typical recruiter questions—was released this summer. (Penned as part of an independent study with Associate Professor Victoria Ivashina, Sheyner received HBS course credit for the book.) But now, after years... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
might attribute the cooperation to the existence of the contract. This will inhibit the development of trust.” In an experiment where subjects interfaced with a computer program that Malhotra and Murnighan designed to test trust, the pair... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
to build the partnerships necessary to deploy the technology if testing proves successful; the Arctic Ice Project will not make that decision itself. “We need to build a global governance coalition so that democratic organizations can... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
2003, the group fans out to test the idea with some 2,500 farmers in the area; after this outreach, MME has 729 members willing to make the minimum investment of $20,000 and 10,000 bushels of corn annually. For the farmers, MME offers a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Power Plays
one-third of the US energy supply. Won a $5.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to test its Triton-C “wave energy converter” at a Navy test site in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Energicity Cofounder and CEO... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
pitched her business, which makes at-home lab testing kits on ABC's Shark Tank and sealed a deal for a $1M line of credit from investor Lori Greiner, in exchange for five percent equity in the company. The investment marks the largest... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
When the pair shared their further research with the women who had attended the HBS roundtable, this time they found the go-ahead they were looking for to launch the fund. As Dodi recalls, "They weren't just giving us advice. A number of these women wrote checks, which... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
black box that transforms ideas into actual products and services. "Little bets labs," for example, allow companies large and small to rapidly build and test prototypes in the market using inexpensive web resources. "Find someone with a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Inspiration Is Not Enough
about building the better mousetrap,” he tells us. “Commercializing the better mousetrap is the key to success.” Take Hugh Hefner. The father of Playboy meets the transformative entrepreneur test by ushering in an era of social freedom... View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
samples of Kemin Personal Care’s products has been very strong, notes Levy, but much patience is required as companies submit the ingredients used in their products to rigorous testing that can last as long as 18 months. “There is a lot... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
Eventually, he found a treatment trial at the Mayo Clinic that was testing a new combination of chemotherapy and high-dose radiation. Slowly, Susan’s tumor began to shrink, until there was nothing left but scar tissue. Although she would... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Swimming with the Stream
test only proved her point—releasing the audio and video simultaneously was by far the stronger move. “Her” is Gandhi’s most-streamed song; “Moon in the Sky” is her least-streamed song. Post-release tour Old model: Release and tour New... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 26 Jan 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)
retailers). Another day, we will be testing formulas for a new product, sending pitch emails to editors for PR coverage, and meeting with our designers on packaging updates.” What do you know now about startup life that you didn't know... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
stakeholders. Our group is very excited to be helping fine-tune the new required Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) course, which gives students an opportunity to test what they are learning in the classroom in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
understand about the current system—like how to best measure credit standards—that makes it harder to advance.” Accounting for Human Nature Sam Hanson, Marvin Bower Associate Professor Changes in financial regulation since the 2008 crisis—such as the Federal Reserve’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
Fund, he invested millions of dollars for pension fund clients. In the early 1990s, Thayer taught himself a database program that he thought could be useful for shareholder accounting. As a test exercise, he used the database to keep... View Details
- 09 Nov 2016
- News
The Seeds of Learning
“I think that kids these days are spending way too much time taking tests and doing rote memorization when they need to be outside and learning from experience. It reduces stress and improves behavior; it improves View Details