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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96)
secured and the league is fully capitalized, and with additional revenues derived from television contracts and ticket sales, the NSA, Rottenberg believes, will be on sound financial footing from the outset, unlike most fledgling leagues.... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
would be a ways off. “This is a really big ship to turn,” he says. “But when I started hearing real, actual time lines—that was music to my ears.” It wasn’t just a vision but a plan. And just as importantly, that plan wasn’t a short-term View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
“Our intention with this report is to increase transparency and respond to any questions our alumni may have.” Highlights from the report include: HBS operates year to year on a relatively narrow operating margin — 2.5 percent of revenues... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
like investing in sustainability or anything that is an impact fund. So a corporation B, where it’s not just about return on investment, but it’s also about having an impact in our environment, in our community. There’s so much data out there: Women-founded companies... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
Rossotti Courtesy HBS Press When Charles O. Rossotti (MBA ’64) was appointed commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in 1997, it was the most feared and loathed of all federal government agencies. People told him that he was taking... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
a variety of measures, including tolls, to shelter local enterprises from competition. They are motivated by the need to protect the local tax base. Without it, local officials stand to lose a major source of revenue needed to pay their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
When they returned to Hong Kong from the United States in the 1970s to work side by side with their father, the company’s future was uncertain. Under the brothers’ guidance, Li & Fung today is a global leader in consumer goods design, development, sourcing, and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
orthopedic technology, we struck a deal to hire two entrepreneurs who had made important advances in hip and knee replacements." Thirty years ago, Stryker had revenues of $8 million; today it is the world's largest orthopedic company,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
picked up steam after a nationwide franchise program launched in 2009. Revenues for that year were $2 million; in 2011, they’re projected to hit $10 million. The company charges employers a percentage of a worker’s hourly rate or salary;... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
resorts and the burgeoning cruise line business. Club Med revenues dropped off, and the physical plant at many of the villages deteriorated. The company's new management, however, has apparently halted that slide. Its bold plans for the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
Group, a division of IAC/InterActive Corp, continues to grow, expected to generate $1.7 billion in revenue in 2015 and a planned IPO.) Now companies are experimenting with a freemium model. Tinder introduced its Tinder Plus in March,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
minutes the judges pepper them with questions about everything from the particulars of their target market, to their revenue model, to the name of the venture, before offering a five-minute summing-up. It’s a good morning for the team,... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
consumers? RS: It's important to drive home the optimistic side of all this. I think that, you know, profit margins and revenue predictions aside, we are engaged in this really thrilling age for business. And that doesn't mean just... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
say is that we are thinking about revenue diversification that is in line with our mission. We did four pilot events in New York, pre-pandemic, and all were sold out. That’s why I always say we’re a subscription media company and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
Bridgespan’s advice on new funding models, which led to adding consulting services for developing revenue streams. In sum, says Bradach, “You need strategy. You need talent. You need funding. And Bridgespan has evolved to provide an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Cardiac Kid
has more than 1,000 workers and expects revenues of about $280 million this year. “The company was founded basically to prevent heart attacks,” Huennekens told the San Diego Union-Tribune (January 25, 2010). To that end, Volcano makes... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
an estimated 36.7 million US practitioners purchasing classes, gear, and accessories—an increase of 80 percent in four years. It has also spawned a number of lucrative business models: Vancouver-based apparel company Lululemon Athletica expects to earn about $2.6... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
founders' contribution of about $10,000 in addition to our 2010 HBS fellowship award of $25,000. Our revenues are about $2,000 annually, and the site gets approximately 100 visits daily. We have a staff of four and make an effort to hire... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
“Something important is going to happen here.” If I prepare enough, that spirit of anticipation will be created. What is your favorite case to teach? “Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley” is near the top. Parson has generated substantial View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
of appropriate HBS alumnae, female leaders of companies with annual revenues of $100 million or more, and various executive organizations for women, they soon had more than one hundred applicants for just sixty spaces. Those selected to... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young