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- 16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed
its revenues every year since reporting its first sales in 2010. “Right now the public is only just beginning to get an idea of what Local Motors can do.” “Right now the public is only just beginning to get an idea of what Local Motors... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
financial returns and impact in the business model of investee companies. Quite a few of the large, global PE firms have launched impact funds over the last year. On the public side, I think ESG will become core to any financial analysis, just as you would consider... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
most innovative, successful biotech firm ever, Amgen led its industry in revenue and sales growth in 2007. Binder, the firm’s CEO during 1988–2000, describes Amgen’s climb to success, revealing the highs and lows in the race to develop... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
of your revenue is going to come from 20 percent of your customers; 80 percent of the value of what you read comes from 20 percent of the text; and 80 percent of the value of your work comes from 20 percent of the effort. So when starting... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Road Work
history or FICO score necessary to access the capital necessary to launch a business or take an existing venture to the next level. Their businesses could be described as “microenterprises,” with annual revenues of around $183,000—about a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
of the factors that drive success in an industry that attracts 65 percent of MBA graduates from leading business schools — many of whom eventually leave to run organizations of their own. With revenues approaching a trillion dollars,... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
revenue flow is even better because most businesses don’t go out of business—they grow out of business. Lara Hodgson (MBA 1998) Cofounder, President, and CEO NOWaccount Network Stages of grief There was pain but also pride when I shut Eva... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
draws the most viewers and revenue (as opposed to just drawing buzz). And everyone in the entertainment industry will keep trying to understand how to best leverage social media—or control it when fans' and critics' reactions aren't... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
professional esports players and amateur gamers streaming video game play. By year’s end, market analyst Newzoo forecasts, the online global esports audience will reach 385 million people with revenues of nearly $700 million. But if all... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
employed more than 10 million American workers and generated $1.8 trillion in revenue in 2003, concluded a study by Global Insight, a leading economic and forecasting firm. HBS professors Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner, in their 2001 book,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
outsourcing for businesses. The Massachusetts Port Authority operates Logan International Airport, two regional airports in the Boston area, the Port of Boston, and the Tobin Memorial Bridge, which connects downtown with the northern suburbs. Massport has annual View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
capital management company and the first software-as-a-service application for enterprises to manage contract workers. It had $2 million in revenues at the time of investment. After a few fits and starts with the business model,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
the most successful Indian IT companies. The authors tell the story behind Zensar’s success, a story that has seen revenues multiply, share prices jump many times, and customer satisfaction become an industry benchmark. Coach! The... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
a sustainable revenue stream and a sustainable business, and I think the jury's still out on a lot of those companies." Would he do it all over again? "There is no way I would start another company unless I was extremely well funded,"... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
integrated, with cards made in a facility Lovepop owns in Vietnam, which allows for greater flexibility. The company is doubling its revenues quarter over quarter and reported a $1.4 million run rate in late 2015. After some small initial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
rate. Another was classic HBS: His venerable product was much more than just a magazine. As his classmates and professors assured him, The Nation was a “brand.” “We’re now a $10 million operation that’s been profitable the last two years,” Navasky says. “Three-quarters... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
(Maryland). REVENUE SHARING: 80 percent to school districts; 20 percent to EFP. FAST FACT: 85 percent of parents support sponsorships; 75 percent approve of naming rights. Illustration by Peter Hoey Bright Idea #4 Your Personal Learning... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
is HBS’s research funded? Research conducted by our faculty is financed by internal funds, which in turn depend on contributions from alumni and friends, as well as revenues from Harvard Business Publishing and Executive Education. This... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
a tax of 4 percent to annual income above $1 million in order to raise approximately $1.9 billion in new revenue for public education funding. The foundation’s efforts do not stop with providing grant funding to support organizations and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
heading a services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions to over 150 Fortune 500 clients. With 28,000 employees located in 54 countries, Satyam, founded in 1987, had revenues of $1 million when it went public in 1992. In... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna