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Phil Black
5-year plan (pre-HBS) start a business with two HBS classmates grow sales to $500 million in first three years IPO within 5 years get on cover of Entrepreneurship magazine with cofounders repeat sleep (optional) Revised 5-year View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Ross MacDonald Here’s the humbling truth: no matter how high your career soars, how many awards you win or companies you sell or differences you make in this world, everyone has to start somewhere. And in those first...
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- 25 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures
2030 deadline to halve emissions. It’s important to note that the problem continues to compound until we get to net-zero or, better yet, net-negative emissions which we don’t expect to occur until around 2050.” These days, Hilton is asking himself a big climate...
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- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
of developing its third set of 10‐year goals, with the aim of producing a plan that will ensure the viability of the company 50 years from now. With this end in mind, Dow's leaders understand their obligation to continue investing in the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
Google, the "do no evil" company, gained entry into the Chinese search engine market last decade by agreeing to ban search results on topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese government. To Google's way of thinking, it could do more good for Internet freedom...
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- 10 May 2019
- Blog Post
Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA
everyone but according to the Italian tradition. My son had a lot of fun, and I had 20+ babysitters who let me enjoy the dinner. Being successful in your academic program not only requires that you ask for help and plan far in advance,...
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- March 2024
- Case
Nomad: A License to Bank
By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank...
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Enrico Ferrari
Accelerator program. Taking the time to do it right Even with successes under his belt, Enrico still saw investing two years in graduate studies as a necessity. "It takes a lot of energy to run a company. I want to take the time to...
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- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
on preventing them. She outlines five tactics that research has shown to be effective: encourage reciprocity. You can build trust and prompt other parties to disclose strategic information by sharing information yourself. Ask the right...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
perpetrators of the genocide now stationed in refugee camps and planning to return and continue the violence. This had a negative impact on the NGO community, and some NGOs chose to withdraw. Another potential setback is that while a...
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by Manda Salls
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their...
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by Joseph B. Fuller
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
During their Elective Curriculum (EC)—or second—year, MBA students register for courses based on their interests. With more than 100 offerings in 10 subject areas, these classes provide an opportunity for depth and breadth while helping students gain more concentrated...
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- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
This Mother’s Day, we celebrated progress and possibility on the HBS campus! HBS first accepted women into the MBA Program in 1963. Fast forward six decades and now classrooms are 44% female and most sections have 1-2 mothers. Across the RC (first-year) and EC...
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- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
use the right approach at the right time and change as the situation demands is going to be tough. Not everybody can do it. That's going to distinguish the true leaders from people who are capable but not...
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by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
be divided into strategic and operational activities. Strategic activities include, among others, long-term capacity planning and network configuration of warehouses, distributors, and retail stores. Examples of operational activities...
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by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I...
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by Kathryn Haviland
- 30 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup
is doing, but “sideways” is rarely the right direction. For example, in early 2016, leaders of the package delivery venture Shyp were refining the company’s business model and dialing back earlier expansion moves in search of profit....
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by Danielle Kost
- 18 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020
lives got flipped-turned upside down. And we’d like to take a minute, just sit right there. We’ll tell you all about our Section D love affair. It all began on the first day of RC year, when we learned we’d be seatmates. In true HBS...
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- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
are on the same page. The final thing I’ll say: Remote companies have well-established processes where people are socializing and no one is feeling isolated and falling through the cracks. That’s really important right now, especially...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
your next product, you need to do more than just linearly add time to your original timeline,” Peterson advises. “It's going to vary project by project, and it's hard to say if that's 2x, or 3x, or 4x. But that is the right ballpark you...
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by Rachel Layne