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October 2018
Case

Zenefits Board of Directors (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California

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August 2015
Case

Yabbly (A)

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton

In November 2013, with less than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question-and-answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW... View Details

Keywords: Startup; Mobile; Online Product Reviews; Consumer Products; Business Model; Business Plan; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Innovation Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; North America; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle

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23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308035 PublicationsWarmth and Competence as Universal Dimensions of Social Perception: The Stereotype Content Model and the BIAS Map Authors:Amy J.C.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2008
Research Event

Venture Capital

U.S. economy and policy. Among the major points of discussion: The importance of right-hand tail companies. Distribution of returns and the tensions between limited and general partners. Human capital: where is it coming from now, and where is it going. Changing the... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

Profile

Matt Thurmond

Warren Buffett himself. Creating a decision-making habit After college, Matt accrued equity research, analysis, and consulting responsibilities along a path that began as an investment analyst at Zacks and concluded with "hands-on" strategic work in emerging... View Details

04 Jan 2021
Blog Post

The First Alumni of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

influential technology firms like Google, Microsoft, and Waymo, or starting their own technology-based companies. This broad support network enables students to liaise with both executive-level alumni advisors on high-level strategy or business View Details

20 Jun 2019
Blog Post

What is the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program? A Q&A with Bill Anderson, Senior Lecturer on Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

a goal to change society for the better. It is unique in its interdisciplinary approach. We are adopting this model of ‘ethical entrepreneurship’ by not just having an occasional discussion here and there, but really making the science,... View Details

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Teaching Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Council. In 2008, patients seeking a hip or knee replacement in Stockholm County faced wait times of up to two years of sometimes debilitating pain, intermittent missed work and income, and the trials of disability. Seeking a new model to... View Details

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Reunions: Accelerating Climate Solutions with Professor Jim Matheson (MBA 2001) - Blog - Business & Environment

community's climate research and modeling: https://www.ipcc.ch/ar6-syr/ Spencer Glendon's excellent " Probable Futures " site with info & models to immerse into the reality of the possible paths forward (trigger warning: many are quite... View Details

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Field Course: Climate Solutions Lab - Course Catalog

sessions will be dedicated to examining key topics including climate models and projections, climate technologies and commercialization frameworks, climate financing strategies & structures, carbon markets, climate policy and global... View Details

29 Apr 2021
News

Equal Partner

private sectors to discuss safety, education, and opportunity in a sector where the majority of workers are women. Indeed, Aditya was already disrupting the traditional investment model with her work at Republic. The company, which... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Inclusion

01 Oct 1996
News

Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)

is raising funds for a $9-million "Family Community Life Center," to be built on church grounds, that will house a 24-hour daycare program, an extensive sports and exercise facility, performance and rehearsal spaces, arts-and-crafts rooms, and a library. Standing... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Dec 2014
News

Book Review: My Lunch with Warren

the distractions of email and a Bloomberg terminal are difficult to access, but a nap area is always ready. Portraits of mentors help Spier model his decision-making on their behavior. To keep focus and minimize false assumptions, Spier... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2014
News

Fashion's Retail Revolution

Dressing by Number Dressing by Number Ivy Ross Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Today, though, the case studies are on a multitude of fashion businesses—“fast fashion” chain ZARA, “pretail” e-commerce View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Finance

01 Sep 2014
News

Case Study: Declawing the Competition

excellent customer service. However, we know this is a race that others can compete in, too, and that—with enough investment—our differentiators are replicable. What fundamental changes can we make to this market dynamic and/or our business View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Porter Appointed to University Professorship

requirement in the School's MBA curriculum. "Mike Porter is probably the world's most influential business academic and one of a handful of the most influential who has ever lived," said HBS professor Thomas K. McCraw, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History. "His... View Details

Keywords: Doug Gavel; University Professorship; C. Roland Christensen; Sumner H. Slichter

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: John Doerr

which we make meaning in life. Role models My dad. He's my hero. I admire his enthusiasm, his ability to work with people and to pull teams together, and his love for and commitment to family. Where the new economy is going The new... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

rare, but too many executives swing for the fences with each new innovation. This not only marginalizes people who work on smaller projects, but also tends to result in projects modeled on existing market successes—that is, not that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

volume have highlighted, much is still not yet known about the venture capital industry. The extent to which the U.S. venture model will spread overseas and the degree to which the American model will — or... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services

08 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)

social e-commerce operated there in lower income areas. During that trip, he identified an opportunity to bring a similar model to Latin America and the entrepreneurship seed was planted yet again. It was time to leave the “dream job” and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

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