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founding teams, most recently as CTO of a Seattle-based health & fitness technology company, where he helped take the business from 0 to 1, and far beyond in his 7 year tenure. He has worked in a diverse set of industries including health... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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In Full Flower

At Bloom & Wild, delivering a joyful experience that fits through a letter-box door slot (Courtesy of Bloom & Wild Group) When Aron Gelbard (MBA 2009) cofounded London-based Bloom & Wild in 2013, he did so with a specific goal: to make... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; florist; marketing; supply chain management; Personal Services

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

purchases, but there are fewer items that fit within the permissible categorization of 'necessary' in the first place," they write. To illustrate, take the case of the gift card experiment. Participants were shown two gift cards that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

are often predictable even over long horizons. We backtest demographic forecasts using data on US elections since 1952. We envision a forecaster who fits a model using data from a given election and uses that model, in tandem with a... View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

2002) and Amelia Angella (MBA 2001) Is nonprofit board service right for you? How do you find a nonprofit board that is a good fit for your values, interests, and skills? In this interactive session, HBS Social Enterprise Initiative... View Details

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

Careers Becoming a Board Member Careers Becoming a Board Member Interested in joining a board? Similar to a job search, you’ll need to make connections with the right people to find a board that fits your interests. Start Networking Start... View Details

04 May 2021
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Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

children, and to tell a personal story about that picture and about growing up. Earlier in the day, we had explored the notion of being “all in.” Being all in, I figured, has to connect with who we are and who we want to be. So, I wanted to understand what drove each... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

distinct, and enduring elements that give meaning and provide purpose to an organization (“who we are”). “A good match between an organization’s design and its identity is often seen as a prerequisite for strong performance,” the researchers write. “Maintaining a tight... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

proud professional and parent. However, after graduation Leahy was eager to stay on the East Coast, so instead of moving to Oregon, she enthusiastically joined Cole Haan, a Nike portfolio company. The Nike-owned company provided the culture View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

Dong, Columbia Seminars & Conferences Harvard Business Publishing February 6, 2024 Article Find the AI Approach That Fits the Problem You’re Trying to Solve By: George Westerman, Sam Ransbotham and Chiara Farronato August 2024 Case Iogen:... View Details

16 May 2013
HBS Seminar

Robert Gierkink, Chairman, Datalogix

01 Sep 2023
News

Elevator Pitch: Standard of Care

Illustration by Drue Wagner Mike H. M. Teodorescu (DBA 2018) CEO, SurgiBox Dan Brown (DBA 2019) CFO Concept: Founded in the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, SurgiBox’s lead product is a portable operating room that fits into a backpack... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; healthcare; surgery; Ukraine; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

understanding of how we measure inequality, we can both uncover its impact and intervene to more effectively correct it. One size doesn’t fit all In the plainest terms, inequality refers to the degree to which some have more than others.... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

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Generative AI - Alumni

your job search. Using GenAI to Write Cover Letters and Resumes One of the most time-consuming aspects of job searching is tailoring your cover letter and resume to each role you apply to, and yet doing so is essential for highlighting the skills that will make you a... View Details

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

It's a perfectly natural thing. I think if a person working with and through other people has made the world a better place or avoided a problem for some organization, I'm willing to call him or her a leader. Whether they get a medal or an award or View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Jul 2023
Blog Post

How I Landed My Manufacturing Internship at HBS

might be a good fit for me. While I was putting applications together, another HBS alum now employed at Corning as a manager reached out to me to tell me more about her journey at HBS and at the company. The more I learned about Corning,... View Details

10 Jun 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

Keywords: by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

designed for students who aspire to found, join, or invest in growth-stage technology ventures. Students will learn how leadership teams address the challenges and opportunities ventures face after achieving profit-market fit – and how to... View Details

24 May 2021
Op-Ed

Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?

COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Shelly Xu; Fashion

27 Jul 2020
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Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

we fall short of some ideal—and given the busy pace of our lives, “good enough” reflection is a real accomplishment, he says. How do we aim for good enough? The answer, Badaracco says, is to find an approach that fits comfortably into... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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