Scaling Technologies - Publications - Faculty & Research

Matt Higgins

Matt Higgins is one of the preeminent venture investors in next-generation technology companies and beloved consumer brands. Created alongside Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, RSE Ventures has built an expansive multi-billion-dollar... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#60;#Services

Henry F. Henderson, Jr.

After working at Richardson Scale Company for a number of years, Henderson’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to start Henderson Industries (HI) in 1952. Winning a contract from Richardson, HI began growing rapidly. Manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Andres Hervas-Drane: The nature of competition is changing rapidly. Drivers such as globalization, deregulation, and technological change are opening opportunities for the development of new, original business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

27 Oct 2016
News

Paying It Forward

(photo by Neal Hamberg) Ask Malay Kundu (MBA 2003) about StopLift Checkout Vision Systems, and he’s more than happy to talk about his thriving software company, which deploys video and scanning technologies to stop retail theft. The... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Rebecca Karp Innovating at Scale Strategy Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Michael S. Kaufman Challenges and Opportunities in the... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

'Rooted' In Innovation

products, thereby gaining a foothold in the $1 trillion global health-and-wellness food market. This could yield unprecedented opportunities for the 500 farmers in Cameroon from whom CassVita sources the produce. “I love using technology... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

11 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

business model. If the model is characterized by increasing returns, demand begets still greater demand, as illustrated by eBay's success. A business may also benefit from significant scale economies if big up-front investments and fixed... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

concerning whether patents are a creative or a destructive influence on the process of technological development. In this paper I examine the basic patent tradeoff between incentives and monopoly distortions in light of recent... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

among colleges and universities mean for the future? How are entrepreneurs using technology and new business models to bring quality post-secondary education to all? Scaling change: How can entrepreneurs and... View Details

05 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom

scaling to drive environmental impact. The panelists emphasized the critical importance of a measurement and accounting system that takes a holistic view of emissions to help make informed decisions and hold every step of the supply chain... View Details

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

start in butcher scales and time clocks and movement through virtually every aspect of technological development of the 20th century. While IBM doesn’t break out Watson’s revenue, the unit falls within IBM’s... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

18 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry

more sustainable world? In the short term, I’m committed to helping big companies decarbonize because we desperately need them to move today. Long term, I want to use my skills and experience to reduce the friction that tough-tech ideas face on their path to View Details

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Israel - Global Activities 2021

more of any crop, in any climate, with less water. “ Everyone knows that farmers’ appetite for water exceeds supply in many regions. Netafim—astute, technologically sophisticated, and committed to improving agriculture efficiency—is... View Details

31 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 31

case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook rental followed by a period of explosive growth. Resulting challenges in scaling warehouse... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2022
News

Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

It wasn’t necessary to understand the technology that powered the company’s washing machines, turbines, or jet engines. “But executives now need to understand the technologies behind their products and think... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2018
News

Ready, Set, Launch

Launching Technology Ventures explore an alternative path, one designed to sidestep many of the missteps: the lean startup methodology. The idea is to launch as quickly as possible with a minimum viable product (MVP). With only the barest... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Case Study: Welcome Aboard

Technology Partners, possibly the OG of remote-first companies, in the 1990s. We came together frequently as a whole company, which allowed for fun interactions and an amazing culture. As a first step, a detailed, confidential survey of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

scaling up new approaches and technologies such as ours." Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002) COO, Fermata EnergyAs business leaders with lots of privilege, it is our responsibility to focus our efforts on both... View Details

Melody Koh

Melody is a Partner at NextView Ventures, based in its New York office. She has spent her entire career working with technology and Internet startups as an entrepreneur, operator, and investor. Prior to joining NextView, Melody was Head... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

19 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways

(1). The culprit, however, was not the mammoth coal fired power plant under our feet. In fact, Tata Power equipped Trombay with state-of-the-art air pollution mitigation technology to minimize both NOx and SOx emissions, as well as... View Details

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