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- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “I think it's okay to want to dent the universe, but I think it's best if you're an entrepreneur to think about something that's in the present that needs to be solved right now. And then look for ways to...
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- 17 Oct 2013
- News
New Game in Town: Investing in Pro Athletes
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Thought Leader
bbe7eb03fac286beb6afb5f4e54cc619 Most people know that HBS alumni have helped shape the modern world of enterprise, commerce, and business practice. But in the realm of pure intellect, how many would guess that “one of the most significant philosophers of the 20th...
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Introduction - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Collections Site Credits Introduction The camera has chronicled the history of industry since the invention of the medium in 1839, and the photograph holdings at Baker Library Historical Collections are the result of a tradition of...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
Professor Karim R. Lakhani and Vladimir Jacimovic (MBA 1992) Karim R. Lakhani, the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration, started his career at General Electric in the 1990s. At that time, he recalls, a young MBA graduate could be successful...
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April White
- 27 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Ordinary People Get Creative?
Source: FangXiaNuo The topic of creativity tends to conjure conversations about individual geniuses whose artistic or scientific contributions have rocked history—the Ludwig Van Beethovens, the Emily Dickinsons, or the George Washington Carvers of the world. So it’s...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
their organizations are rare birds. Consider how difficult it is to create such culture-shaking products by thinking about other incredible innovations that, while inventive and useful, are not game-changers in the same way. In Khaire's...
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- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
the most recognized sports brands in the world. Here's how he did it. In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet Sports investing is no longer just about buying teams and selling beer. Media, digital devices, and invention...
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Paul Luning
Kennedy School. "The biggest complaint we received was that there were so many good options, it was difficult to choose among them." Customized career options Paul's summer internship took a decidedly non-traditional route. "Basically, I View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
hepatitis B from $20 to $1. “Close to consumers, they understand the local market and health-delivery infrastructure,” write Daar and Singer. “They have the potential to invent and develop drugs at far lower cost than northern biotechs...
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- 23 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Are Great Teams Less Productive?
relative performance, or closing a performance gap. Second, learning occurs in reaction to changes in the world that require brand new responses. So, the second way learning promotes performance is by discovering and inventing new ways to...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Web
Oil Industry Photographs — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Letterbook Dillingham Collection Intellectual Capital Kenneth Andrews Papers Alfred Chandler Papers C. Roland Christensen Papers George Lombard Papers Invention & Innovation Early German Machinery French Agriculture Venetian Exchange Rate...
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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Father of Modern Advertising
copywriters at Lord Thomas invented the “salesmanship in print” business model that sustained the industry for decades to come. In short, the firm convinced clients that print ads should follow a salesman’s approach, offering the...
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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Billion-Dollar Question
Jobs said, "Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new." Fortunately, we don't need to die to enjoy some of Death's benefits. Many of us "died" when we...
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- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
Because it gives GM a better shot at establishing OnStar as the industry standard. And because GM extends its OnStar distribution to market segments they may not otherwise reach with their auto brands." Invent the competitor who...
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by David Stauffer
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
Before launching new products, entrepreneurs are often filled with doubt: Will their ideas successfully take off in the marketplace—or will they fall flat? To cut down on uncertainty, creators can post their inventions on platforms such...
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by Michael Blanding
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
tweaked the menu to pay homage to barbecue’s roots alongside more inventive options. Today, there’s hickory-smoked pulled pork with a classic South Carolina mustard sauce on the menu; but Corsello’s creative barbecue takes top prize with...
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April White
- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
When Clayton Christensen and Derek van Bever prepared to write The Capitalist's Dilemma for the June issue of Harvard Business Review, they took an approach rarely tried on the same scale: They outsourced it with 150 Harvard Business School alumni contributors. "I...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- February 2014
- Teaching Note
The Slingshot: Improving Water Access
By: John A. Quelch
Entrepreneur Dean Kamen has inked a multimillion dollar partnership with Coca-Cola (CC) to mass produce and distribute the Slingshot, a low energy device that can convert raw sewage into potable water for poor people and communities in developing economies.
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