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- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
What makes a successful entrepreneurial leader? Is it the technical brilliance of Bill Gates? The obsessive focus on user experience of Steve Jobs? The vision, passion, and strong execution of Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo? Or maybe... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
J. Hughes Norton III
majestic Mediterranean-style clubhouse. On a nearby practice green, a solitary figure, virtually unnoticed, rolls 40-foot putts up to the pin as the fans and media stream by. It's last year's Open winner, Steve Jones. In an ordinary year,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments and communicate with each other about their portfolio strategies. The case recounts key decisions made by founder and CEO Steve Carpenter, including several... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Allison Hughes
Looking ahead to a career in hedge funds, Hughes is enthusiastic. "Analyzing companies from a qualitative and quantitative perspective is a natural progression from case studies at HBS," she says. She credits Lone Pine founder and portfolio manager View Details
Keywords: Charlie Hogg
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
credit, and market linkage for smallholder farmers. Alumni Track, 2019 Blueland Gina Pak (MBA 2015), CMO Alumni Track Winner Taking the weight and waste out of your everyday products. X-COR Therapeutics Jayon Wang (MBA 2018) Brian Chang View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship, branding, and innovation expertise. Bluemercury’s innovative retailing and human resource model has been the topic of numerous books, including Shopping: Why We Love it and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience and Be Happy at... View Details
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
years leading HBS and outlines the strategies that will shape the School’s future My First Job The mistakes and memorable moments from our earliest experiences in the working world Complete Table of Contents September 2022 Up on the... View Details
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
customers is just the starting point. From here, firms have to make a creative leap to discover the unique combination of products and services that may address those needs. No customer gave Steve Jobs and... View Details
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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Kendall Square and, to his dismay, laying off hundreds of workers due to the post-war slump. "Everyone left at Polaroid knew that, at the present rate of decline, the business, the company, and their jobs might not survive 1947 or the... View Details
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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni
Meeting Past Program Resources Be an Entrepreneur Without Leaving Your Day Job What if there was a way to pair the stability of a day job with the excitement and upside of entrepreneurship? Using proven... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
business and civic leaders helped the city clean up its act, but by the early 1980s, most of the smokestacks had shut down anyway, as manufacturing jobs moved out of the area. People left in droves. Visitors today see a different... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
with the near-impossible job of drug discovery and development.” Back to top Depelsha Thomas McGruder (MBA 1998) COO and Treasurer, Ford Foundation Founder, Moms of Black Boys United In my solitude: “I was born in Rome, Georgia. I’m an... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
US. This would allow them to open plants overseas to help in lowering manufacturing costs, yet still keep their iconic image.” Fahd suggested that the Company “look into building every continent’s bikes within the same region while keeping the American bikes in the... View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- Op-Ed
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered
getting honest feedback from their colleagues are essential elements of becoming authentic leaders. That’s what Starbucks’ Howard Schultz did in coping with the severe challenges of his youth. It is also what made the difference for Steve... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
Lessons from the Rise and Fall of VisiCalc
the Wall Street Journal. Steve Jobs said that VisiCalc “propelled the Apple II to the success it achieved more than any other single event.” It also was the force behind the later success of Microsoft in... View Details
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12
By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew and Dong Ik Lee
CDC was founded in 1948 as part of the U.K. government's efforts to develop the economic resources of Britain's remaining colonies. Since then, CDC has pursued a series of strategies to "do good without losing money," as its original mission was phrased. Its approach... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew, and Dong Ik Lee. "The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12." Working Paper, October 2015.
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
the new class of follow-on biologics, or biosimilars. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316095-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-106 Aggressive Growth Plans for Zimmer Spine Steve Healy, the President of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself
where you try to cater to the expectations of the other person. "Authenticity allows you to engage with your job more deeply." We also have evidence that authenticity allows you to engage with your job more... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
“Hesper Silver” Ray Baxter (MBA 1975), Lawrence Honig (MBA 1975) “Hambrecht & Quist” Steve Wilson (MBA 1989) “Finale” Amy Lieb (MBA 2001) “Carter Racing” Arijit Roy (MBA 2007) “Manila Water Company” Senthilkumar Rajendran (SELP 4, 2019)... View Details
- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
entrepreneur and Stanford/UC Berkeley lecturer Steve Blank. The "lean" in lean startup has its roots in the Toyota Production System; hence, the lean startup methodology is all about avoiding waste, in terms of both time and... View Details