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- 18 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
BaubleBar Brought to Life, and Other Tales of Joining a Start-up
start-up. This advice dovetailed well with what we in Career & Professional Development hear from entrepreneurs all the time. Don’t go in to an interview without a point of view on the start-up, and what you could specifically do to...
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- 21 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals
business each year. Eventually, I reached a point where I had a drive to explore other fields, and to push myself to learn and do more beyond my capabilities at that time. This coincided with an urge to begin a new phase in my career. I...
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- 17 Jan 2007
- Op-Ed
Learning from Private-Equity Boards
arm's-length relationship between directors and the CEO. The lack of such an arm's-length relationship—together with outdated board processes, a lack of technical mastery, and a touch of lassitude—was one of Enron's greatest View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
keep in touch with after HBS, and to participate more in class. It would also be to consider the other areas in life worth building and pursue points of pride in them as much as you do with your career.
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- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
alumni, it would be to diversify your experiences and exposure, develop and foster a network of friends to keep in touch with after HBS, and to participate more in class. It would also be to consider the other areas in life worth building...
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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
franchises remains fierce. RELATED PROFILES Touching All the Bases: Stephen A. Greyser Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96) Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87) A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98) RELATED PROFILES...
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Garry Emmons
- 22 Dec 2016
- Op-Ed
The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth
the government should not be in the business of helping some small businesses and not others. The editorial writers reinforced their view of SBA by pointing to President Obama’s proposed reorganization of federal economic agencies in...
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by Karen Mills
- 13 Feb 2019
- News
We’re All Going to Get Hacked
2013. Target was a big Fortune 50 company. They had all the best products; they had good engineers, good policies, good practices. Yet they got hacked in a very big, public way. They lost 40 million records. That was a tipping point for...
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- 07 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree
allocators and start-ups are executing at the ground floor. Coming from the military, I don't have as many touch points in the business world as other students might, so having those different perspectives...
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Figuring Out Her Mission | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
touching many teams.” Together, they made considerable impact, both for the institution and toward Ming’s maturation as a leader. Within her fellowship year, Ming and her colleagues successfully overhauled the website and the...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
goal will be to connect with future alumni at the earliest point — while they are still students — and keep the connection vital over the next few critical years. The Continuing Education Committee, under the direction of Norton H. Reamer...
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- 02 Aug 2011
- News
A Fearless Force for Change
Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA '99) left a legacy of hope to patients who battle rare cancers. Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA '99) left a legacy of hope, love, and laughter to those who knew her and to the thousands who have been and will continue to be View Details
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How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 01 Feb 2023 How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters Jess Hopper Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies If you’re a Harvard Business School alumnus, you’ve likely been asked at some View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
You want people to touch your product and actually get the brand experience. You could get to a point where stores like Best Buy become just showrooms and fulfillment is done by Amazon because they are much...
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- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Christine Keung (at podium) and Reginald Smith (both MBA 2020) present recommendations for economic development to the West Virginia State Senate in May 2022. How did you meet? Reggie Smith: "We first met before classes started RC year at a big social event in...
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- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
is enough interest to go further? Which is the better strategy for young innovators? What are the pros and cons of each? Can the risks be measured and mitigated? “The pitch or spec dilemma touches any independent inventor looking to sell...
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- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)
other environments where you present and defend your ideas daily in front of 90 people. How long was your deferral (2, 3, or 4 years)? My deferral was 2 years. I considered deferring longer, but I felt like I was at a natural point in my...
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- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
emerged. Some (relatively rich) emerging countries now exploit the economic advantage of relatively low labor costs to move quickly into the manufacture of high-tech products, such as wireless phones, microprocessors, personal computers, and even computer networking...
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by Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
drew large crowds of shoppers who came to see the entrepreneur, have a makeover, and sample her products. She had learned early on that touching her customers was a very effective way of establishing a connection with them. Photograph...
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Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967) - Recruiting
to avoid what discourages you. If I had advice for other HBS students and alumni, it would be to diversify your experiences and exposure, develop and foster a network of friends to keep in touch with after HBS, and to participate more in...
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