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- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
makers or B2B service businesses, which is a growing segment. “Decisions we make over the next several years will influence large parts of our financial services systems.” Only a relatively tiny number of US small businesses are the high-growth ones funded View Details
- May 2021 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
THE YES: Reimagining the Future of E-Commerce with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
THE YES, a multi-brand shopping app launched in May 2020 offered a new type of buying experience for women’s fashion, driven by a sophisticated algorithm that used data science and machine learning to create and deliver a personalized store for every shopper, based on...
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Keywords:
Data;
Data Analytics;
Artificial Intelligence;
AI;
AI Algorithms;
AI Creativity;
Fashion;
Retail;
Retail Analytics;
E-Commerce Strategy;
Platform;
Platforms;
Big Data;
Preference Elicitation;
Predictive Analytics;
App Development;
"Marketing Analytics";
Advertising;
Mobile App;
Mobile Marketing;
Apparel;
Online Advertising;
Referral Rewards;
Referrals;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Analytics and Data Science;
Analysis;
Creativity;
Marketing Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Behavior;
Demand and Consumers;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Marketing Channels;
Digital Marketing;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
AI and Machine Learning;
E-commerce;
Digital Platforms;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
- February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Nuritas
By: Mitchell Weiss, Satish Tadikonda, Vincent Dessain and Emer Moloney
Nora Khaldi had built a technology “to unlock the power of nature” in the service of extending human lifespan and improving health, and now in April 2020 was debating telling her Board of Directors she wanted to put on ice some of her discoveries. Nuritas, the company...
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Keywords:
Cash Burn;
Cash Flow Analysis;
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Founder;
Artificial Intelligence;
AI;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Testing and Trials;
Health Care and Treatment;
Decision Making;
Market Entry and Exit;
AI and Machine Learning;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Weiss, Mitchell, Satish Tadikonda, Vincent Dessain, and Emer Moloney. "Nuritas." Harvard Business School Case 822-080, February 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Time Dependency, Data Flow, and Competitive Advantage
Data is fundamental to machine learning-based products and services and is considered strategic due to its externalities for businesses, governments, non-profits, and more generally for society. It is renowned that the value of organizations (businesses, government...
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Keywords:
Economics Of AI;
Value Of Data;
Perishability;
Time Dependency;
Flow Of Data;
Data Strategy;
Analytics and Data Science;
Value;
Strategy;
Competitive Advantage
Valavi, Ehsan, Joel Hestness, Marco Iansiti, Newsha Ardalani, Feng Zhu, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Time Dependency, Data Flow, and Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-099, March 2021.
- 30 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash
People use crowdsourcing to solve problems, raise money, and share AI breakthroughs, the authors write. Open source software—such as the popular content management system WordPress or the operating system Linux—gives users free access to...
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- 09 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing
classrooms, labs, dining halls, and elsewhere on campuses have a unique influence on the course of scientific research, according to the study, coauthored by Eamon Duede, a postdoctoral fellow at the Digital Data Design Institute at...
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by Ben Rand
- 15 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better
AI in Adapting to Change Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense? Can we automate our way to better decision making? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?
choices, resulting in more efficient organizations. “It’s about how we think about talent and resource allocation,” Paik says. You Might Also Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions Delivering a...
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by Rachel Layne
- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
players use to compete. "People are thinking about ways to design policies and products so you can actually engage with the product in more responsible ways without getting people too overinvolved in playing and spending." A new paper by...
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- 16 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem
other strategies to achieve a better solution in the end.” You Might Also Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the...
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- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
analysis for a client and take a shortcut by relying on an artificial intelligence language model to develop some key insights. The client loves your report and praises the quality of your suggestions. Afterwards, however, you have a...
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- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
framework for managers (and aspiring managers) to work in a more balanced, self-fulfilling way in this changing landscape, based on three core tenets. You’re more than your job This is the era of reinvention. Wallace warns against defining oneself View Details
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by Kara Baskin
- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
Airbnb hosts of Asian descent had significantly fewer stays early in the COVID-19 pandemic—and the design of the travel site may have inadvertently enabled discrimination that shut Asians out, says new research by Harvard Business...
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- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some...
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by Avery Forman
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional...
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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
Soon after ChatGPT debuted in late 2022, business leaders began taking their first steps into generative artificial intelligence, approaching this powerful technology with a mix of awe and trepidation. It’s no surprise that one of the most-read articles in HBS Working...
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by Danielle Kost
- 01 May 2024
- What Do You Think?
Have You Had Enough?
(Illustration created using image generated by Midjourney, an artificial intelligence tool.) Last month, I posted a column in HBS Working Knowledge titled, “What’s Enough to Make Us Happy?” Over the last few months, I’ve been asking...
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by James Heskett
- 24 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?
many such workers are caregivers, excluded from full-time jobs because short-sighted employers don’t offer them the flexibility they need. Filtered out by hiring algorithms due to employment gaps or other hiring “red flags,” these willing...
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by Kara Baskin
- 22 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
Like: The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About Employees’ LinkedIn Connections How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have Feedback or ideas to...
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