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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
for the app—Foalea says she is committed to following through with TAMO to see where she can take it. She knows it will be a lot of work and lists just a few of the necessary steps: She will need to find retail partners; the only way she sees to make View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition
joined the Zoom call. When the user turned on their video, it was revealed to be a video stream of goats and horses (literally)! Matt Kinsella, Managing Director, had used a service called Goat-2-Meeting in an effort to liven up the video... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Web
Pricing Strategy: Monetizing and Growing the Business - Course Catalog
company asks individuals or other businesses to trade good money for the products and services it offers, that ineffective pricing practices tend to creep in and value regrettably “leaks out” of the relationship—making both parties, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
succeeded in business. “I've really had two careers,” he observes, “one as a for-profit financial entrepreneur and one as a crusader for economic development.” As a managing partner in his own investment firm, Tierney has the freedom to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
their perspectives on the bill and its key provisions. Their opinions range from calling it a major step forward to concern that it will actually raise the risk to the system. Robert Steven Kaplan, Professor Of Management Practice:... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
whole approach to decision making. It made me want to get the smartest people I could find who disagreed with me so I could stress test my opinions. I used to think there was making money and there was philanthropy. Then I realized... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Given success of this magnitude, why aren’t for-profit managed charter schools like Sabis in high demand? The authors rebut the charge that for-profits running charter schools are in it for the money, not the kids, and they explore the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
from one town, New Bedford. The reason actually has nothing to do with them having better ships or them having better anything. It's only because of their invention of a new financing mechanism, whereby merchants were able to take money... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
in a recent working paper, Market Solutions to Privacy Problems? And what would consumers get in return for their personal information? Money perhaps, or price discounts, better customer service, maybe products tailored specifically to... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
a project to a small group of people who are amateurs, who do the project part-time and act as a committee. It doesn't demand management time and resources, and you haven't brought in new skills. This holds for hospitals, government... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
Money and mission no longer have to be at odds with each other! There is no blueprint on how to do this, thereby requiring experimentation. So take the same approach with your career: pick an area that interests you and pursue something... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
climate change: policy, joining startups or building your own, investing, scaling new technologies in large corporations and beyond. Mitigating emissions requires reimagining entire sections of the economy - from where we live, what we eat, how we move and consume... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
efficiently, accelerating the business model, and building the leadership team.” Howard started at the mobile brokerage company Robinhood in 2019. Tapped to help it scale and manage its operations teams, she is responsible for everything... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
history courses today. The first HBS course designed specifically to teach entrepreneurial management - The Management of New Enterprises - was introduced in 1947, one of several HBS initiatives undertaken... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
and suddenly, there's no doubt it's the 1990s: "Mr. Davis, how much money do you make? What kind of car do you drive? How many houses do you own?" It's a fact of life these days that when kids, or fans of any age, look upon a professional... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
Many deliver disappointing performances. Companies can avoid this scenario, contends Joseph Bower in The CEO Within. Drawing on a decade's research (including interviews with leading CEOs) and experience managing the succession process,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
Hayes, for advice on how “to think like a businessman.” Hayes encouraged Navasky to consider the Owner/President Management Program (OPM), an HBS Executive Education offering for family- and small-business executives. Navasky was an... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Business School Case 207-092 How should creditors pursue their claims in a multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy? David Butters, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, negotiates a restructuring of Navigator Gas Transport, a shipping company that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
Khoja (AMP 156, 1999) could feel his heart beating as he verified that the money had been deposited correctly. It had. And each officer had received a text message to that effect. But none of the men had been able to read the message or... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
Hood. “Our staff features not only business-trained project managers but also an unusually young group of scientific Ph.D.s whom we value as a new kind of expert. They bring their own innovative ideas about what directions and projects... View Details