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- 01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
owners of small businesses, as well as Japanese society as a whole, Mikitani began working on a web-based shopping mall. “At the time, the Internet was at an early stage,” he notes. “No one was buying things online in Japan.” Working with...
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- 31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection
us the company’s how and why for using experimentalism and how they embed that into the culture. CC: We love the idea of experimentalism. A lot of times people think that really works best in internet style companies, where you can have...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Community
understanding of the value they can create for both company and consumer. The buzzy technologies of Web3—blockchain, crypto, artificial intelligence—are simply the tools Co:Create uses to realize this vision. Fung would love to see more people in the industry talk...
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April White
- 15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds
tapped to launch Martha Stewart Living’s first online business; in the process, he discovered the need for an internet strategy firm focused on media and publishing. Sherman set off on his own as founder and CEO of WestEnd New Media in...
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April White
- 24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
made it out of the ditch if the Internet hadn’t come along.” “The Atlantic would never have made it out of the ditch if the Internet hadn’t come along.” That leave-no-stone-unturned approach is a core...
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Susan Young
- 11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control
analytical work. I did a piece of research that uncovered or discovered the equivalence to Moore's law from the computer industry in the space industry. And I had full understanding of how Moore's law, 2x performance every two years, had driven the computer industry...
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- 01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave...
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- 01 Apr 2000
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Student "Treks" Lead to Jobs and Opportunities
Entertainment Players in the New Economy" highlighted the schedule. Eurotrek's student organizers view London as the financial center of Europe, as well as a growing base for many of Europe's Internet and high-tech companies. England, of...
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- 01 Jun 2004
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Runner-Up and Lovin’ It
Cuban, billionaire Internet entrepreneur and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Being runner-up isn’t so bad after all, Jackson told Van Susteren. “I think where God closes a door, he opens a window,” said Jackson. “And you’ve got to...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier
to some flawed concepts and even instances of misconduct, he emphasizes that such difficulties are an inherent aspect of introducing novel technologies. “Fundamentally, there is real societal demand for an internet that has an ownership...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2024
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Giving All Stakeholders a Voice
For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses....
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April White
- 01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
examples, a checklist and other tools, this guide will make you a more successful and productive communicator. Rogers and Lasky-Fink bring Strunk and White’s core ideas into the 21st century’s attention marketplace. When the influential guides to writing prose were...
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- 01 Sep 2003
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Kumar Mahadeva
“What’s different about our business model is that we’ve leveraged the global talent pool, kept our costs low, and stayed on top of new technologies that can benefit our clients.” Mahadeva enjoys being an entrepreneur and is excited about the innovative possibilities...
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- 01 Mar 2004
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Derek Ferguson
for Daddy’s House and other charities devoted to children’s education.) A broad revenue base is a necessity in a business hammered by illegal Internet downloads. “It’s had a tremendous impact,” Ferguson says, describing the 20 to 30...
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- 01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)
acquisitions, analyzed the impact of accounting information. The stock market, he found, reacts positively to an open disclosure of a merger, coupled with independent corporate governance. His current research concentrates on Internet...
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- 01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book
bookstores found ways to stay in business. Then came Amazon. The internet giant got its start as a bookseller, taking its first order in July 1995. Its online-only model meant that Amazon’s inventory was essentially limitless, and its...
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April White
- 09 Oct 2017
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Saving an American Publishing Icon
David Bradley (MBA 1977) is chairman of Atlantic Media. In this interview, he explains how the rise of the internet actually saved and helped improve the venerable Atlantic magazine. “The first company I started, when I was 26 years old,...
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- 01 Oct 2000
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Lumry Chair Supports IT and Entrepreneurship
A generous gift from Rufus W. Lumry III (MBA 1974) will establish a new chair at HBS and support teaching and learning in the field of information technology as it relates to the Internet and entrepreneurial studies at Harvard University....
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- 01 Dec 2002
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Extra! Extra! Newspapers Miss the Story
the study of some 250 American dailies found that newspapers are forgoing nearly $300 million annually by failing to use the Internet to serve new advertisers. “Despite an intense commitment from the industry, most online newspapers are...
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