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  • 12 Apr 2016
  • First Look

April 12, 2016

higher average value. Using data on 165,410 projects posted on Kickstarter (2009–2015), we report findings consistent with the model's predictions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50821 Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics within... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

Robert and Myra Kraft Family Foundation, the Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator is a partnership between the foundation, Harvard Business School, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The alliance is working to eliminate... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical
  • 02 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

authors explain why access is the key and why networked incubators are emerging only now.If networked incubators offer such compelling advantages, why are they emerging only now? The answer reflects a subtle aspect of the new economy: While there are tens of thousands... View Details
Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull
  • 28 Oct 2021
  • News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

work to do, but a lot of people are doing the work.” While hosted by the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB), the event was presented in partnership with the HBS Club of Chicago, the HBS Club of New York, the HBS Association of Northern... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 23 Apr 2018
  • News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

“EARTH is at least as much about entrepreneurship as it is about agriculture.” From Papayas to Partnerships Along with courses and activities that build students’ technical and scientific knowledge, develop ethical values, and inspire... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 21 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

partnership to take the operator's products to markets outside of Korea. SK Telecom's (SKT) Ring Back Tones (RBT) product is a spectacular success in South Korea, but the partnership will require major... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 2008 (Revised September 2008)
  • Supplement

Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C)

By: John A. Quelch and David Chen
In October 2007, the OLPC reported production delays and missed its shipment date. In early November, the $100 PC finally went into production, with initial shipments planned for Uruguay and Mongolia, and mid-month launched the "Give One, Get One" program. It enabled... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Firms; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Computer Industry; Canada; Mongolia; Uruguay; United States
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  • November 2001
  • Supplement

Staples

By: Myra M. Hart
Provides information on the development of the office superstore concept, including building partnerships, creating the business plan, and recruiting a management team. View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Recruitment; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Operations; Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Complexity; Retail Industry
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  • May 1998
  • Background Note

Note on the Retailing Industry

By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Presents a survey discussion of retailing and current issues. Examines the impact of changing consumer attitudes on the industry and outlines the industry's response: consolidation, adoption of technology, use of brands and private labels, and changing relationships... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Debates; Customers; Surveys; Partners and Partnerships; Attitudes; Adoption; Consolidation; Retail Industry
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  • November 1994
  • Case

VideoGuide, Inc. (A)

By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
VideoGuide is emerging from a development stage start-up and requires a significant capital infusion to commercialize its product. Various financing options are considered including going public, venture capital, private placement, or a strategic partner. Given the... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Capital; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Going Public
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  • 01 Jun 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?

organization and prepared to challenge its own doctrines about how it operates to drive more resilient features into the entire platform (e.g. supplier partnerships and sourcing under duress, prime membership adjustments) that supplement... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • 26 Jul 2022
  • Blog Post

Driving Change in Education-to-Employment

nonprofit working at scale. This summer, I get to observe excellence in how resources, processes, and partnerships work together in a large organization. I also want to focus on the employer side of this work. It’s clear that one of the... View Details
  • 25 May 2015
  • Blog Post

RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition

competition winnings to close to $500k). As I graduate, RapidSOS is a 17-member team with partnerships globally to bring emergency communication to the 21st Century.  It’s been an incredible two years, and I can’t help but look back on it... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

A New Platform for Alumni Engagement

Institute in close partnership with Jacimovic. REINVENTING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS READ MORE STORIES REINVENTING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS READ MORE STORIES Offered even before the Institute “officially” launched, the Business of AI SIP was... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Jun 2022
  • News

Ink: Start Small, Rise Above

mention your partnership with Stacey. Talk about how you used your differences to your advantage. There’s this tribalism going on in the world right now that tells us to retreat from discomfort. There’s also amazing innovation and growth... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 19 May 2020
  • News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

Clubs News Clubs News Black Businesses Get Pandemic Survival Tips Via Webinar Series The HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), in partnership with Steven Rogers (MBA 1985), the MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer of Business... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 02 Jan 2019
  • News

Not Waiting for Progress

outrageously successful CEO while still in your twenties.” In his current role as CEO of the Los Angeles–based consulting firm Big Answers, Diamond helps clients in business and entertainment who want to generate new partnerships and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

“special sauce,” which includes giving fellows an opportunity to hear from researchers at various stages in their careers—from first-year doctoral students to junior faculty to the Dean. “The program has really gathered momentum, and a great sense of View Details
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

Case Study: On the Record

sell 100 vinyl records a month or have their songs stream on Spotify 1.5 million times,” says Kelleher, who led music app partnerships at Google Play before founding Austin-based record manufacturer Gold Rush Vinyl. The company grew out... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Jan 2002
  • News

Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

community-oriented initiatives. In April 2001, The Starbucks Foundation committed to a four-year, $1 million partnership with Jumpstart, a program that pairs college-age tutors with at-risk preschoolers who need help improving their... View Details