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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)
I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
the basics, you interact with children differently,” says Wilson. “It’s not a rich thing or a poor thing. It’s a knowledge thing.” Jayden Rutledge (16), left, and Evan Gilliand (17) off-stack parts at the Gestamp View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Deal on Wheels
Will Boland (MBA ’09) cofounded CarLotz, based in Richmond, Virginia. It’s an innovative venture that’s designed to take the hassle out of the automotive sale-by-owner market. “Most people describe the process of buying or selling a used... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
Professor John Davis is still fresh in my mind and I often use it to reflect on certain decisions.” How do you use what you learned at HBS in your work at MAYU? “My wife is the heart and brains behind MAYU, as she oversees the design, sourcing, manufacturing, public... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
October 14, experts warned that “voluntary” carbon reduction targets being set at COP26 are far from sufficient to meaningfully address climate change. Methane, which is 60 to 80 times worse than CO2, they said, isn’t even part of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
driven by the automotive industry, followed by smart grid stabilization solutions that provide “fill-in” power when customer demand outstrips supply. Given the technology’s potential applications and finite employee resources, the case... View Details
- 29 Jun 2016
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The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus
Local Motors—which is led by Jay Rogers (MBA 2007)—posted to its co-creation community: build an urban public transportation system. It’s all part of the company’s unique design model: "Most of our vehicles are designed by people who... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
automotive company Aptiv for the first autonomous commercial rollout in 2018. To date, customers have logged about 25,000 driverless rides and awarded them an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars. (A human pilot and copilot tag along, both to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
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An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
loads, and a price tag that starts at US$13,000—about the equivalent of a seven-year-old imported sedan. “At Mobius, we get to play a part in the emergence of a stronger manufacturing base.” “At Mobius, we get to play a View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
Contest were Boss Medical and Baby.com.br, while SANA Care won in the social enterprise track. More than 90 teams submitted entries as part of this year's Alumni New Venture Contest. Clubs in Boston, Brazil, Chicago, Germany, India, New... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
Rent out your house, your car, even your bike—are there any limits to what people will part with (and what regulators will allow) in the new sharing economy? We called on Shelby Clark (MBA 2010)—founder of the car-sharing service... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
engineer. Three years later, feeling he had the tech part down but needed to know more about actually running a business, he headed for HBS. Mistele recalls writing down this pearl of wisdom one day in class: In business, you only have... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
Driving Innovation
entertainment, and travel to her initial responsibility for automotive vertical at Google, reported a May 30, 2011 profile in Advertising Age. During her tenure, the search engine company has acquired YouTube, Double Click, AdMob, and... View Details
- 25 May 2011
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Race to the Finish?
and Environment Initiative noted that the climate’s future requires that cities, the dominant settlement model of the 21st century, be much cleaner and more energy efficient. Cutting urban vehicle emissions is a big part of that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2017
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The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
coworkers, Eckert says. Created for small businesses rather than the automotive industry—which makes up 70 percent of the US industrial robot market—Rethink’s bots do the boring, monotonous stuff. Humans get more interesting jobs: the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2015
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Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
the right thing. We also found that their expectations in this vein are often higher than other generations’ expectations. In the automotive category, for instance, millennials expect car companies to create vehicles that will get more... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
car company. You need to go to business school.” In 2006, during his first year at HBS, Rogers sought out sectionmate Jeff Jones (MBA 2007), who had just left a job at Ford. On a run along the Charles one day, Jones laid out the state of the View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
seals for automotive parts suppliers such as AutoZone and Parts Plus. Developed in 1997, the line continues to expand and contribute to the company’s overall sales, which... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged
contends, these low-end manufacturers could grow under the radar of more established automakers until they become “too big to fight—or too big to beat.” But the Chinese market—like its European and American counterparts—is being sustained in large View Details