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a freelancer who had worked for the Atlantic and was held hostage in Libya in 2011. Bradley gathered interested parties—Gillis’s parents, journalists, lawyers—to brainstorm how they could help, and their initial success led him to bring... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

and late nights studying cases. It also constrained her opportunities after graduation. “As a single mom, I could not take a full-time job,” she notes. Working as a freelance consultant in New York City, Dlodlo bought a house in New... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

01 Mar 2007
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Mom Corps

O'KELLY AND KIDS: An idea grows up. As a new mom doing freelance CPA work, Allison Karl O’Kelly (MBA ’99) had an idea for a start-up. The result is Mom Corps, which connects companies looking for top-tier, experienced talent with... View Details

Keywords: parenthood; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

05 Dec 2016
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How to Start a Tech Company Without Tech Experience

(photo via Twitter) (photo via Twitter) Rob Biederman (MBA 2014) and his fellow HBS cofounders didn’t have any tech experience when they launched the online freelance marketplace HourlyNerd. Three years later the company, now known as... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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You goal, girl

monthly by 2001, has solid corporate backing and features freelance writers from some of the country's top publications, Love pointed out. And she knows she's riding the crest of a social phenomenon. "Young girls today show up at women's... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Got Global?

is planning to expand to other parts of the country. Local media attention given to the service piqued the curiosity of freelance writer Garrett Graff during a recent visit to India, leading to our story. With examples like these, the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

26 Jul 2016
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HourlyNerd Rebrands as an Enterprise Talent Platform

HourlyNerd, the red-hot freelance business-talent consultancy launched at HBS by classmates Rob Biederman, Patrick Petitti, and Peter Maglathlin (all MBA 2014), has unveiled a new identity and name, Catalant—“a combination of catalyst,... View Details

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