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- March 2006 (Revised December 2009)
- Compilation
Skype
By: Peter A. Coles and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Presents eBay's rationale for its $2.6 billion acquisition in late 2005 of Skype, a fast growing voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) provider. Describes Skype's history, technology, business model, and competition, as well as government regulation of VoIP services. View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- News
Andreessen Fires Back at Icahn Over Skype Claims
- 09 May 2013
- News
Amy Hood to take on chief financial officer role at Microsoft
Keywords: Microsoft; Skype; Yammer; Windows 8; Management; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
- 27 Jun 2011
- News
The Innovator's Solution
- 19 Feb 2015
- News
Work From a Stranger’s House
- 06 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
ventures being started in every corner of the globe. These ventures can raise money locally or globally. They can disperse talent in many countries. Take a company like Skype. When I visited Skype several years ago, it had 125 employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Long Distance Relationships: What if my partner can’t join me at HBS?
Maybe you’ll face a situation where it’s your anniversary and you want to Skype with your partner, but the only time you’re both available coincides with a Section event. My advice: whenever you face a decision like this, opt for the time... View Details
- Web
Case Protagonists at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
happens. In a short time it’s not possible to do everything, so there are a few things companies can focus on. First, in a remote world, it’s very important to not only communicate synchronously on Skype or Zoom, but asynchronously,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Avi Kremer
prize to identify a treatment that leads to a 25 percent extension in survival rates. “After eight years, in which we have raised over $10 million,” says Kremer, who lives in his native Israel and communicates via Skype and adaptive... View Details
- Portrait Project
Arnaud Karsenti
The alarm rings at 6:00 AM on a Tuesday morning and I am in bed staring at the ceiling. My eyes open wide as my personal hard drive boots up. Today is Tuesday... a weekday... what time is it in Bangalore? How long do I have left to skype... View Details
- 04 Sep 2014
- News
Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS
prize to identify a treatment that leads to a 25 percent extension in survival rates. “After eight years, in which we have raised over $10 million,” says Kremer, who lives in his native Israel and communicates via Skype and adaptive... View Details
- Profile
Matthew Boys
eBay, he “crunched data about site users” for about nine months, then transferred to Skype as a business analyst. “It was a fun company to work for,” says Matt. “We had a flat hierarchy – you could talk to anyone in the company. We had... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Delivering Trust
those who had contributed through free, personal Skype sessions. “Every call reminded us that we were dealing with a very human subject and creating something by, and for, a community,” says Jake. “Seeing in real time how helpful the data... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 12 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making
collaboration encouraged by today’s communication tools like Slack and Skype good or bad for finding the best answer? “I don’t want there to be zero communication, but I do think that transparency and communication do have downsides"... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
and Tommy Pan Fang of Rice University—looked at communication patterns among more than 12,000 employees working for a large multinational corporation across all major time zones. The team studied their Skype messages, emails, phone calls,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
community for ALS research news and resources. “Prize4Life has proven very successful in its strategy,” says Kremer, who lives with his family in his native Israel and stays in touch with his Prize4Life teams via Skype and by using... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
"because unlike a Harvard degree, you must be open to being tested on something you profess to know at a moment's notice—long after you've graduated." Feerick believes that facts are delivered most effectively online, but at some point in the process, human interaction... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
company. “They shifted their model in the middle of our contract negotiation and told me, ‘We’re going after the phone companies, are you still in?’ Absolutely. I knew that was an example of an interesting market and technology coming together.” When eBay acquired... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna