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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
trenches. “The creative work is always challenging and fun, but I had become frustrated by how onerous, expensive, and slow it was to do a good job of checking the availability of new names and brands,” she says. “The whole process needed... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
a booth every Saturday at San Francisco’s Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.) No stranger to weathering economic downturns (she met employee payroll out of her personal checking account in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks),... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Back to School
to check in with Hanna to determine if a follow-up is in order; for now, these cases offer important takeaways for districts that too often find themselves in the position of circumventing HR. “Part of the power of this case combination... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Focus on You
log in to www.alumni.hbs.edu, take a minute to complete your profile (and don't just update your address!), and then see how rich and rewarding your new online experience can be. Give it a try for a few months—we'll be rolling out additional new features throughout... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Long and Winding Road
workload? The job market confronted us with a reality check during our second year - factors that weighed in were income, location, personal satisfaction, and professional growth, to name a few. Having grappled with these decisions, we... View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
both the shopper and the retailer. For example, a glance at a garment could be augmented with information on the designer, recommendations for matching accessories in the store, or suggestions from the wearer’s own closet. A salesperson could View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Program Aims to Develop a Generation of Global Citizens
cross-sector organizations in Brazil, Ecuador, and Senegal. Plans are under way to expand to China and India. The Global Citizen Year idea also garnered Falik an HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship in 2009, along with a check for... View Details
- 10 Apr 2008
- News
The Sum of Our Own Greatness
mission to be achieved.” Ryder hopes to make the film available on the Web, but that requires working out issues involving copyrights for music used on the soundtrack. For more Centennial coverage, check the special issue of The Harbus,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
created value in the for-profit marketplace and want to take a similar approach with philanthropy," Emerson asserts. Joining this group of philanthropists are baby boomers, who are "entering their retirement years very engaged," Emerson notes. "They are not going to be... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
school, something I didn’t know anything about. After leaving Grand Bank, I started Grand Angels to help local entrepreneurs. We’re here not only to write the checks but to mentor companies we invest in. Many entrepreneurs will tell you... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
let’s say my share of the deal netted me $7 million, more or less. A good day at the office by any standard. For this happy transaction, my accountant advised me shortly thereafter that I would likely owe Uncle Sam a little more than $1 million in tax. A million... View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
seen interacting with each to forge new connections. The overall feedback was that it was a wonderful, well-spent Wednesday.” HBS alumni and affiliates also gathered in Singapore, South Africa, the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden, Dubai, Portugal, Serbia, Thailand,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Action Plan: Fired Up
and Traeger on.’ #TraegerOn immediately took off, and we grew in tandem with our online community.” Prioritize product experience. Traeger’s convection-based smart grills use an app and sensors to monitor the right combination of heat and smoke; users can remotely... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
investing immediately, with the first check we received,” he says. The initial fundraising goal was $4 million; the fund has now raised $25 million. Aravaipa also had long-term vision. “This isn’t software,” Fenwick-Smith explains.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
walked over to my computer and created a Facebook group called Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United. I sent invitations to 30 friends. Five minutes later the 30 had grown to 150. In an hour it was 500. When I was at the grocery store that afternoon, I View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
Leadership Development (ALD) are encouraged to check their public personae—the polished resumes or stylized Facebook pages they've crafted that tell a version of their life story—at the door. Inside the classroom, the focus is on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
its goal.) “Being able to hand over a check to communities outside of New York, and knowing those resources will reach the hands of those most in need, was a very special moment,” he observes. HCZ’s formal support of communities beyond... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Swimming with the Stream
where she was an artist-in-residence last year. In addition to getting her music to the masses, it tracks where her money is coming from—a revolutionary concept, she says, in an opaque world of music revenues where “no one really knows what a stream is worth they just... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
with video "chapters." HBS Business and Environment Initiative - Check out HBS faculty research and news on sustainability efforts on the HBS campus With the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) now well established,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care
around an integrated care model. For example, accompagnateurs, community healthworkers who make frequent home visits to administer drugs and check on individuals with HIV and TB, ensure timely diagnosis and adherence to therapy. This both... View Details