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- 19 Oct 2012
- News
Past and Present
Sullivan: Fulfilling an age-old human curiosity. Photo courtesy Ancestry.com For Tim Sullivan (MBA 1991), the case method was the perfect way to learn. Sullivan, who is president and CEO of Ancestry.com—the world’s largest View Details
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MBA 2025 Alumni Technology Transition - Alumni
Alumni . February 11 May 29 Canvas spring course access ends Download any course content you would like to retain ahead of this date. February 11 May 29 Harvard Library online student resource access ends... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
How to Create a Presence Without Being Present
business – knowledge we can share with our students and alumni.” Apply virtual tools – but be smart about them In a digital age, job candidates expect digital conveniences as a natural part of the recruiting process. View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Profile
Tawanda Sibanda
‘Mukela,’ a Zula word that means ‘welcome,’” he explains. “It’s an online travel accommodations site – think of it as a Hotels.com focused exclusively on Africa.” Tawanda and... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
individuals and organizations around the world. Additionally its webinars, impact labs, and online insight centers support sector-wide creative problem solving. Peppered throughout any conversation with Tom Tierney are View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, a veteran of doing battle with much larger Microsoft, has some words of wisdom on competing against a market giant: "If you want to beat... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
Photo courtesy of Barbara Bry The words connection and communication define Barbara Bry's career, from her student days to her current position as vice president for business development at Proflowers.com,... View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
Microsoft became dominant in software for PC operating systems; and the belief by entrepreneurs and investors alike that online grocery orders to the long-gone Webvan, the largest single start-up during the Internet bubble, would become a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
about, are one of the third-rail topics in the world of women and boards. I do not support quotas even though I acknowledge that more women are on boards in many European countries as a result View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
plus parks, a museum, even a beer garden. "We are tackling one of our nation's biggest challenges, fixing health care," said President and CEO Jonathan Bush (MBA 1997), and creating a dedicatedspace where workers can be "creative,... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
financial services, online marketplaces, and the gig economy, and with $200 million under management, IGNIA is shaping the future of Mexico. “Business in Mexico has become much more democratic, so that... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
edited by Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter Arkle Venture capitalist. Spoken aloud, those two words have a ring of authority that seems to lift the profession above the realm View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
started as an altruistic concern for his family, however, led to a second career as cofounder of Jewish Records Indexing–Poland, an online database that has helped families around the world document their... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
hope for was to survive the year. “I’m not a math kid,” she told herself at the time. “And that’s fine.” But then a surprisingly good grade on a test prompted a word of encouragement from her teacher. “He... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
search results. “If you only care about providing your service or marketing your product in the United States, you might decide to filter out other countries,” Master says. “With that said, any name that appears online is intrinsically... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
other schools accepted only men. "One of the men used a mild bit of profanity, then looked at me and said, 'Oh, I'm sorry.' The professor very wisely said, 'Mrs. Wilkinson has worked at IBM. She's heard all... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
them, and the notion of writing a check at the corner store to get money in a pinch suggests a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting. It is only a matter of time, online... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
odd to them, and the notion of writing a check at the corner store to get money in a pinch suggests a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting. It is only a matter of time, online... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
365 learn from consumer usage patterns and documents, personalizing their user interfaces by selecting which quick-access functions to display and incorporating new words and expressions into their correction dictionaries. Moreover, some... View Details
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
and those with lack of access to education and transportation face after prison.” The manufacturer Owens Corning finally gave him a chance. At the same time, he set out to solve the problem his experience revealed. Blakeman spent weekends... View Details