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How can technology entrepreneurs build competitive advantage from the ground up? Professor Andy Wu conducts scholarly research and develops course materials that document how technology entrepreneurs can (1) organize for innovation to create new market opportunities... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Technology Platform; Technological Innovation; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Video Game Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States; China; Southeast Asia; South Asia

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Running a Program/Submitting a Job - Research Computing Services

program launches there may be no more licenses available, or you may have reached your resource limits and the job will PEND until you quit another running application. Entering the command bjobs in a terminal window will show the jobs... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Like-Minded

would like to launch the second fund in a couple of years, then possibly a third, and maybe the fourth to get to a billion dollars. We want to prove that we can maximize the return by installing ESG-thinking in younger companies and,... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

get its case history, diagnose its problems, and only then solve them. Invented by the scholars who launched Harvard Business School, this medical model will still cure companies today. During the last 30 years, business schools embraced... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship

become great oaks. The companies that are spawned provide employment, pay taxes, and advance the standard of living—all actions that are great for America.” Missy Crisp, a Vassar graduate who earned an MBA at night from Hofstra University while working as a teacher and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

Digital Innovation and Strategy Design Thinking and Innovation Digital Marketing Strategy Disruptive Strategy Dynamic Teaming Economics for Managers Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurship Essentials Financial Accounting Global Business View Details

26 Sep 2011
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HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

the pop star's manager, Troy Carter, who faced the daunting and sudden task of launching the performer's first major solo concert tour in 2009. Elberse developed the case based on extensive interviews with Carter and several other... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

01 Dec 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

communities.” That realization prompted Bobo to leave his position as a principal at the Carlyle Group and in 2016 launch Project Destined (PD), a social impact vehicle that trains inner-city youth to be active partners in sourcing and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

foundational work on cluster mapping that Prof. Michael E. Porter has led at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), Harvard Business School over the last two decades. He launched the U.S. Cluster Mapping Initiative in the... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

production of next-generation ingredients. We leverage biotechnology as a scalable, sustainable alternative to industrial agriculture and recently launched Palmless , the platform for sustainable palm oil alternatives.” Sarah Wright MBA... View Details

29 May 2023
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Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas

it fuels the entrepreneurial passions of students and alumni across all 13 Harvard schools, illustrating the power of “One Harvard.” The Harvard Innovation Labs—encompassing the student i-lab, Launch Lab X GEO, and the Pagliuca Harvard... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

describes seeing the destruction—combined with the loss of relatives and friends—as a turning point. “It made me realize that I wanted to revitalize Japan’s economy,” he says, recalling his decision to resign from the Industrial Bank of Japan (IBJ) and View Details

05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

further acquisitions to take PCL to the next level! With the ever-changing industry that we operate in, I look forward to the new challenges along this journey.” Can you tell us about MAYU and what motivated you and your wife to launch... View Details

20 Apr 2020
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Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19

Justin Crist Lee (MBA 2021) is working to help launch LivelyHood, a COVID-19 volunteer response effort. LivelyHood is a platform that connects healthy, young volunteers with the elderly and immunocompromised in their local community for... View Details

26 May 2016
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Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

Morgan Global Investment Management, Portfolio Manager 2005 Named CEO, J.P. Morgan Private Bank 2005 Joins Board of Directors, U.S. Fund for UNICEF 2009 Named CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2013 Launches Women on the Move initiative at... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

21 Jul 2022
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A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own

In a recent profile, the New York Times detailed the career of Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009), which has culminated in the launch of her new investment firm, Kanbrick. Britt Cool’s business career began in childhood, working at her parents’... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

high-quality education for millions of people,” Peter says. “At HBS, I’ve been able to work through these problems from multiple perspectives, including education, technology, business, and design thinking.” Peter plans on using his MBA time to “develop the groundwork... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Startup Operations Christina Wallace Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Jeffrey Bussgang Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Finance) Richard Ruback Royce Yudkoff Fall 2025 Q1Q2... View Details

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Judges - Alumni

that more than doubles the number of employees engaged with wellness. Originally from Brazil and now based in New York, Carvalho launched Wellhub while attending Harvard Business School. He previously held leadership roles at McKinsey &... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering

she says. “We’ve both been enormous fans of the possibilities in Allston for many years,” says Nunnelly. “It’s so incredibly important to the future of Harvard, the city of Boston, and the entire state of Massachusetts. We anticipate this gift will be one of many... View Details

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