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29 Nov 2023
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A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

attracted to the military and what it represents – discipline, camaraderie, and service over self. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 also motivated me to join the military. My interest in aviation led me to the U.S. Air Force, where I had the opportunity to View Details

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

a faculty member’s area of expertise or passion. We caught up with Professor Len Schlesinger, who taught the Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer (DTC) SIP with Matt Higgins of RSE Ventures. They designed this SIP to serve as a launch pad for... View Details

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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services

time. There are currently no limits on RAM (memory). This may change as we find that underuse of requested RAM (RAM wasted) is a significant problem. If you launch 3 Stata-MP4 sessions on the NoMachine server (which consumes a total of 12... View Details

04 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

Should I launch the company solo or with cofounders? Who should my cofounders be—friends, relatives, prior coworkers, strangers? Which role should each of us take? How should we divide equity? He goes on to delve into the myriad issues... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

01 Jun 2002
News

Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction

Gbadegesin has lived more than half of his life in the United States and speaks perfect English with a slight Midwestern accent, he is still at heart a Nigerian. Armed with his MBA, he will return home to launch an identification system... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; democracy; family; technology; Finance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

February 2019 (Revised August 2019)
Case

KangaTech

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Patrick J. Ferguson, Sarah Fleischer, Jin Hyun Paik and Steven Randazzo

On a warm January afternoon in 2019, Steve Saunders, Dave Scerri, Carl Dilena, and Nick Haslam (see Exhibit 1 for biographies), co-founders of KangaTech, wrapped up the latest round of discussions about the future direction of their sports-technology start-up. Focused... View Details

Keywords: Startup; Technology Commercialization; Prototype; Business Startups; Technological Innovation; Sports; Health; Commercialization; Research and Development; Decision Making; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Sports Industry; Health Industry; Australia

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13 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

Brands such as Google, Clif Bar, and Apple celebrate their garage origins. Hewlett-Packard recently bought, and has a whole section on its Web site dedicated to, the garage in which it started. It is now a historical landmark. Starbucks, in an effort to reverse... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Arrive at answers pertinent to a problem or situation embedded in the case Structuring quantitative segments with these goals in mind can help the class avoid falling into “numbers for numbers’ sake.” Don’t underestimate the importance of framing quant segments before... View Details

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

classic," says Matthew McEvoy (HBS MBA '89), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856, the creator of the iconic trench coat has outfitted movie stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal Family. In 1997, Burberry View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

21 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics

technology is launched externally for small businesses. After a corporate-wide restructuring, Bracaglia moved to Alphabet’s life science firm, Verily, where he worked on Liftware, a counterweighted spoon that maintains stability – a... View Details

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

competitive business conditions. Foreign tourists from Europe and North America, drawn by the promise of a pristine environment, relocated to Costa Rica and launched startups offering lodging and guided tours in protected areas, an effort... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards 41% of HBS alumni currently serve on a nonprofit board 1 , and many more have or will serve on a board at some point in their career. To support this extraordinary number of alumni serving their communities, SEI... View Details

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

popular tech courses at HBS include the Online Economy, Launching Tech Ventures, Digital Innovation and Transformation, Product Management 101 and 102, Entrepreneurial Finance (not purely tech), Founders’ Dilemmas (not purely tech),... View Details

08 Sep 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)

optionality to stress less about what the next step in my career was and focus completely on learning as much as I could during the two years in which I worked. I absolutely think you should do it and leverage the ability to use HBS as a further View Details

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Leading Change in Organizations and Society Prepare for change-leadership roles, understanding the sources of power leaders can draw from in launching and sustaining a movement for change, the limits of individual influence, and the... View Details

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

in the Boston area. [Image: Unsplash/ThisisEngineering RAEng] What does it take to launch a product in this market? Share your observations in the comments below. View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

Haft (MBA/MCRP 1977) launched Crown Books in the Washington, DC, area, with plans for rapid growth and a pitch sure to set the chain apart from the growing market: lower prices. Crown’s books were discounted 10 to 40 percent every day, an... View Details

Keywords: April White

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

The company launched surveys to help identify issues and prepare targeted measures. The CEO created a solidarity fund to which many leaders, as well as investors, have contributed. Similarly, the owners and managers of PrecisionCo, an... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

are not overwhelmed by the forces of “business as usual.” At the same time, the established units are shielded from the distractions of launching new businesses; they can continue to focus all their attention and energy on refining their... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

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