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- 17 Aug 2022
- News
To Serve and Protect the Markets
Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2003) stands in the breach between the $100 trillion in securities traded on U.S. equity... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
Illustration by Marcos Chin It’s market day in Barrio Curtidores, which means the main thoroughfare is packed with shoppers perusing makeshift stands that offer everything from jeans and blenders to vegetables and tacos. Moto-taxis... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
of success were no longer the same as they were a decade ago. "Asian wages are rising rapidly," Porter said. Other nations are restructuring their economies and offering an alternative to Asia as an outsourcing location. The key today is... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
billion in equity financing in 2017, while their Silicon Alley cousins raised $1.5 billion, or 15 percent more. (CB Insights was in the first FIL graduating class.) The total number of equity financings was... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
gamble. So there are different ways to get into the game.” In addition to offering close personal attention and care, Clay limits the size of a stallion’s “book,” selecting a limited number of quality mares from those that have applied... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
teaches the popular MBA elective Founders’ Dilemmas. In 2011, the course was named one of the top entrepreneurship courses in the United States by Inc. magazine. What’s a common instance of ill-advised behavior by entrepreneurs? Splitting View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
“Extortion is when government officials force you to pay them to do their job, such as issue permits or sign documents — although, it should be noted, bribes are sometimes offered proactively, before any ‘extortion’ by the official.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
something in the technology field. A mutual friend put me in touch with Josh, who was looking for a cofounder. We met in New York and decided right away to partner on this (we actually had to move fast, since I had a job offer expiring... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
five Is. What are your reflections on your progress on each one? Let’s start with Innovation. We launched some significant innovations, including the FIELD program and HBS Online. Other lesser-known innovations worth mentioning include SIPs (Short Intensive Programs,... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes During Spring reunions, the Bulletin team asked returning alumni one simple question: What was the best business advice you’ve ever received? In this special edition of Skydeck, we View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
MBA course, in which he would combine then-emerging thinking at HBS about entrepreneurship with some new kinds of financial strategies he had been roughing out. Entrepreneurial Finance seemed like a logical name for the course. Almost nobody up the food chain from Bill... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
lunch, and dinner. And our prices are pretty low, so a lot of people would talk about our industry as fast casual. Some of the things that are so different about Clover is our menu changes all the time and we’re selling vegetables that are in View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and wanted his help. “It was one of those calls you don’t say no to,” says Bernstein, now serving as the bureau’s deputy assistant director of mortgage and home equity markets. “The CFPB is the largest... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
going to have some very disappointed customers on Valentine's Day, so we decided to offer the best customer service ever. We called every single customer and explained that our reshipment would be late. We sent a follow-up letter of... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- News
Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest
events in person by following COVID safety protocols. Another 16 groups hosted virtual events, while three groups offered hybrid events of small gatherings with a virtual participation option. The HBS Club of India hosted in-person events... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
“lottery tickets,” as one alum puts it. (A producer working for one of the big studios has a more stable existence, receiving an up-front fee and offer of net profits, although these are rarely realized.) Diane Nabatoff (MBA 1982) has her... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
electronics, internet services, health care. And they are the caregivers of their families and their communities, and so it's a huge opportunity that has yet to really be tapped in terms of really creating IP and products that really understand the female consumer.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
pricing model, you can try a tiered pricing structure. Option 1: Refundable deposit paid up front plus a loyalty discount. Option 2: Equity participation (noncontrolling stake) plus volume discounts. Option 3: Combination of 1 and 2 plus... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
JD/MBA degree as a way to ensure that he’d have all the necessary tools to do so. But as his time at Harvard drew to a close, Singer continued to wrestle with what to do next. Law, public policy, and politics offered the most obvious... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
Ideally, a board of directors is informed, active, and offers sound advice while maintaining a collegial but challenging relationship with the company’s CEO. In reality, some 61 percent of CEOs at our largest companies also serve as board... View Details