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- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
witnessed relentless growth and one year later, its revenue was on track to exceed the forecast by 300 percent. BlackBuck had operations in 200 locations across India and a team of over 1,000 people. The company had raised two rounds of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
of working at a large organization for the chance to be in charge? Search diligently and efficiently. Plan to spend six months to two years—full time—following leads and systematically vetting business prospects. Focus on companies that are consistently profitable and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
transformed into a truly global enterprise with 127,000 employees of 153 nationalities in 140 countries generating $56.7 billion in 2012 revenues and $9.6 billion in net income, making the firm one of the world's largest and most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
to divert search for an information intermediary who enables buyers (consumers) to search affiliated sellers (stores). We identify two original motives for diverting search (i.e., inducing consumers to search more than they would like): 1) trading off higher total... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
its revenues every year since reporting its first sales in 2010. “Right now the public is only just beginning to get an idea of what Local Motors can do.” “Right now the public is only just beginning to get an idea of what Local Motors... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
in the 1970s, HCL had grown into an enterprise with $3.7 billion in revenues and a market capitalization of $5.1 billion. The company had 41,000 employees in 11 countries, but it was ill-prepared for the increasingly competitive market.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
calculations also indicate that book-tax conformity could reduce tax rates considerably, as a 15 percent tax on book-pretax profits (just for public companies) would provide the same amount of corporate tax revenues being collected today.... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
manage Internet services. Seek external licenses. Through external licensing, projects that aren't being used internally might unlock additional revenues on the outside. Procter & Gamble follows this path as part of its "Connect... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
organization's strategy. Almost all companies want to grow revenues and reduce costs, so the objectives in the Balanced Scorecard's financial perspective are fairly generic across organizations. What differentiates the companies is how... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
startup, which had raised over $130 million in venture capital, had seen revenue grow 100% and gross margin double. Would moving abroad expand thredUP's total addressable market and help position the company for an IPO? Or would it prove... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
Business School Case 514-054 Diageo: Innovating for Africa Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business, had a long history in Africa starting from its beer brand Guinness first exported to Sierra Leone in 1827. By 2013, 13% of Diageo's global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
case. Though the unit had grown revenues in excess of 50% and had exceeded its EBIT target, it faced several key strategic choices. Should it continue to specialize in the breast cancer segment, or should it focus more on surgery with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2025
- News
The Vinyl Revival
pandemic, such that we went from a six-week turnaround time to a twelve-month wait on any products put in at Gold Rush. It forced me to look at how we pivot the business model and also how do we diversify the business model, because we can't be just solely dependent on... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
reducing tax revenues. Unable or unwilling to raise tax rates, cities cut public spending, especially in education, to meet a tighter budget constraint. While the fall in tax revenues was partly offset by higher debt, this strategy may,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
to address physician burnout is multifaceted and includes costs associated with turnover, lost revenue associated with decreased productivity, as well as financial risk and threats to the organization’s long-term viability due to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
economic times as its traditional business of manufacturing cameras and photographic film had all but disappeared with the rise of digital photography, causing its annual revenues to plummet from $13 billion to $6 billion, and its stock... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44724 Strategic Search Diversion, Product Affiliation and Platform Competition By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Bruno Jullien Abstract—Platforms use search diversion in order to trade off total consumer traffic for higher View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
everything from the particulars of their target market, to their revenue model, to the name of the venture, before offering a five-minute summing-up. It's a good morning for the team, despite the thorough going-over. "You've got something... View Details