Energy Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2017
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Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up

Believin’”—shows that people who channel their nervous energy into excitement are more successful at tasks than those who remain anxious or try to calm themselves. Something as simple as saying “I’m so excited” before singing Journey can... View Details

Keywords: April White; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1

so one of the advantages of being in a conglomerate is you can see trends earlier, right? So if you go back to 2004 and 2005, I could see, like, energy efficiency in our appliance business. I could see fuel efficiency in our jet engine... View Details

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

York Final Pitch Night on March 23, presented by the HBS Club of New York. All participating startups showcased their companies at the Startup Showcase in February, where the energy in the room was palpable. Eight finalist teams then... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Sep 2024
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Basket Chase

don’t have any personal wealth. They don’t have any money in their savings account. They can still do it. And the reason they can do it is because what’s really hard is finding the business, and that takes a lot of persistence and energy... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

products in the B2B marketplace, this book provides specific knowledge of use to people in the cleantech, energy efficiency, and resource efficiency space. It is packed with wisdom and resources for launching a successful cleantech... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

country that had missed the industrial revolution that happened in many other countries in the 19th century, and then had suffered terribly under Mao since 1949. The so-called Great Leap Forward in 1958 triggered a famine that killed 40... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Jan 2021
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Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

quite a lot. People donate a lot. There's just this energy of helping each other and Mapan, for example, embraced that energy so that we can deliver products. And that will create the value that then... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Higher Ground

his baton behind his right ear, and begins Liszt’s Les Préludes, a bombastic number he describes as a “meat and potatoes” kind of composition. His energy is immediately on display. At crescendos, his right elbow dives and thrusts up... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

entrepreneurs precisely because I know the risks. I think you should not do it precipitously. There's an aphorism in our industry that CEO is the new analyst, because a lot of young people want to be startup CEOs as opposed to taking... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

entrepreneurial powerhouse. Carolyn’s mix of pep talk and tough love got Tyra to where she is today, and here they pay it forward to empower readers. Whether they’re writing about watching Tyra’s most imperfect moment go viral or how they’ve overcome everything from... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good

the job done. And everybody who meets him winds up saying, ‘What a great guy he is!’ As I said, in my business, you need people like that.” Quietly, McArthur steered Harvard energy and resources into Boston, and into the School’s... View Details

12 Apr 2023
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Step Change

Finance Corporation, she was recommended for a role at Egypt's Ministry of Finance in 2010, working in the Macro Fiscal Policy Unit with a focus on energy subsidies and state debt. Enan, then 24 years old, leapt at the chance to work for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey

Energy Services, while Peter R. Formanek (MBA '68) and his AutoZone cared for car owners in need of quality parts and friendly service. This kaleidoscope of achievement was being replicated by HBS alumni virtually everywhere across the... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

around you. If you can reflect on the discord and energy of disparate views, you will have the resilience and insight necessary to be successful. PAIGE ARNOF-FENN Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991), Founder & CEO, Mavens & Moguls, Cambridge,... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

loss struggling to keep up. Shari Eberts (MBA 1995) is helping by urging industry players to provide free automatic captions on their platforms. In April she launched a petition to that end with some 50,000 signatures to date; in... View Details

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