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01 Sep 2023
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Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

subscription-based website would quickly become the world’s largest genealogy company, allowing users to build and share their family trees, digitizing and indexing vast troves of genealogical data, ever increasing through the acquisition... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

Free and Open Source Software, a joint project by the Linux Foundation and LISH released in 2022, and BuiltWith, a service that scans almost 9 million company websites to understand how they’re built, including what open source code they... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

and social graph of Twitter stays active. There are a lot of features on the surface that you can play around with—say, the blue checkmark—but most importantly, he needs to make sure the website and basic app continue to run. For... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

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Rock 100: The Network - Entrepreneurship

opinions, cathartic to feel that others share your challenges, frightening to see the hurdles ahead, and inspiring to know that it can be done.” — Rock 100: The Network member Apply to be a part of The Rock 100 We will update this Rock 100 View Details

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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

seeking roles at a startup-focused investment firm. Frequently Asked Questions Where do HBS students go for info about entrepreneurship? Start with the Rock Center’s website , calendar , and staff ( rockcenter@hbs.edu ). Also check the... View Details

24 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

before and after Yelp introduced its “Black-owned” button in June 2020. The authors merged this with other data to identify Black-owned businesses that did and did not receive the label. Among other things, the study found that Yelp’s new feature increased platform... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage

27 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance

that allows companies to score themselves. For those interested in creating a more in-depth picture of their strengths and weaknesses, the website includes instructions for firms to run the complete survey across all levels of their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Data - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

regional economic development initiatives. Visit the U.S. Cluster Mapping website Other Cluster Mapping Projects The Institute has worked with partner institutes in many countries around the world to develop cluster mapping projects based... View Details

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Clubs - Business & Environment

Club The Energy and Environment Club seeks to represent and promote the energy, clean tech, and environment-related industries at HBS. Visit the Energy and Environment Club website to learn more. Learn about the annual Climate Symposium ,... View Details

05 Apr 2024
Blog Post

How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava

in my section come from such a variety of backgrounds and experiences that there is clearly no one “right type” of candidate who should apply to the HBS 2+2 program. If you have any inkling to apply, I’d recommend you explore the HBS View Details

31 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World

Collections. Reinert, in conjunction with Carpenter and HBS Knowledge and Library Services, even developed a Way to Wealth website to provide students and scholars with an online, one-stop-shop that includes a database of editions of The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups

products... You make more changes overall, so [adopting A/B testing] doesn’t come at the cost of big ideas.” On average, firms that used A/B testing to select the best features for their websites had higher page views, along with visitors... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Donor Societies - Alumni

Invitations to entrepreneurship-related virtual and in-person events Listing on the HBS website and in HBS’s annual Report on Giving Annual updates on entrepreneurship at HBS Access to new and relevant resources and insights from across... View Details

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Terms of Use - Alumni

Help Terms of Use 12ms Harvard Business School has provided a suite of alumni services through its Alumni Website for the benefit of the HBS community. Services exclusive to the HBS community are protected by HBS Login and require a... View Details

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Independent Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Document) Resources for Students MBA Program website on Independent Projects (login required) Independent Projects Postings (login required) Find team members in the Social Enterprise Club , searching class-cards (login required), or... View Details

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Resources for New Alumni - Alumni

Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How a Career Coach Can Help You Career Research Resources CPD Website Access myHBS and the student CPD website will... View Details

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.

shock to supplier prices—caused by international crises—impacts consumers using data from PriceStats, which scrapes retailer websites in real time. The authors tracked food and beverages, one of the biggest categories in the US Consumer... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

mess up and what you learned. “It’s a great opportunity to show your honesty and vulnerability,” Brooks says. The master of the public failure strategy might be Princeton University psychology professor Johannes Haushofer, who posted a “CV of failures” on his... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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About the Project - Creating Emerging Markets

inception, the Creating Emerging Markets project website has had 600,000 visits from scholars in some 200 countries. Faculty Co-chairs Geoffrey G. Jones Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Tarun Khanna Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor... View Details

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