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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Road Work
restaurants in the Los Angeles area. But after 25 years, the business went bust, and she relocated the family to her native Mexico when the Salas brothers were 12 years old. It’s a fitting origin story for Camino Financial, an online lending View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
or cash or machinery—so you ended up borrowing from the bank of mom and dad or the bank of your friend to support your business.” Early in his career, Kehinde realized that these capital challenges were epidemic. In 2012, he helped found Jumia, an e-commerce View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
(insurance, employers, health professionals, or individuals, for example) to build momentum within the channel. Exploit it as a platform instead of just an app. —Lisa Putukian (MBA 1988) With significant opportunity in two distinct... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Apr 2008
- News
“Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”
bits and bytes via Harvard’s computers. Marianna began in 1988, so she experienced the old green-on-black-screen Decmate before all alumni data were switched in 1990-91 to a new database, called Ace, which was custom-built at HBS with a slick Uniface GUI on a Sybase... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
consumer data, expect social platforms to grab media dollars from TV budgets and to drive e-commerce sales. Facebook continues to grow but look for Google to get more aggressive by leveraging YouTube and Google+." —Walter Delph (MBA... View Details
- 04 Jan 2014
- News
Using Role-playing to Create Real-world Success
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup
workers), who work as virtual health care assistants, handling everything from long-term care arrangements to transportation. Wellthy’s digital platform is designed as a consumer- friendly project management tool, and allows for... View Details
- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
through floor-to-ceiling windows, and were entertained by mentalists who mingled with them during cocktails before dinner. "We go all out to make it a fantastic event at every level," says Vecchione. All funds raised from the dinner help the HBS Club of New York... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 May 2014
- News
Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma
discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
with Urban Water Partners RelayRides explanatory video FashionStake-Reuters story An online shipping platform that uses social networks and smartphones. Low-cost medical care and monitoring that helps seniors to live at home. The “Skype”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
Image by John Ritter Image by John Ritter In the wake of the Snowden leaks in 2015, the New York Times dropped the bombshell news that one company had played a unique role in enabling the National Security Agency’s domestic spy program. The report, “AT&T Helped US Spy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
If you’ve ever tried to call an airline or almost any service business of a certain size, you’re probably familiar with the problem: After navigating a seemingly endless set of options, you’re asked by an automated message to share information, but it fails to... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
loved one,” he recalls. “It was exactly what Jen and I envisioned when we turned everything over to MSK. We didn’t want it to be about us. We wanted to create a platform for other people to honor their own Jens. We believed that was the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
(unlike most of Antares's for-profit partners) that operates in five Latin American countries. It combines microfinance with a primary health platform targeted toward low-income women. The Pro Mujer partnership demonstrates how Antares... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
club members and prospective HBS students. We’re always working to connect the HBS Latino community, empower our alumni through learning and development opportunities, offer a platform for them to grow from graduation to retirement, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
Step Right In
Photo via TechCrunch Photo via TechCrunch David Askaryan (MBA 2015) has built a virtual reality experience called the Museum of Future Experiences (MoFE), that is elevating VR to a whole new level: Imagine a blend of immersive theater and cool technology with a deep... View Details
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
remission, Somani drew on the lessons learned during that difficult time to launch an inspirational speaker platform called Silver Linings in an effort to champion resilience, advocacy, and mental wellbeing. Somani believes that silver... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap online giftcard... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
“red skirt,” red skirts from various retailers would appear. None of the founders had any experience in retail, the app was slow, and almost all of us passed. When it did launch, the app was a disappointment. But the founders learned and pivoted into a web-based View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Chirchirillo was able to establish a foothold in China. That import model, however, was only intended to be an interim strategy to build a global capability, and in 2008, Chirchirillo purchased a precision metal-stamping company in McHenry, Illinois. “I view that... View Details