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- 24 Apr 2019
- News
And the Winner Is…
the idea here is to really take over your home—and we have innovative, patent-pending form factors to do it.” The $25,000 runner-up prize in the alumni track went to X-Cor Therapeutics, represented by Jayon Wang (MBA 2018), which has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Smartphones Get Smarter
occasion to reveal that Doerr’s firm has created a $100 million “iFund” to encourage programmers to develop all manner of software, from games to business, for the iPhone; Kleiner Perkins will back promising new iPhone ideas and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6156.html. The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation The notion of levying higher taxes on tall people — an idea offered largely tongue in cheek — presents an ideal way to highlight the... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- News
Creating a Public Greenway in Northern California’s Scenic Wine Country
Helena. In 2008, he picked up on an idea that had been kicking around the valley for 10 years, took command of the project, and now has a broad coalition of 34 organizations occupying its board of directors. “People don’t realize the... View Details
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Catching the Entrepreneurship Bug at HBS
wanted to make tough decisions rather than the fixer who puts out fires and makes things happen after those decisions are made? This slow, steady creep towards testing an idea of my own was greatly accelerated by the pandemic. The timing... View Details
- Student-Profile
Do Yoon Kim
research interests have been changing, but broadly relate to industrial organization and organizational economics. One interest that has persisted with me throughout my education is the idea of measuring shared beliefs and their effect on... View Details
- Portrait Project
Julie Russell
We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other with us. My family and loved ones taught me that I could do whatever I dreamed of, and this idea travels with me throughout my journeys.... View Details
- 23 Oct 2020
- News
Two MBA Startups Cited as “Most Disruptive”
Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal (both MBA 2020) arrived at HBS with an idea driven by necessity. With student loans a hard reality of graduate student life, why not bundle their loans with those of other incoming MBAs and pass the... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Michael F. Cronin, MBA 1977
Detroit, and even the student whose idea it was to put solar panels on the roof of Shad,” he notes. Cronin is the cofounder and managing partner of Weston Presidio, a private equity firm with offices on both US coasts and over $3 billion... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5950.html. Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings Saving money doesn’t need to be so difficult. According to Professor Peter Tufano, “The most interesting ideas — indeed the oldest — try to make saving a... View Details
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
barrier to entry to competitors offering innovative products. What were your main findings about how trust influences the speed at which new ideas and products diffuse in the economy? A: We found that the companies in our study were much... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
whose jobs rely on getting ideas to market. All of a sudden, you’re not in the car business. You’re in the business of being fast. Local Motors’ 3D-printed car, the Strati, takes about 44 hours to print and has an electric engine that can... View Details
Frederick W. Smith
Capitalizing upon an idea that came to him while in college, Smith and his company have single handedly built and dominated the overnight delivery industry. Though the idea was slow growing at first, FedEx... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
research. Key concepts include: Employees' perceptions of team leader support are more positive when the leader gives timely feedback; supports team member's actions and decisions; recognizes good work privately and publicly; and asks for team members' View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
age and with it comes a price: privacy. If monitoring is a good way to provide security, so be it." Have we become so accustomed, however gradually, to the idea of oversight that surveillance in the name of transparency is a mere... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”
need to get new customers and/or get more orders from our current customers. I have to come up with a marketing plan, then implement the ideas that the team finds agreeable.” So far, Rahil has pursued options such as a referral program, a... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- Profile
John Speer
that’s how I trained for the B-2.” John’s FIELD 2 experience in Brazil opened up an entirely new challenge as well. His assignment: an online shoe retailer, Dafiti.com, looking for a customer-loyalty program appropriate for its national market. “When we began,” says... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
From Das’s Desk
As I wrote in my September 2019 column, HBS reunions serve many valuable purposes, including reconnecting with classmates and being a platform to learn about the latest pathbreaking research and ideas from the faculty. Armed with alumni... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- Mar 2012
- Report
A Jobs Compact for America's Future
the companies that employ them on the right path. Kochan's call to action for U.S. corporations and business schools emphasizes apprenticeship programs, technology-education partnerships, infrastructure investments, and a host of other practical View Details
- Portrait Project
Richard Linder
her goal of building a medical practice that benefits our community and for us to raise children that are creative and honest. I will consider new ideas and spend life being challenged by the inner-children around me. Let's face it;... View Details