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  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary

myself. That sounds very simple, but it’s actually very difficult to do in China.” In addition, the top executives have a stake in the venture through stock options — another innovation. “That’s a very significant step for a Chinese state... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Telecommunications; Information
  • October 2018
  • Supplement

Zenefits Board of Directors (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; California
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  • 25 Jun 2014
  • News

An International Perspective

“I’ve been involved in international business ventures my entire career,” says Andrew L. Waite (MBA 1993), a generous supporter of global research at HBS. After majoring in civil engineering at England’s Loughborough University of View Details
  • December 2018
  • Supplement

Amazon Acquires Whole Foods (B)

By: Rory McDonald, Sarah Mehta and Shaye Roseman
This short case, meant for pairing with HBS No. 615-013, “AmazonFresh: Rekindling the Online Grocery Market,” explores Amazon’s rationale for acquiring Whole Foods. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Technology Industry
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  • 25 Mar 2019
  • News

Rent The Runway Joins the Unicorn Club

Photo via Forbes, courtesy of Rent the Runway Photo via Forbes, courtesy of Rent the Runway Rent the Runway’s latest fundraising round—a $125 million investment led by Bain Capital Ventures and Franklin Templeton Investments—has pushed... View Details
Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
  • 06 Oct 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

levels of language skills, communication and performance suffer. Q: You have written about English becoming the primary lingua franca in global businesses. Do you see any dangers in that proliferation? Are there cultural assumptions that are made in that process? “The... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
  • 01 Nov 2016
  • First Look

First Look - November 1, 2016

Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—We study how technological shocks to the cost of starting new businesses have led the venture capital model to adapt in fundamental ways over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact Quantum Theory & the Rise of the B Corporation Charmian Love Kim Coupounas 19 Jul 2018 Business... View Details
  • 18 Sep 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

Pick up most business magazines these days and you'll probably find an article on some venture capital transaction involving millions of dollars. From HBS Associate Professor Benjamin Esty's perspective, however, these deals are small... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • July 2023
  • Case

Honeycomb

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Kumba Sennaar
Honeycomb, an audio app enabling seniors to record stories and save family memories, suddenly draws interest from a younger user demographic. The co-founders consider pivoting to better serve this new user demographic. How should they think about strategy, brand, and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Operations; Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Age; Brands and Branding; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 21 Feb 2014
  • News

The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)

in my kitchen, it's great to have more space in a great location where the team can collaborate. Other milestones include taking home the runner-up prize at HBS's New Venture Competition in 2013 and closing our first seed round in... View Details
Keywords: Glocal; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality
  • Profile

Mike Maples Jr.

leap across the chasm, from startups to investing. In so doing, he became one of the most successful venture capitalists in the technology sector, with a unique investing philosophy and an enviable track... View Details
  • 23 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

technologies and partners. Focuses on the partnership tensions between global firms and local family-dominated conglomerates. Addresses new venture financing in an asset-intensive business through the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)

transparent and accountable. Our theory of change is time-proven: One, education matters to your opportunities in life. Two, early education is determinative. Three, media and technology can deliver education at View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • News

Flex Time

Lauri Union (MBA 1992) manages Union Corrugating Company (UCC) from Boston, where she lives with her husband and two young children. While her early years at the company required more time on-site in North Carolina, she’s managed to scale... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • February 2013 (Revised December 2015)
  • Case

Groom Energy Solutions: Selling Efficiency

By: Michael W. Toffel, Kira R. Fabrizio and Stephanie van Sice
Groom Energy Solutions helps organizations reduce their energy use and costs through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term financial and environmental benefits. With early success serving customers in the cold storage and industrial... View Details
Keywords: Groom Energy Solutions; Jon Guerster; Salem, MA; Energy Management; Energy Efficiency Paradox; Sustainability Management; Manufacturing; Cold Storage; Commercial Real Estate; Enterprise Smart Grid; Carbon Accounting; LED Lighting; Sustainability Research; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Energy Entrepreneurship; Energy Services; Electricity; Startup; Expansion; Growth; Sustainability; Business Startups; Forecasting and Prediction; Energy Conservation; Revenue; Geographic Location; Human Resources; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Delivery; Strategic Planning; Science; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Society; Social Issues; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; United States; Boston
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  • spring 1999
  • Article

Building a Company on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape

By: D. B. Yoffie and M. A. Cusumano
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Business Ventures; Web Services Industry
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  • 16 Dec 2016
  • News

An Environmental Epiphany

leaders to also, driving impact. We've gone through an interesting transition over the last three years. We've shifted the organization from a traditional NGO to still, a not for profit, but a partnership. We've grown the partnership significantly. We now have 15... View Details
  • 09 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

of systemic issues that have gradually worsened since the 2007-2008 financial crisis. At the heart of the problem lies the consulting firms’ aggressive pursuit of growth as their primary objective, which has fundamentally reshaped their View Details
Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting
  • 15 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 15

  Working PapersThe CHAT Dataset Authors:Diego A. Comin and Bart Hobijn NBER Working Paper Series, No. 15319, September 2009 Abstract This note accompanies the Cross-country Historical Adoption of Technology (CHAT) dataset. CHAT is an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace