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Ben Steiner
the phone with VCs, and negotiating contracts with suppliers. I had one sectionmate who had used Zipcars and wanted to take the idea to the next level of efficiency. He’s founded a company called RelayRides that will allow anyone to rent... View Details
- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Notes from the Trenches
was critical in getting the ball rolling for Relay Rides, a service allowing customers to rent neighborhood cars from private owners by the hour or by the day. (Clark also got some “Air Time” in the December Bulletin. By the fall of his... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
he told the Boston Business Journal (January 114, 1999). Added Krasnow, "The [medical] system today doesn't really provide the resources people need. Patients are discharged from hospitals very quickly." CardioResponse customers rent or... View Details
- 24 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
Elevating Women at HBS: Signature Initiatives of the Women’s Student Association
was our largest in-person conference since COVID, and featured keynote speakers including Niki Leondakis (the CEO of CorePower Yoga), Julia Cheek (the Founder and CEO of Everly Health), Jenn Hyman (the Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway),... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Airbnb for hosts: They can respond quickly to market conditions, keeping their homes for private use when prices are low and hosting travelers only when the demand for rooms—and the payoff from renting them—is highest. "As a host,... View Details
- 19 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Moving to the U.S. With a Family
didn’t hesitate to lend a hand. One classmate was kind enough to rent a van and drive me to IKEA for furniture. Another classmate insisted on helping with some of our DIY furniture – he built our bed! I will never forget how indebted I... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
five months’ rent on an immigration attorney to navigate the bureaucracy. “This is a story told by millions of immigrant families every year,” observes Wang. As a child, he had accepted the significant financial and procedural obstacles... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
wrote his business plan, found a partner, and left Microsoft in 1997 in order to start VacationSpot, an online reservations network for consumers seeking to rent vacation properties. “We worked hard on it for three years,” states Murch.... View Details
- 05 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working With City Leadership To Leverage Technology
work directly with the senior leadership of the city.” In addition to the projects above, Henry worked on a Housing Rent Registry project with the Housing Department and IBM, coordinated a CEO advisory board for the mayor, and... View Details
- 20 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
Meet Annie & Piper: A Student and Dog's Life at HBS
pets lived in non-Harvard housing in Cambridge or Allston, but they found pet-friendly apartments difficult to find which is why I would recommend renting through the University if you can. Has your section embraced your dog?Piper... View Details
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
car-sharing service. Rent the Runway Jennifer Hyman, MBA 2009 Jennifer Carter, MBA 2009 Rent the Runway rents in-style, in-season designer clothing at a fraction of retail... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
business leaders, moderated by HBS professor Myra Hart, at the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference. Robin Chase said that being a woman did not hinder her ability to start Zipcar, a service allowing customers to rent cars... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
coalition came out of McMinn’s community outreach efforts as owner of Vineyard 29, in St. Helena, where he moved in 2004 after buying the winery. “When we started the Vine Trail, I didn’t own a bicycle,” he recalls. “But our family enjoys View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
someone else, you'd make room in your work to do that," he reasons. "It's the same with a trip like this. You have to organize your life to make it happen. By far the hardest part is making a commitment." With school and work taken care of, the family arranged to View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Entrepreneurs Promise Signers - Alumni
Auto, Inc. Nadia Boujarwah (MBA 2013), Dia & Co Mollie Breen (MBA 2020) Jennifer Fleiss (MBA 2009), Rent the Runway Cesar Carvalho (HBS 2013), Wellhub Mike Cassidy (MBA 1991)* Humphrey Chen (MBA 1996), CLIPr Co. Jessica Chen Riolfi (MBA... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
life,” Ayala notes. Under the auspices of community partnerships, the lanterns will be used in public facilities such as schools and clinics during the day and rented out for a nominal fee at night. The rental fees can be pooled to enable... View Details
- 29 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’
that is so assured that it no longer requires conspicuous display. They lease their cars, rent other people's holiday homes, and would happily outsource other aspects of their lifestyles. They reject the marketer's continual pressure to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
of them from Rwanda. A local Nigerian factory, Kaldi Africa, roasts the beans to produce a stronger brew than what Starbucks pours. Many of the other barriers to developing a coffeehouse culture that Dozie has encountered are simple retail challenges. Landlords require... View Details
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Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
– I work directly with the senior leadership of the city.” In addition to the projects above, Henry worked on a Housing Rent Registry project with the Housing Department and IBM, coordinated a CEO advisory board for the mayor, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
the experience of businesses including Keurig, Peloton, and Rent the Runway to develop more effective strategies to engage and educate patients about precision medicine, the need for genetic testing, and the importance of sharing that... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li