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Frank A. Munsey

Frank Munsey revolutionized the publishing industry by bringing financial rigor to the business. Munsey was a pioneer in connecting advertising prices to circulation volume making large-scale magazine View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

02 Jan 2020
News

Empowering Rural Communities

type of firm he wanted to launch than the sector in which he would work. “We wanted to start a company that helps people and benefits society,” he says. The energy sector, which was at the beginning of what Riley calls the “renewable... View Details

Keywords: April White; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

energy.’ We were trying to be a bridge between saving the planet with new technologies” while talking to utilities and the “incumbent energy industry” about buying clean sources of power. Today, Nisha has evolved her focus and is View Details

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Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation - Course Catalog

learning-by-doing approach to build students’ deep expertise in a focus area and their skills at ideation and prototyping for innovation, leveraging AI tools. The course is designed for students whose career goals include: Launching new... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

The Exchange: Micro Management

for solutions to make the next generation of microfinance tools even more transformative. One of the great surprises of microfinance has been the astonishingly high rates of loan repayment, at around 96 or 98 percent. How do you interpret that? Ben Roth: One metric of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

24 Apr 2014
News

Transforming the landscape of agriculture in Nigeria

Mezuo Nwuneli (MBA 2003) is focused on improving the quality of food, its production, and its distribution in his native Nigeria. Nwuneli is cofounder of AACE Food Processing & Distribution, a company he launched in 2009 with his wife,... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Digital ID network empowers individuals, disrupts the data brokers

a way to verify their eligibility. As a result, he cofounded ID.me, a secure, user-centric identity network. Hall launched ID.me in 2013 with fellow HBS classmate Matthew Thompson (MBA 2010), a former Army Ranger. The company is a pivot... View Details

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Buy Big, Sell Small

bus to restock. Their orders are relatively small, so they can’t negotiate on prices or credit terms,” adds Shruti, who watched her uncle’s kirana go out of business years ago due to issues with pricing and product selection. ApnaKlub... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services

The early reviews are in: It’s two thumbs way up for the new Web site building service now available to the School’s 107 alumni clubs and associations. Several features receive special praise from clubs that have already launched the new... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; alumni groups; website; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Stamps Reading Room | About

underground stacks to house books and periodicals. The Stamps Reading Room offers many vital library services, including the reference desk, current periodicals and books, and access to various financial databases. The space offers... View Details

26 May 2016
News

Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

Download Sunil B. Mittal profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1957 Born, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 1976 Earns BA, Economics and Political Science, Panjab University 1976 Founds Bharti Enterprises 1982 Becomes largest importer of generators in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2006
News

India Arrives

its open society and “messy,” yet functioning, market-based democracy as a more conducive environment for long-term development. Its Western-style legal system and transparent financial systems encourage a chaotic, bottom-up approach to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Profile

Allen Yang

PepsiCo's foodservice division, and became a product engineer at a start-up, Yipit, an online aggregator of daily deal services, such as Groupon and LivingSocial. "Being accepted to HBS gave me the courage to try new things,"... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Financial Services; Financial Services

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

product should have been, says HBS entrepreneurial management professor Thomas R. Eisenmann. In his new MBA course, Launching Technology Ventures, Eisenmann introduces students to the idea of the lean... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

anywhere in the country. Similarly, as accelerators and conferences move online, they are more accessible to entrepreneurs whose financial or family situation limits travel. The Female Founders Alliance embraced the opportunity this... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services

21 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

Boston. Elberse is remaining mum on celebrities planning to attend the next session in order to protect their privacy. Participants sign up to learn strategies for launching creative products, managing talent, coping with advances in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education

01 Feb 2000
News

Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story

Boston's Legal Sea Foods restaurant chain, where he met his future partner, Christopher Nessen. A production chef at the company, Nessen provided the culinary and technical expertise for Kettle Cuisine. He was well acquainted with the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

organizational theory, less explored is how these effects may depend on other external environmental factors. We focus on how policy is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition to understand the growth of banking in the U.S., 1896-1978. Three characteristics of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Case

CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)

By: William A. Sahlman

Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group as the company progresses toward making an initial public offering. Among the issues and topics addressed in the case are: considerations in choosing an underwriting team, the initial public... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Initial Public Offering; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Planning; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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28 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing

$1 per can. According to this testimony, Walmart rejected Blitz's design on the basis of the price increase, and Blitz halted its redesign project because it would be difficult to launch a national product... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman; Retail

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