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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
product/market fit (PMF). On that note, my recommendation would be to continue to test and learn in search of PMF, starting with your sales approach. One way to do this would be to meet with dozens of florists and caterers to see if you... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
well-stocked shelves, especially in the larger stores. I suggest trying to add Trader Joe’s: great locations in affluent zip codes, more value-oriented, and lower price points, but still very focused on healthy foods, so a good fit with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Ruling from the Bench
position currently held by Robert Morgenthau, Snyder, who often pins a small American flag on her robes, is drawn to the ongoing war against terrorism. “I would love to find some way to help, but haven’t figured out how I would fit in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
providing more effective treatment. The bigger obstacle was fitting into the American health care system. An app-based digital health program isn’t something that health plans understand, he says. “When we would pitch a health plan, the... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
the better version. Yes, you will hit a bigger number, but you are still capped by an inherently limited product-market fit that you have yet to solve. Patel needs to focus on growing the newsletter. Only when he has found the right mix... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
they’ll fit when people cradle them between head and shoulder. Innovation and process within a firm can coexist and even feed off each other, if you manage their different and sometimes opposing functions smartly. Indeed, if you want to... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
think about something that fits in your hand, people gotta stop thinking about robots as R2-D2. Imagining a little robot that has sensors on it that is just put on the bridge and crawling all over the bridge all the time. Taking in all of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
accommodate mobile employees. This book arms managers with the knowledge they need to become more effective virtual leaders, giving advice on what actions to take to increase far-flung employees’ dedication and engagement, develop or alter policies and procedures to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
says. By not requiring merchants to fit their offerings within a rigid product detail page, platforms like Shopify offer more flexibility and control over a brand's story. As for what’s selling well in the time of COVID, “Some... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
HTC partnership for connected fitness devices. With clear ownership of a segment and market, Ario should be attractive to players like Samsung. —Ngassam Ngnoumen (MBA 2002) I would think inclusive rather than exclusive. Driving the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
there was a good fit between my background and the requirements for leading this agency. In the aftermath of 9/11, I also had a desire to get back into public service. How did you approach the job? I took this on as a turnaround. With... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
out whether I was a cultural fit for the business and vice versa. If I had a different set of values, I don’t think I’d have this job now.” Park your ego at the door. “Remember you’re a custodian rather than the rock-and-roll star at the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
the water, and if they did, they wouldn’t recommend the boats they’re selling. You want a paddlesports-specific retailer—a good one will offer lessons and tours too.” Fit matters. “It’s really important, just as in skiing or mountain... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision
could be prescribed, assembled, and fitted in the field by trained microentrepreneurs rather than by optometrists or ophthalmologists. The next step was to form a "Low Cost Available Eyeglasses" (LCAE) team and enter the HBS Business Plan... View Details
Keywords: eyeglasses
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
Subsequently, Westphal returned to the Boston area and joined Providence Equity Partners founded by HBS alumnus Jonathan Nelson (MBA 1983). Finding a perfect fit for himself in private equity, Westphal didn’t consider an MBA originally... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
the organization with his wife, he realized that it fit remarkably well with his experience. “So I dug in more, and I discovered this organization that is one of the best kept secrets in the nonprofit world,” he says. Founded in 1958, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
are no longer the best fit for what lies ahead for the company, the board of directors delivers the dismissal message, a ‘punch in the stomach,’ as one founder-CEO described it.” View Details