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- 17 Jul 2020
- News
Support System
families,” says Akuete. “So there were a few children of her workers for whom she would buy computers or pay tuition. But it wasn’t really codified in any way, and there was no commitment to it at a broader level. My stepping in just made... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
(photos courtesy of Lovepop) (photos courtesy of Lovepop) Lovepop makes greeting cards that open to reveal intricate 3D designs that resemble an artistic take on a children’s pop-up book. The brainchild of two former ship designers—Wombi... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Students Start-Ups Tap New HBS Fund
from 88 applicants, were: Adiply (Omar Restom, HBS ’12): A self-serve tool that allows an advertiser to buy ad space on a Web site. AfterSteps (Jess Bloomgarden, Alex Stratoudakis, and Emma Taylor, all HBS ’12): End-of-life planning with... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Kids Are Alright: Alumni Children Crack Case
part, found himself fielding some unexpected questions. “What’s a soap opera?” one boy asked during a discussion of ad rates for different kinds of TV programming. Mention of a $1.3 million cost provoked the query, “How much money is that?” “Enough to View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
value iPhones and high-definition TVs, but there is a big difference between them in terms of trade. Homes and health care can’t be exported, while manufactured goods make up about 80 percent of world trade. If Americans want to keep... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
succeeded in making us all ethical, compassionate capitalists. Certainly there are some spectacular successes among us, outstanding leaders and innovators who've gained wide notice. It's also true that we've had a couple of classmates... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Peter Harf, MBA 1974
focusing the company on consumer goods. "We had a lot of marginal pieces in our portfolio," explains Harf. In those early years, Harf acquired around 25 companies. "I'm not afraid of taking risks. I'm not afraid of losing. I'm not afraid of View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
first annual Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership to IBM CEO Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (MBA '65) and Levi Strauss CEO Robert D. Haas (MBA '68). The two chief executives received the newly established award on behalf of their companies'... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
For the Records
meeting. Music is the rare issue that everyone can get behind, especially here in the “live music capital of the world.” Still, everyone relaxes when Councilman Qadri opens the meeting with a story about buying his first turntable at... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Terry Finley turns race horses into investment opportunities. As president and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, New York, Finley buys promising colts... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
time in class discussing how to structure deals and leverage resources you don't actually have - both key issues when we started Stylus," he says. "My goal," Bhide explains, "is to help students make smarter choices about the businesses... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
that will make anonymity an afterthought. I think the Bitcoin public ledger will eventually hold so much valuable information that some very interesting analytics companies are going to emerge to make sense... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
destruction of natural habitats such as forests and wetlands. On the other hand, business is gradually beginning to make efforts to reverse those frightening trends by creating new processes, products, and paradigms that take the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
what would make people join our clubs and buy our products. Plus, it became fashionable to promote women, and there I was with my HBS MBA. Cathy Benko (MBA 1989), vice chairman and chief talent officer,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Health Care: Telemedicine Has Arrived
starting to catch up. It’s a state-by-state issue—you aren’t allowed to practice medicine across state lines, which makes it difficult for telemedicine to scale—but some states are beginning to ease restrictions. Telemedicine is not going... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
first became interested in marketing and retailing while in college, working part-time at Bloomingdale’s and then in a New York buying office for a large group of department stores. After earning an MBA (1954) and DBA (1960) at HBS, he... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
worrying about cost overruns, loans called in early by nervous banks, and credit-card debt. The company's woes strained the partnership, which ended in 1990, when Shafir took loans from his two Wall Street banker brothers to buy out... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
ideas to make people’s lives more fun or more productive, is an amazing opportunity. The other thing that’s important to me is to interact with people in a way that will earn their respect and make them want... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
Rivkin, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration. Over the coming months, Porter, Rivkin, and a number of HBS faculty involved with the project will participate in a series of alumni events across the country designed to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Alumni Books
odds to make his company successful. The Best Chapter: Keeping It Real As We Get Older By Teri Martin (MBA 1980) NFI Publishing Through a series of short and quick vignettes, the author lightheartedly shares her views, tips, and advice on... View Details