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- 27 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: Revisiting Rental Housing
Podcast with: Nicolas Retsinas Interviewer: Sean Silverthorne Running Time: 13 min., 22 sec. Renters are the forgotten underclass of American policymakers. Although a third of all U.S. citizens rent their... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
both "Best of Show" and first place in the productivity and utility category. "The experience has validated my application thesis that HBS would greatly expedite the relevancy I could have in... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the film rental and return patterns of a sample of online DVD rental... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
too few consumers. Mulally's first act was to borrow $23.5 billion by mortgaging the entire company to give Ford the runway necessary to retool its aging lineup. Mulally moved... View Details
Brittany Davis
Previously, she was a Manager at Village Capital where she analyzed opportunities and created investment recommendations in the fintech, education, health, food/agriculture, and energy sectors. Before that, she founded an ecommerce... 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 View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
Lee For Jonas Lee (MBA ’93) and his investment firm, Redbrick Partners, the purchase, refurbishment, rental, and maintenance of hundreds of low-cost, single-family urban homes represent a terrific, overlooked market opportunity. “It’s a... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurs Promise Signers - Alumni
2009), Rent the Runway Cesar Carvalho (HBS 2013), Wellhub Mike Cassidy (MBA 1991)* David Chataway (MBA 2021), Roundtable Innovations Corporation Humphrey Chen (MBA 1996), CLIPr... View Details
- 2008
- Book
Revisiting Rental Housing: Policies, Programs, and Priorities
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Eric S. Belsky
Rental housing is increasingly recognized as a vital housing option in the United States. Yet government policies and programs continue to grapple with widespread problems, including affordability, distressed urban neighborhoods, poor-quality housing stock,... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Housing; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; United States
Retsinas, Nicolas P., and Eric S. Belsky, eds. Revisiting Rental Housing: Policies, Programs, and Priorities. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
EnTRIPreneurs
READY TO ROLL: (from left) Singer, Gerald, Baker, and Alaoui. Photo Courtesy of MBAxAmerica On or about Independence Day, July 4, four HBS students will pile into a rented RV and set out to discover America. No, this is not a case of... View Details
- 28 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 28
months of runway remaining, Behrens Wu must decide where to direct the company’s limited resources. Should Shippo stay focused on the app while raising View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
@Soldiers Field
Horbaczewski (MBA 2008), whose speedy competitors reached 100 mph. PayPal cofounder and tech investor Max Levchin stopped by the i-lab to hear a few pitches from Harvard entrepreneurs, including Brittany Davis (MBA 2015), cofounder and... View Details
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement
The rent is relatively cheap ($200/month per person) compared to start-up sites in Kendall Square and South Boston’s Innovation District, its dedicated desks offer more permanence than most co-working... View Details
- February 2011 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
RentJuice
By: Thomas Eisenmann and Liz Kind
RentJuice, founded in mid-2008, provided a subscription software service—sold via phone and live online webinars—that allowed real estate professionals like brokers and agents to manage and market rental listings, communicate with clients, and complete transaction... View Details
Keywords: Renting or Rental; Product Launch; Applications and Software; Property; Business Startups; Salesforce Management; Product Marketing; Real Estate Industry; Information Technology Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas, and Liz Kind. "RentJuice." Harvard Business School Case 811-069, February 2011. (Revised December 2014.)
- 09 Jan 2013
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Understanding Customers
Crisis It was the Valentine's Day from hell for JetBlue employees and more than 130,000 customers. Under bad weather, JetBlue fliers were trapped on the runway at JFK for... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
Brittany Davis
receive investment and development resources. Previously, she was a Manager at Village Capital where she analyzed opportunities and created investment recommendations in the fintech, education, health, food/agriculture, and energy... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology
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 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... View Details
- February 2011
- Case
Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, William A. Sahlman and Evan W. Richardson
In late 2010, Silicon Valley-based Chegg, the leading online college textbook rental company, is scaling rapidly. The case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Books; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Service Operations; Renting or Rental; Online Technology; Education Industry; Service Industry; California
Eisenmann, Thomas R., William A. Sahlman, and Evan W. Richardson. "Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight." Harvard Business School Case 811-077, February 2011.