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Scott D. Cook
Though he was not the first individual to launch a personal finance software company, Cook was the most successful. His focus on easy of use and customer service helped to develop Quicken into one of the most successful View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Martha R. Ingram
After her husband’s death in 1995, Ingram successfully managed the family business, making a series of bold moves, including the spin-off and public offering of Ingram Micro, the United States’ largest computer wholesaler. Today, Ingram... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
according to one report, “been positioning (Microsoft) as tech’s moral leader.” The focus of Nadella’s attention was the organization’s culture. With comments such as “The C in CEO stands for culture,” he set about changing the company’s mission from “a View Details
Thomas M. Siebel
Siebel founded his firm in 1993 as a provider of sales force automation systems. Though his firm quickly became a major player in sales force automation, Siebel Systems achieved tremendous growth when its software was applied to customer... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Arjun Chopra
Arjun Chopra (MBA 2004) is a Partner at FLOODGATE and leads the firm's investments in opportunities that transform the "IT stack" in ways that help companies change the way they do business and compete. Arjun was the CTO at Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE), a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
exercise, administered in the computer lab. A software program simulates a supply chain from retailer through wholesaler and distributor up to the beer factory. Students take roles as a participant in the... View Details
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Tulsi Patel | MBA
Tulsi Patel Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Lowell 2023 Cohort 4 Technology is a powerful medium for driving meaningful social change. As a Tech Innovation Fellow, I'm excited to join and contribute to a community of... View Details
Carissa Bryce Christensen
complex, cutting-edge tech environments. She co-founded QxBranch, a quantum computing software firm acquired by Rigetti Computing in 2019, and The Tauri Group LLC, a government... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Where Innovation Rules
thousands of HBS alumni. Whether through creative destruction, disruptive innovation, or riding a societal quantum leap forward, HBS alumni entrepreneurs have founded or grown companies that are pervasive and familiar, from consumer products to financial services, from... View Details
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Eva Tuecke | MBA
Eva Tuecke Computer Science Mather 2025 Cohort 7 Technological innovation is increasingly transforming so many aspects of life. I'm excited to be part of the HUTIF program, where I will learn with and from a community committed to problem... View Details
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Mohammed Guerrab | MBA
Mohammed Guerrab Computer Science Kirkland 2023 Cohort 5 The world’s most pressing problems cannot be solved by a single individual. As a Tech Fellow, I am excited to strive towards improving our world by learning with and working... View Details
David Duffield
After failing to convince Larry Ellison that Oracle should invest in the development of human resource management software, Duffield decided to create his own business. PeopleSoft with its innovative software for managing human resource... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
programs? What management practices work best? Catching Affiliate Fraud Edelman and Brandi, admitted computer geeks, developed software that allowed them to observe management structures within companies... View Details
Laurence F. Probst, III
production of videogames and has also branched into educational software through the acquisition of Broderbund. Probst also managed the international expansion of EA. View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Arjun Chopra
computing company, where he launched and led their cloud strategy, products and services. He was a member of the board and executive team that raised multiple rounds of financing and spun out smartShift Inc. He led 350+ people, on-boarded... View Details
- September 2001 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Microsoft in 2002
By: Michael G. Rukstad, David B. Yoffie, Carl Johnston and Tyrell Levine
Examines Microsoft's strategy and competitive position as it prepares to launch Windows XP. The discussion explores how Microsoft builds and sustains its competitive edge. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Applications and Software; Product Launch; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; United States
Rukstad, Michael G., David B. Yoffie, Carl Johnston, and Tyrell Levine. "Microsoft in 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-411, September 2001. (Revised August 2005.)
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Sahar Maisha | MBA
Sahar Maisha Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Dunster 2026 Cohort 7 Being in a community of eager and dedicated students creates an environment that turns the biggest ideas into realities. I'm excited to be a Roberts Family Fellow... View Details
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Ty Geri | MBA
Ty Geri Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Leverett 2023 Cohort 4 I'm excited to be surrounded by a group of entrepreneurial problem-solvers who can challenge my ideas and help each other build sophisticated solutions that match the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
WesTrek: Students Find Options in Bay Area
and a host of firms in between. While most of the companies fell into the category of high tech-new media, communications, and computer software and hardware-others represented more traditional business... View Details
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Anna Wang | MBA
Anna Wang Computer Science Cabot 2022 Cohort 4 I'm excited to be part of a community of innovative, entrepreneurial thinkers where we can learn from one another and support each other through our endeavors. It takes so many different... View Details