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- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
to do whatever was necessary to gain scale and capture market share. They discovered that they generally didn't have enough to fund all the businesses in which they were trying to compete. So they had to get out of some businesses or at... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
need to condition large volumes of outside air typically required to dilute indoor-generated contaminants to maintain good indoor air quality. The IRA will accelerate the adoption of proven technologies like Sorbent Ventilation Technology by providing View Details
- 06 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
A Letter from the Women in Investing Club
2. Sponsorship This was by far our best year for sponsorship, as we raised nearly double the funds of prior years in order to support our expanding endeavors. This year, over 35 firms partnered with the club, many of which were new... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions of dollars of "socially responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
it happens), they often see dollar signs first and foremost. Salaries are soaring - even a journeyman player can earn in a few seasons what the average fan makes in a lifetime - and ever-increasing revenues are required to View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
biggest misses have been far misses, not near misses—companies that we didn’t pursue aggressively because we didn’t “get it,” or we believed the funding round was likely outside our typical parameters. Those include Stitch Fix, Cruise... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition
line impact fund that was launched in 2016.” Gandhi: “I am a music producer and drummer whose mission is to elevate and celebrate the female voice. I produce music that tackles issues of modern gender equality today, and I travel the... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
(TMT) investor at TPG, a global private equity firm. While I work across the TMT sector, I primarily focus on TPG’s middle market buyout and growth equity investments, which are made out of TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, a double–bottom line impact View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
consumer marketing, etc.) in the event that a reverse launch strategy is pursued. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511036-PDF-ENG Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process Richard S. Ruback and Royce... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
of the spectrum, British newspaper The Independent recently reported that ExxonMobil contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to "anti-climate change think tanks." Similarly, the US Chamber of Commerce spent US$132 million... View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
of product development, felt that a substantial portion of the new funding was needed to rework Open English's platform to enable the additional growth. She was concerned that the company's learning platform (LP)-the core set of software... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. And as if that weren't... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- Profile
Marcela Sapone
Competition in San Francisco, a crown jewel for startups. Each of the prizes carried $50,000 in award money and while $100,000 in funding is deeply welcome, the affirmation of their concept was even more rewarding for Sapone and Beck. For... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
The Estate Tax Debate Per dollar of revenue, no tax policy generates more sound and fury than the taxation of estates. To supporters, the tax is a break on the concentration of wealth and power and an easy way to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
interested than seats available, the school is required to run a random lottery to fill the seats. Charter schools receive public funding on a per pupil basis from federal, state, and local sources. The operating View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
healthcare—i.e., patient-centered outcomes achieved per healthcare dollar spent—can define quality and unify performance improvement goals with health outcomes of importance to patients across the entire cycle of care. We describe the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’
these actions actually translate into dollars and cents." That answer usually stops budget increases in their tracks; soon after, social efforts become just another box to check in the company's marketing manual. In the second instance,... View Details
- 13 Jun 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants
there's five investment banks, now all of a sudden each client becomes pretty important, representing millions and tens of millions of dollars in revenue." “Understanding the industry is essential for anyone who wants to interact... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
know-how. It was here in Santa Clara County that the idea of venture capital was born when Arthur Rock (MBA '51) funded the invention of the silicon-based semiconductor that would give the Valley its name and its identity. It was in a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
2008 Ryan D. Taliaferro and Stephen BlythHarvard Business School Supplement 211-051 Investment manager Albert Mills confronts an apparent arbitrage opportunity during the global financial crisis of 2008 when he notices an unusually low—and briefly negative—30-year U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne