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16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

exceeding that percentage of actual revenue. Other expenses—insurance, credit card processing, marketing, utilities, repairs—mount up. Assuming adequate working capital upon opening, a restaurant’s cash from daily sales is used to pay for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars. The two-story, 15,000-square-foot facility on Harvard’s Allston campus is a... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Game On

It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Compute Cluster and Data Storage - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster and Data Storage If your computer is overheating when trying to work with your data, taking days to run a program, or you are running out of space to store your data, consider moving your... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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The Burden Legacy

reforms. Burden Hall was made possible by the Burden family, leaders in business and the arts. A big space designed for big moments, it became the focal point of community life at HBS. In the fall of 2017, after 46 eventful years, Burden... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

23 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 23

http://www.vcc.columbia.edu/files/vale/print/No_96_-_Wells_-_FINAL.pdf Working Papers Marketplace or Reseller? By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Julian Wright Abstract—Intermediaries can choose between functioning as a marketplace (on which... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

candidates. Such actions are not without consequences. The Challenger space shuttle explosion, steroid use in major league baseball, and the financial crash are all results of unethical decision-making, even though the participants at the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com By: Zhu, Feng, and Qihong Liu Abstract—Platform owners sometimes enter complementors' product spaces to compete against them directly.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2023
News

Elevator Pitch: Feedback

Laxmi Wordham (MBA 2001) Chief Growth Officer, Bright Feeds Concept: Bright Feeds uses patent-pending drying technology and an AI-driven processing technique to convert all varieties of food waste into a high-quality and consistent animal-feed replacement for the soy... View Details

Keywords: Illustration by Drue Wagner; Photo by ChiChi Ubiña

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

“Analysts were viewed as second-class citizens, some reporting they were told to fetch coffee for agents,” the researchers write. “Conversely, agents working on conventional law enforcement cases, previously the heroes of the FBI, felt... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Events - Business & Environment

schools, industries, and disciplines to build connections. In addition to fostering meaningful connections among alumni from diverse backgrounds and fields, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the Salata Institute’s mission and how it is View Details

01 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 1

opponents. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-091_6caacd58-20c1-4257-9be5-204972ad4b4c.pdf Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

working with startups and chemical companies. But they also acknowledge that, while the company is a trailblazer in the space, this problem is a global one and requires a solution involving all relevant stakeholders. Finally, we were... View Details

26 Aug 2024
Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

opened in 1953 (and later updated in 2004), and the horseshoe-shaped classroom layouts were specifically designed to facilitate case method learning. BAKER: Baker Library is equipped to assist MBA students with the breadth of their curriculum at HBS. View Details

March 2015
Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

Leahy is showcasing exactly why she is the right person for the job. The Beauty of Combining Art and Science In many ways, Leahy’s path to the Glossier CEO seat working at the intersection of art and science started in her early years.... View Details

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Davida Bynum

experiences and stretching beyond my comfort zone to develop, learn, and grow. What is the best thing about your hometown? I spent my adolescence in Kokomo, Indiana. In 6th grade, my science teacher built a life sized “space shuttle” with a control room, View Details

18 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'

Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis; Financial Services; Mining

07 Dec 2021
Op-Ed

Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge

can do and build additional capacity, the organization must create the space for the leader to gain clarity about conscious and unconscious beliefs they hold. An understanding of those beliefs and how they inform actions is critical to... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle

17 Mar 2021
Blog Post

The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS

As I worked through my two failed attempts, I realized I had the privilege of time to define my professional goals. This allowed me to tell an authentic story in my final application to HBS. I went from trying to impress the admissions... View Details

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