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08 Apr 2021
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HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights

of the HBS New Venture Competition Toolbox - YC S20 - where I currently serve as an advisor. I also met Zoba at the Harvard i-Lab and introduced them to their lead seed investor - CRV. 2. Huge Range of Entrepreneurship Clubs at HBS HBS offers a huge range of clubs and... View Details

19 Jul 2019
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Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines

and MBA, it would have been difficult for me to pursue consulting and venture capital roles in early stage surgical innovation companies, where technical and business acumen are crucial. During my RC year, I consulted with Activ... View Details

25 Jul 2016
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Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS

industry-focused club Consider taking an active role in a student-run club at HBS. I joined the Retail & Luxury Goods Club as a Director of Panels for the annual retail conference. This not only introduced me to countless new... View Details

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Application Process | MBA

Lucas, Director of Evaluation for MBA Admissions, walks you through the Employment section of the application. Play MBA Application Tips: Activities video Play Video duration: 1:57 Activities, Awards & Recognition Sarah Lucas, Director of... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling - Course Catalog

organizational activity leverages off that single fact. Markets are not totally rational organizations and the firms with the best sales teams will usually win. “Superior sales and distribution by itself can create a monopoly, even with... View Details

01 Sep 2024
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From the Classroom to Casablanca

To put what they have learned in the classroom to the test in the field, more than 900 HBS first-year students embarked in May on the FIELD Global Immersion (FGI), a cornerstone of the MBA Program since 2012. This experiential learning opportunity dispatches students... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

11 Dec 2019
News

A Righteous Path

“Today is a pretty exciting day here,” Safe Passage Project executive director Rich Leimsider (MBA 2003) says as soon as he picks up the phone in late October 2019. “As of today, we are representing 1,001 children who the US government is View Details

Keywords: April White; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 1996
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New Releases

devoted to faculty research and course development. A typical year at HBS will produce hundreds of new cases and dozens of books, as well as numerous articles and working papers. This activity covers an enormous variety of business and... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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You’ve Been YouTubed

or not we’re active users of them. A new case coauthored by HBS marketing professor John Deighton and research associate Leora Kornfeld offers an object lesson in what that means for big, recognizable companies and their brands. “United... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; social media; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Air Transportation; Transportation

15 Aug 2016
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Prepare for Your Interview with Research

the most recent products or services launched by the company? ABI/Proquest and Nexis are two article databases with powerful search interfaces that allow you to dig deeply into a company’s activities and events. Key Players in the... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)

the military, I took those lessons with me to Bristol-Myers Squibb and then to HBS. We were in class when 9/11 happened. I was a reservist. A few weeks later I got a call saying I was being returned to active duty, and then my View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major campaign issue. We find that politically connected firms with more... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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1.4.1 HBS Learning Model | MBA

interaction. These values apply both in educational and extracurricular activities. The HBS MBA Program educates leaders through a process of active participation and shared learning. Its goal is to create an environment in which students... View Details

Dawn Dobras

has been founding team on a consumer tech start-up that was exited and active angel investor. Currently, she is founder/ GP of Capital F, an early stage venture fund focused on technology that shapes women's lives. View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products and Services (B2C)

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Biotech and medical devices: Company Data and Analysis

Insights & Industry Analytics - Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies and emerging spaces. Pitchbook - Information on companies, deals, funds, investors... View Details

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German-Speaking Society | MBA

German-Speaking Society The mission of the German-Speaking Society is to provide an active platform to gather HBS students, partners and alumni of all nationalities united by a desire to practice or learn German, and to discover the... View Details

08 May 2015
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Adopting a common language can strengthen global companies

can help all employees work together more effectively, including building awareness of the emotional dynamics involved in cross-language business communications; creating safe environments for language practice; and reinforcing an empathetic culture, in which native... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Faculty Research Online

You Outsource Your Marketing? Few companies own all the marketing expertise they need, especially of the left-brain, analytic variety. Professor of Management Practice Gail McGovern outlines the pros and cons of turning over your marketing View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Didier Dumerjean

for Human Rights & Global Justice (Human Rights & Translation), Harlem Educational Activities Fund (Board Member), Aspen Institute (Socrates Fellow - Thought Leadership) View Details

07 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 7

concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States. We discuss rationales for the agglomeration of these activities and the economic consequences of clusters. We identify and discuss policies that are being pursued in... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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