Investment Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

development through individual contracts, the comprehensive platform would be free to doctors and pharma alike and financed via an aggressive fundraising strategy and through the sale of the prescription data collected on the app. Barry... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1999
News

Spirit at Work

'56), former head of McKinsey & Company worldwide and president of The Bendix Corporation and now chairman and CEO of Avenir, a private investment group, became founding chairman of the Trinity Forum in 1991. An "academy without walls,"... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

25 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist

Business School, thinking that his undergraduate studies in political economy, a short-lived acting career, and three-plus years on the Sustainability Strategy and Transformation team at the London consultancy ERM, would perhaps “bring a... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup

might make the employer wonder whether your product(s) will in fact do a better job. —Teg Rood (MBA 1976) I would recommend building some detailed customer use cases to solidify your value proposition. If you can establish some new variables on the View Details

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

with social media information. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53102 forthcoming Journal of Finance Brokers vs. Retail Investors: Conflicting Interests and Dominated Products By: Egan, Mark Abstract—I study how brokers distort... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

13 Mar 2019
News

The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)

classmates for two years built poise, which is incredibly important when you’re constantly in front of customers, retailers, investors, or even the Sharks! Wiegele: “We also took a digital marketing strategy and e-commerce class... View Details

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

investment have increased vastly over the last decade, making many people richer. But the problem is that the process has not really been global enough. In fact, some two billion people today live in countries that are actually becoming... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism

potential risks at most other organizations? A: One of the next steps with our research is to look at leader strategies that reduce the chances of becoming seen as hypocritical. We theorize—but still need to test the ideas—that employees... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2017
News

The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

president of corporate development and strategy at the Madison Square Garden Company, which now hosts esports events in its venues across the country. “But, to use a basketball analogy, esports is still in the beginning of the first... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

wait; investment decisions or personal decisions don't wait for that picture to be clarified.— Andy Grove AG: None of us have a real understanding of where we are heading. I don't. I have senses about it. But decisions don't wait; View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

a variety of industries with their strategic marketing plans. "I enjoy working with global teams," she reports. "On my current study I work with Americans, Germans, Irish, Poles, French, Dutch, and Austrians. We are designing a multiple market entry View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

22 Nov 2024
News

Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

Care Initiative; Leemore Dafny, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration; and Peter Barrett, an Executive Fellow at HBS and Partner at Atlas Venture. Panels discussed a wide range of topics including new business models in healthcare delivery, biotech... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

expansion strategies across HBP’s market groups. Together, Desmarais and McConville will continue to refine the firm’s strategy and build a deeper understanding of the customer experience, while exploring... View Details

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

its influence on team processes and performance are discussed. What Drives Sell-Side Analyst Compensation at High-Status Investment Banks? Authors:Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy, and David A. Maber Publication:Journal of Accounting... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Verge Software (A)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Elizabeth Kind

Scott Rozic, CEO of start-up Verge Software, has just told his board that he is taking the company in a totally new direction, moving from enterprise knowledge management software to Internet direct marketing. This case covers the start-up of the business, and Rozic's... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Technological Innovation; Applications and Software; Management Teams; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Product Development; Information Technology Industry; United States

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01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

when the social mission of an organization depends on its own commercial success: More revenue means more resources to invest in the core mission. “It becomes this catch-22,” Battilana says. In “Harnessing Productive Tensions,” Battilana... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

29 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 29, 2007

the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, mobile and RFID technologies) and non-information technologies (including medical devices... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

outside of our direct industry to address it. Paul McDonald, Senior Director, Opower Product Strategy & Marketing at Oracle (How OPower Uses Behavioral Science & AI to Reduce Energy Demand): “There's nothing that quite replaces... View Details

January 2025
Case

AI Meets VC: The Data-Driven Revolution at Quantum Light Capital

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Ilya Kondrashov, CEO of Quantum Light Capital, was driven to harness AI for identifying high-potential scale-ups. Collaborating with Nik Storonsky, founder of Revolut, the duo observed that most venture capital (VC) decisions were heavily influenced by emotion, with... View Details