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- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
that will reimagine health and other fields for decades more. Revenues at IBM have been in the red since 2012, yet analysts have pointed to Watson as the engine that can revitalize the company—as the potential through-line that will touch... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Peter L. Slavin (MBA '90) nods toward a long line stretching back from a gourmet coffee counter. "That's one of our most utilized facilities," he says with a smile. "The joke around here is that the hospital operation is a loss leader for the coffee shop and the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
has not become any easier or more elegant. In this book, you will discover how to help raise the financial resources that your organization needs to perform its good deeds. Learn why an effective, sustainable revenue model is critical to... View Details
- 15 Mar 2019
- News
A Model of Drive and Impact
Pablo Fernandez Alvarez (GMP 17, 2014) is cofounder of Clicars, an e-commerce platform in Spain that allows users to buy and finance refurbished cars hassle-free. In this interview, Fernandez explains the business model, the reasons behind the company’s rapid growth (... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
revenue share on transactions and provide curated fulfillment/logistics. —Tony Chao (MBA 2007) Stay the course and focus only on made-to -order, which is the best way to build a sustainable competitive advantage. The made-to-order model... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
parents, Andrew, his brother Jim, and cousin Jonathan run the company today. In an unusual arrangement, they share the top spot: Andrew and Jonathan serve as co-chairman of the board, and Jim is president and CEO. Under their leadership, View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
company to still lose money, Byrnes explains how managers can rethink their business for maximum profit. Along the way, he punctures such harmful myths as revenues are good, costs are bad; all customers should get the same great service;... View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in the social services. The... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
helped create tens of thousands of products representing more than 150 countries. The designers share in the revenues and the company offers literacy programming to its manufacturers. “For me, what I wanted to do the most is question how... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
center.” Instead of subsidizing this agency, Congress wanted the PTO to generate significant revenues for the government. As a result, starting salaries for examiners fell far behind the private sector, and it became difficult to recruit... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)
ability to refocus the company on its primary mission-discovering breakthrough drugs-soon earned him the respect of Wall Street, too. Between 1994 and 2001, Merck launched an unprecedented seventeen new drugs and increased revenues from... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
production of a commodity that most Indians needed, I didn't mind." Bajaj's antiestablishment views prevailed, and by the beginning of the 1980s, Bajaj Auto had increased its annual production to 172,000 vehicles. Today, with revenues of... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
Women's Worth New U.S. Census data reveal that women entrepreneurs are changing the face of the economy. The performance of the women's business sector in recent years has surpassed that of U.S. business overall in several major areas, including rates of new-business... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
change solution. I recently joined Fermata Energy, which makes bidirectional vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging platforms. V2X bidirectional charging platforms turn EVs into a revenue center, extending fleets' value. Fermata Energy is... View Details
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) grew up in Rego Park, Queens, the son of Spanish immigrants. As a boy in the 1940s, he would watch the airplanes fly over his backyard and into LaGuardia Airport,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
a sustainable revenue stream and a sustainable business, and I think the jury's still out on a lot of those companies." Would he do it all over again? "There is no way I would start another company unless I was extremely well funded,"... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
integrated, with cards made in a facility Lovepop owns in Vietnam, which allows for greater flexibility. The company is doubling its revenues quarter over quarter and reported a $1.4 million run rate in late 2015. After some small initial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
earned approximately $1.5 billion in revenue in 2015 from serving top brands, including Hugo Boss, Nautica, and Ralph Lauren. Yang is a catalyst for change in a traditional industry. As wages rise in China, many textile companies are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
Museum of the Dog in St. Louis. Tell us about the business side of the AKC. Our primary revenues come from the registration of dog litters and individual dogs. Annually, we register five hundred thousand litters and one million dogs. Our... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
the fixed-fee system, filling cavities is a cost, not a revenue opportunity. So the financial incentive supports preventive care. So a system where health providers offer comprehensive care for a fixed fee is the disruptive innovation... View Details