by Julia Austin - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Sep 2021
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September 2021 Alumni Books

investors to create a supportive environment in which African entrepreneurs can thrive. Why Muslims Lagged Behind and Others Progressed New translation by Nadeem M. Qureshi (MBA 1982) Austin Macauley In the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Apr 2022
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Home Grown

cofounded InMobi, a mobile-first advertising platform that achieved unicorn status in 2011—the first consumer technology company fully conceived and executed in India to do so. In this episode of Skydeck, Associate Editor Julia Hanna... View Details

05 May 2023
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Fail Better

all highly successful. But they also share something in common: failure. Steve Schwarzman: You don't grow just by winning games. You have to lose a few to figure out how to make your team better. DM: In this special edition of Skydeck,... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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Short Takes

Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper series on social enterprise,* HBS... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

05 May 2022
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Lesson Plans

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Founded in 2008 by Sal Khan (MBA 2003), Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a simple mission: to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Today,... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

STUDENTS "Enjoy whatever you are doing or move on." CURRENT READING Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements, by Austin Burt and Robert Trivers As the overseer of Singapore's economic... View Details

11 Jun 2021
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The Power of Resilience

but can be created through mindset, intention, and sense of purpose. These are all learnable skills, she says, that can be used to build resilience and better navigate the uncertainty and challenges we all confront. In this episode of Skydeck, Somani talks to Associate... View Details

02 Aug 2018
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Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?

advertising and marketing filled with stark depictions of the harsh realities of drug use. On this episode of Skydeck, Langford speaks with associate editor Julia Hanna about how they’ll craft these messages, how effective they can be—and... View Details

10 May 2022
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2022

Photographed by Susan Young and Alice Carfrae Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2022 recipients, listen to podcasts detailing their impact, and... View Details

25 Apr 2023
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Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

Hilton Wood and Vanessa Royle from the Southern California region. In addition to being HBS classmates, the winning teams all cut their teeth in either the Startup Operations course or the first-year immersion program, Startup Bootcamp—both taught View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

19 Jan 2016
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Electric Avenues

Illustration by Mario Wagner RELATED Learn about how HBS students and alumni are helping transform Boston Watch alumni discuss innovation inside City Hall Once viewed as an oxymoron, civic innovation has become a hot field, with cities... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

03 Oct 2019
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Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

Bezos’s Blue Origin was still three years away from launching its first test vehicle. Today, Morgan Stanley estimates that the global space economy is worth $350 billion—and projects that it will grow to $1 trillion by 2040. Garriott de... View Details

Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government

20 Jun 2019
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Reframing Modern Art

forgotten figures to light, and how her finance career prepared her for assembling an art exhibition. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Denise, can you just tell me about the process by which you began thinking about a... View Details

13 May 2025
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If I Knew Then

(MBA 1990), Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976), Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966), and John Rice (MBA 1992) Photos by Susan Young READ MORE Julia Hanna: Deborah Farrington’s (MBA 1976) advice was hard-earned: ten years... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

15 Jun 2021
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The Path Ahead

challenges and opportunities that the School faces—and the priorities that will guide his leadership. Inequality and racism are among the most serious problems in today's societies. How does Dean Datar plan to address these issues by... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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‘We were just doing what needed to be done’

Edited by Jennifer Gillespie FOUR FOUNDERS From left: Clifford Darden, Lillian Lincoln Lambert, Theodore Lewis, and Leroy Willis (photos courtesy of HBS Archives) Just over 50 years ago, at the end of a summer that saw race riots across... View Details

03 Mar 2020
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Can This Man Change the American Diet?

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Ayr Muir: Hey Chris, where’s the medlar? These are medlar. Julia Hanna: Wow. Ayr: I’m trying to find a nice squishy one. So in... they were popular in medieval times and... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

26 Jun 2025
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The Vinyl Revival

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Caren Kelleher (MBA 2010) was at HBS, she started managing bands, mainly as a way to stay involved in an industry that she loved. It was right... View Details

12 May 2022
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Onboarding

service as a director and lead director on multiple nonprofit and corporate boards. In this special edition of Skydeck honoring recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, Associate Editor Julia Hanna talks to Barron about board service,... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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3-Minute Briefing: Arnon Mishkin (MBA 1989)

Edited by Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen I remember watching the Kennedy-Nixon debate when I was five years old. In 1964, I distributed leaflets in my neighborhood,... View Details

Keywords: elections; consulting; analysis; polls

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