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- 22 Feb 2017
- News
Funding Solar’s Future
later stages, with a model that rewards in the longer-term. The article also lays out the current challenges for solar, including the falling price of fossil fuels and the potential lack of political appetite for clean energy. But the... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- News
Ideas with Economic and Social Impact
While many countries are facing mounting economic, social, and political challenges, Karen Wilson (MBA 1991) says that “there’s a lot of potential in leveraging private sector approaches to address these challenges in new ways. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Launch Codes
Photo courtesy of Jodi Gernon Before joining HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship as its new director in July, Jodi Gernon (MBA 1991) weighed two other potential career options—joining a startup or launching one of her own. “I... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships
out into the world. An investment in their leadership potential, and in their potential to make a difference, has far-reaching impact—on the students and on society more broadly. “Fellowships enable the diversity of perspectives that is... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Class Day/Commencement 2013
potentially the next person to teach you something. The near future? I don't want to get comfortable. I want to keep the drive that got me here. Long term? I want to combine my interest in technology with business and policymaking to help... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
Without that information, there’s the potential to misallocate ad dollars to sites where conversion rates aren’t as high,” he says. In addition, industry critics believe the elimination of third-party cookies could give an unfair... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Nov 2016
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Global Family Offices: Trends & Opportunities
Over the last few years, substantial growth in family offices (FOs) has resulted in their emergence as a significant investor class. There are an estimated 2,500 FOs globally, controlling $7+ trillion in assets; approximately 300 of these FOs manage over $5 billion... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
6 Lessons Learned from a Summer of Entrepreneurship
model, our hypotheses, and our assumptions. 5. Be patient really patient. One of the most difficult lessons we learned was that things take a very long time to develop and transpire. Whether it’s designing and conducting an MVP, creating a presentation for View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Chertavian founded Year Up. With 15 U.S. cities and counting, Year Up seeks to help young urban adults reach their full potential through a one-year program that provides hands-on IT and professional skills development, college credits,... View Details
- Web
Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
optimized for venture opportunities with relatively low technological and/or market uncertainty. While tough technology has the potential to transform incumbent industries and tackle our most pressing societal issues, the tough tech... View Details
- 06 Feb 2020
- News
HBS Alumni Join Forces on Virus Outbreak in China
like Dr. Wenliang, who have been significantly harmed or have died from the outbreak and whose personal stories will be a positive inspiration to a wider community of potential donors or supporters. The funds raised will be restricted to... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Bounce Back
B2B companies can take advantage of this opportunity by inserting ads that are relevant to their subscribers or potential customers. Is email better for reaching certain demographics? Our recent survey found that nearly 60 percent of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The Western Front
potential partners. The government is used to the request for proposal (RFP) model—an agency has a need, a company proposes to fulfill it, and that’s that. But in the Valley, Hendrickson is always looking for ways to show startups that... View Details
Keywords: Jason Feifer
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Closing the 'Network Gap'
Schrier. Interviews with potential advisees helped the cofounders create a viable business model. The Equity Network would be a mentor marketplace to give the next generation of Black, Latinx, and Native American business leaders greater... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure
In a mid-December letter to all MBA students, Dean Jay Light announced that the School was dropping its seven-year-old policy that prohibited students from revealing their grades to potential employers. The change takes effect with the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
Recognizing the potential of online learning, both to reach new audiences and to strengthen its engagement with alumni, the School is developing HBX, its own online platform. While sharing best practices with edX (a joint venture of... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
This case investigates both micro and macro issues around strategic human capital development. First, it explores how Egon Zehnder, a leading global search and advisory firm, assesses talent in the firms for which it works. The case discusses the deployment of a unique... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Shana Hoffman
deeper understanding of the potential for health-care technology. “Some people said I should just go right into business. But I thought I could combine education and entrepreneurship together,” Shana says. “An MBA would be a low-risk... View Details
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
with, and research inside the corporate and financial sectors, know firms’ operations and industry practices well. They have a pretty good hunch where the corporate O-Rings are located — those potential pressure points that could explode... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Blog Post
Crisis Leadership with Nikhil Patel: The Critical Importance of Trust
urgent challenges. In March, community trust would prove critical. While taking a deep dive into the potential for tax policy to incentivize housing development, “COVID-19 really hit,” Patel says. Virtually overnight, Patel’s housing... View Details