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Tom Humphrey
When I was five, everyone called me "Zac." He was the protagonist of a book mum would read to me at night, a boy who battled imaginary dragons to save his town. Inspired, I would run around in a cape terrorising the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
dozer and began running away. Major Gurfein, realizing his mission of breaching the berm would fail without the dozer operator, sprang to his feet, chased down the shaken operator and physically brought him View Details
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
strong community. As our base of instructors continues to grow, we are starting to see the network effect of BollyX gaining more brand awareness." What's it like to wear two very different hats at BollyX? (Minal runs BollyX and also is... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ferran Ayala
aptitude, will and heart can take one very far. Yet I felt constrained in Mexico, where this view is less widely held because classism, racism and corruption still act to predetermine one's fate. For the past thirteen years, I have run... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Redefining Work Life
several corporate boards, and traveled, WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell (MBA ’68) came calling, tempting Fudge with an offer to run Young & Rubicam, the struggling communications concern he’d acquired in 2000. Fudge, intrigued, was ready to take... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Women and VC
DODI: Backing ventures with products important to women and families. Photo courtesy Monica Dodi A cofounder of MTV Europe, a former executive at Walt Disney/Europe, and former CEO of AOL’s Entertainment Asylum, Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) is... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Mary Quin: A Life-Changing Story
militants who, they later learned, were attempting to win freedom for a group of Muslim extremists imprisoned by the Yemeni authorities. The next morning, as army troops mounted a rescue operation, one of Quin's captors stuck an AK-47 into her View Details
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
mention his entrepreneurial spirit—can be traced back to his time at HBS. As a student, he loved former HBS lecturer Irving Grousbeck's popular course on starting new ventures and conducted a field study of Analog Devices, View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
One of the advantages of getting up before 4 a.m., F. Warren Hellman (MBA ’59) says with a smile, is that you aren’t expected to go to cocktail parties. Every day at that hour, Hellman can be found running six miles through his San... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Portrait Project
Jessica Gelman
When I was twelve years old I wrote my life aspirations in the back of a journal. I wanted to play Division I college basketball. I also dreamed of going to Harvard Business School and envisioned owning a company. Believe it or not, I... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kevin Omwega
"I'm scared," I said, as we walked into our new home. The house had no lights, no furniture, no running water, nothing. My elder brother Eric, who had remained in Kenya when my parents pursued their education in the U.S., stood... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
Paying It Forward
changing the game for retailers as it turns millions of dollars in losses back to profits for clients on four continents. Kundu is also changing the game outside his industry—for children in India, especially—thanks to the success he’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
Business and Pleasure: Kim and Coup Coupounas enjoy the scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains just as much today as when they moved to Boulder almost a decade ago. (photo by Stephen Collector) The trail weaves back and forth in steep... View Details
- Fast Answer
Entrepreneurship by country
related to entrepreneurship collected for dozens of countries. Navigate directly to the Data section to run custom reports for variables across countries over time. World Bank Entrepreneurship Database: data relating to business... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
Massachusetts, classroom. Explaining the decision that led him to this radical midcareer transition, Watson, an engaging veteran entrepreneur with a long and successful record of cofounding and running early-stage companies all over the... View Details
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Brian Shaw
Live outdoors. Drink freshly squeezed orange juice. Let food cook slowly on the grill. Tell the ocean what worries me. Listen to the sunset. Sleep out underneath the stars. Feel small. Go swimming in rivers. Let my insecurities flow. Run... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
Sector, details the 1982 launch and subsequent development of Newman's Own. Based in Westport, Connecticut, the company began as "something of a lark," according to Newman, with two thousand bottles of vinaigrette salad dressing made from his own recipe. He marketed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
network’s formidable financial might. The knowledge base required to fully understand the various takeovers and rights deals originated back in corporate finance class. Since Disney’s purchase of ESPN in 1996, management has chosen never... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
have big problems with their governments" "Many OPEC members, like Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela, are running budget deficits, even with oil revenues," Vietor said in a recent interview in his Morgan Hall office. "If their... View Details
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Maliha Khan
my career in two stages: here in the United States and back home in Pakistan. While in the U.S., I'd like a role that gives me the feeling of entrepreneurship - that gives me the freedom and flexibility to make significant decisions. In... View Details