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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
University President A. Lawrence Lowell, who steered Doriot to HBS, a more suitable place for a young man who aspired to run a factory. Even though he had no friends or family in the United States, little money (the war left his father... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
Image by Martin Leon Barreto In 2021, while the pandemic was amplifying social inequities and climate catastrophes, investors were busy pouring more money than ever into environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments: In the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
value just doesn’t happen. It’s often the case that hot venture sectors get too much money, that too much money chases too few deals and drives up prices. It’s being driven by the fact that the markets don’t... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
Are millennials more concerned about their positive impact on the planet and on society—less focused on money and more on meaning? Is the shift toward a more conscientious generation a true trend or a myth? —Katina Stefanova (MBA 2005)... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
commensurate with military goals. Can the U.S. economy grow if the war on terrorism is prolonged and inconclusive? Because the American economy rides on the back of the American consumer, the fundamental issue is whether we can restore consumer confidence, to get... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
sell on the street. Here, you need to be able to write a business plan.” With the vision of creating a training center for women, Silbert returned to Boston, took a job at a nonprofit, wrote a business plan, and began raising money to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
marketing for the Giants. “My job was to put warm butts into cold seats,” notes Baer, who says he learned a lot about all aspects of the business during the three years he spent promoting fan interest and attendance at the notoriously... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
country’s leafy greens are produced in Arizona or California, according to the states' Leafy Green Marketing Agreement, and transportation to New England can take weeks; FreshBox being able to offer Massachusetts consumers a locally grown... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
physical intimidation, girls who were previously aspiring teachers or doctors become home-based entrepreneurs out of necessity. Kamila’s strength, persistence, and sense of duty to her family are heroically evident as she learns to sew in order to earn View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
thinking,” Kang said to laughter. “It’s another online dating site.” But VC firms have shown a great deal of interest—almost $150 million worth since early 2010—in the revitalized online dating sector, which market research company... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
good ROI.” Diniz began to brainstorm with Paulo Puterman, a friend studying to get his PhD in biotechnology at the University of São Paulo who also happened to be focused on the highly efficient elephant grass/electricity equation. “After a year of talking we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
rest of us—keep up with technology’s relentless march? Have we gone as far as the eye can see? Told in five parts, Becoming, Transforming, Observing, Showing, and Curating, this book shows how each revolution in seeing has determined who we have become—and how we might... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- News
ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup
Alumni Runner-up prize with Magma Trading, a stock market for block-size trades that he calls “the Costco of trading.” Benoit Dupont (PLDA 20, 2016) (Europe region) took the $5,000 Crowd Favorite prize with his pitch for WeMaintain, a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “We are only as good as our experiences. I think of every setback as an experience to make me stronger, more marketable and a better executive or entrepreneur. While I... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Steven B. Belkin (MBA '71) began his highly successful travel and financial services marketing enterprise, Trans National Group, a few years out of HBS. G. Peter Bidstrup (MBA '59) started to put together the Doubletree Hotel chain in the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
reflection of our international growth, but it’s also a reflection of how badly the Greek market has done over the last few years,” says Papalexopoulos, noting that demand for Titan’s products in Greece has fallen 82 percent since 2007... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
(in that order), so my first jobs were below the MBA level: market research at Carnation, then media at BBDO. When we moved to New York City, I was offered a position as an account executive at BBDO, but I heard that the previous woman in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
Sky Lucas (MBA 1983) and Jeff Hamer (Amazon Digital Services) The authors, two stock-market veterans, share their hard-won wisdom through entertaining and insightful tales about the cruel world of stocks, money management, and irrational... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
about $50 million a year to just cover the manufacturing, launch, and operating costs. “That’s a $20 billion market for a company that can provide a low-cost fuel alternative that keeps the satellites operating and making View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley