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March 2019 (Revised July 2021)
Case

Waymo LLC

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

On December 5, 2018, Waymo LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., launched the United States’ first commercial driverless-car ride-hailing service (Waymo One), based in Phoenix, Arizona. As with other ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, Waymo One riders... View Details

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Educators

Purchase

01 Dec 2023
News

Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

10 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA for a Career Change

Deloitte in New YorkPre-MBA career I never picked a major in college. I took the first one off the alphabetical list – accounting. I took the gig as an auditor at Deloitte in New York because “Sex and the City” was popular around that... View Details

Fast Answer

Identifiers in Business Information Databases

style="font-size:11pt">ISIN – International Securities Identification Number. These are issued to companies in all countries. Consists of 12 characters. The first 2 alphabetical characters identify the country of origin. ... View Details

04 Sep 2019
Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

learned about Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Alphabet (Google) with “a grand vision of developing the Toronto waterfront using advanced technology to make a better city, one with more efficient transportation and a more sustainable... View Details

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

organizations? Retirees may also find that all that extra time at home can ruffle relationships. In the study, some men whose wives had been homemakers said they drove their wives crazy soon after retirement by invading the kitchen and doing things like View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

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For the Difference Makers | Information Technology

Staff, and Doctoral Students can submit a ticket or request to HBS IT. Browse Services Learn more about HBS IT services and applications. View Upcoming Training & Events Browse/sign-up for HBS IT learning opportunities. Quick Links (login required) Email & Calendar VPN... View Details

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

a process of five steps by which companies can effectively scale experimentation, using an alphabetical mnemonic: Awareness, Belief, Commitment, Diffusion, Embeddedness. The five stages of creating an experiment organization, adapted from... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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A-Z List of Tools | Information Technology

A-Z List of Tools An alphabetical list Login information may be required to access some of the links in this list. 3 3Play A Adobe Creative Suite & Components Alumni Portal B Buy-to-Pay C Canvas Case Template Catering Classroom &... View Details

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MBA Students | Information Technology

and implement flexible and easy-to-use tools that empower you to teach, learn, and work more effectively every day. To get help, email us at mbaithelp@hbs.edu . Information & Resources Information to help MBA students make the most of their HBS experience. MBA Admit... View Details

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Staff | Information Technology

Applications and technology products that support your research. Case Template Qualtrics Research Computing Services (DRFD) Research Information System (RIS), VPN access may be required A–Z List of Tools An alphabetical list to help you... View Details

Alumni WDYDWYD

Mary Dell Harrington

In January 2012, I co-founded a blog, Grown and Flown: Parenting from the Empty Nest, jumping into the deep end of social media. Though on Facebook, I had everything to learn about blogging, twitter, Pinterest, SEO, and an alphabet soup... View Details

Portrait Project

Dominique Baillet

I've always had a big mouth. In third grade, I informed my teacher, Mr. Rogers, that the design for recess line-up was flawed: We kids spent disproportionate time organizing alphabetically at the cost of the very freedom recess was... View Details

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Faculty | Information Technology

community connected. Dropbox, by request Microsoft 365 Secure File Transfer Slack, by request Webex Calling Zoom Meeting & Event Planning Resources for coordinating meeting spaces and catering. Booking Space Catering Hybrid Classrooms A–Z List of Tools An View Details

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Doctoral Students | Information Technology

Event Planning Resources for coordinating meeting spaces and catering. Booking Space Catering A–Z List of Tools An alphabetical list to help you find what you are looking for quickly. A–Z Tools View Details

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

particular industry, he saw his internship as a gateway to entrepreneurship. “Microsoft was immense,” he says. “I wanted to work at a smaller company.” While following the social media account of HBS’ Career & Professional Development Office, he learned about... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

18 May 2015
News

The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)

an incredibly successful advertising model on desktop to mobile devices. I learned about the mobile ecosystem and its vocabulary: apps, developers, deep-linking, SDKs, APIs, server-side, device IDs, carriers, exchanges, SSPs, DSPs, DMPs, etc. It sometimes felt like a... View Details

Keywords: Google; Yahoo; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

online experiences. Simulations & Experiential Learning Create interactive simulations, learning tools, and exercises to facilitate teaching and learning. Research Computing Services (DRFD) Explore how we can support the research platform data life cycle, including... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Alumni Books

Dornenburg (Little, Brown & Co.) This guide to creating delicious dishes contains tips, anecdotes, and signature dishes from the most imaginative chefs in the country. Thousands of ingredient entries, organized alphabetically and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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