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  • 13 Feb 2020
  • News

Honoring a Legend

and then figure it out.” That boldness is what makes Nussey a Legend, says Kirschner. “Bill can do anything he wants, but he has elected to do something that will benefit all of mankind if his efforts succeed.” Arizona Alumni Networking Night Gets a View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 18 Nov 2016
  • Blog Post

CPD Global Market Update: Singapore

markets. The region is poised to have a massive increase in mobile and internet spending and, it’s believed that Amazon is ready to launch in Singapore too. Grab, founded by two HBS alumni, is also competing head-to-head with Uber. Grab recently teamed up with View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Exploring Technology and Public Impact Through the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

Policy team. In that role, I developed and analyzed Lyft policy positions on future of work and emerging technology issues such as machine learning, data sharing, and financial technologies. Connecting with the tech community at Harvard... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2017
  • Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

anticipates that people who bought tennis rackets might also want some tennis balls, the City might anticipate that people applying for a moving permit might also need to figure out their trash pick-up, parking passes, and voter registration. Just like View Details
Keywords: Consulting
  • 20 Sep 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors, since driving is central to their work. Drivers would get minimum wage, overtime, paid sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The companies said... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology
  • 18 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors, since driving is central to their work. Drivers would get minimum wage, overtime, paid sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The companies said... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
  • 07 Aug 2017
  • Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

anticipates that people who bought tennis rackets might also want some tennis balls, the City might anticipate that people applying for a moving permit might also need to figure out their trash pick-up, parking passes, and voter registration. Just like View Details
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Ask the Expert: A Fair Share

regulations hurt the industry? —Allegra Jordan (MBA 1995) I think that there are a couple of key parts to regulation. One is that it needs to be dynamic. The most interesting innovations that we’re seeing are around car-pooling: UberPool and View Details
  • 17 Aug 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

argued, the company was "involved in every aspect of the operation"-from how many rides drivers had to accept in an hour to how they had to interact with customers. Two separate class-action lawsuits against Uber and Lyft are still... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology
  • 03 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

sectors will be very important in a carbon free energy system. There may be opportunities for the existing providers to reinvent themselves in ways that leverage their existing skills and play a critical role in enabling the transition. Rebekah Emanuel: You've written... View Details
  • 10 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 10, 2015

Business School Case 715-433 Uber and the Taxi Industry (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715433-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-434 UberX & Lyft (B) No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

Golden State of Mind

Hsieh, and Lyft founder John Zimmer, centers around a team-based curriculum. To date, DU has nearly 500 alumni from 50 countries, with more than 250 startups created, including a medical device company, an apartment listings app, and an... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 02 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 2, 2016

Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders’... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne