Wearables - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2022
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Elevator Pitch: Good Vibrations

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Bone Health Technologies Laura Yecies (MBA 1988), CEO Concept: OsteoBoost, a wearable vibration belt that is designed to treat osteopenia and prevent osteoporosis by reducing bone... View Details

Keywords: medical device; healthcare; entrepreneurship; Alumni New Venture Competition

01 Jun 2017
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Surveying Students’ Summer Plans

of commercial tech monetization, which includes wearable products in the health care category. The opportunity appealed to me in part because it uses so much of what I learned this year, including term sheets, market evaluation, and what... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2014
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Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future

Ivy Ross uses the word “magic” more than once as she describes the changes that Google Glass could bring to the shopping experience. The woman in charge of Glass’s consumer launch is brainstorming potential uses for the $1,500 wearable... View Details

Keywords: Christine Lejeune; fashion; technology

01 Oct 2021
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HBS-Harvard Collaboration Fosters New Ventures

Ahmed (AB 2012) and his team designed WHOOP, a wearable fitness strap that collects physiological data to help athletes, their coaches, and trainers analyze strain, recovery, and sleep. The startup, one of the first unicorns to come out... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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The Well-Healed Athlete

Human Performance Lab will incorporate new insights into wearable digital sensors. At the Female Athlete Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, this approach has already led researchers to recommend reassessing guidelines for women who... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard

stores in the fall of 2021 and through an ecommerce channel in early 2022. The switch has better aligned the company with the wave of interest in sports tech and connected health, Cass notes, and distanced it from the more saturated View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

took place at the Signature Conference. MedEXO Robotics won 2017 HBSAHK Startup of the Year, out of a field of 40 companies. Sophia, the company’s social humanoid robot, announced the win. MedEXO, which is creating wearable technology to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

self-refining algorithms (aka machine learning) and wearable sensors and computers, and offer a compass for making the right choice for CEOs and CLOs who are guiding executive program design. Ultimately, this book serves as a guide to... View Details

17 Oct 2019
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Venturing Away from Venture Capital

Meridith Unger (MBA 2010), founder of Nix, a startup that is developing a single-use, wearable sensor to determine a person’s real-time hydration status, says that this stems directly from the risky nature of venture capital. (Unger... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

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