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- 01 Mar 2014
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Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
global organization whose mission is accelerating innovation to improve the lives of older adults. Much of their early work has been nurturing promising entrepreneurs through the aptly named Aging2.0 GENerator—which provides strategic counseling View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Into the Light
More than 1.2 billion people worldwide live without access to electricity. Another 2 billion have limited electricity, just a few hours of often unreliable power a day. “It’s really hard for most of us to imagine a life without... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Connecting past to present
extensive resources into an easy option for families across the globe. “By leveraging technology, the Internet, and network-effect scale, we’ve sparked mainstream interest in family history by making it View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Crazy Days of Summer
Foy: Performing a perfect 10 leisure dive. As winter’s icy winds make the walk across the Weeks Footbridge feel like a trek to the Arctic Circle, hot sunny days can seem a distant memory. But summer will return to the Charles River and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the public—when making decisions about his company’s timber View Details
- 17 Jul 2020
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Support System
the foundations of these communities.” The problem these shea-nut pickers faced, says Akuete, CEO and founder of Eu’Genia Shea and its Target-based sister brand, Mother’s Shea, is that they are largely women... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
Adds Tierney: “Rather than working with big institutions, such as universities and hospitals, we wanted to serve organizations that didn’t have access to wealthy donors and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
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HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus
people who are gaining access everyday," Davis noted, "it's making the personal computer revolution in the early 1980s look tame." Titled "The Digital Field of Dreams," Cyberposium '97 was cochaired by Mike Dodd View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
In the business of empowering women entrepreneurs
decade. Even though women start businesses at twice the rate of men, their access to capital has been limited, says Dodi, who launched WVCF with fellow HBS alumna Edith Pripas Dorsen (MBA/MPA 1985) and with... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
sustainability. “We strongly believe in the appeal of a strategy that achieves the goals of both purely financial investors and mission-driven investors, as it allows us to access more capital View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
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Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
Bank estimated that 40 percent of the country’s population lacked access to electricity in 2016—“but we hope it encourages and inspires other leaders,” he adds. Entrepreneurs are key to Africapitalism, says... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Leveraging the power of yes
programs as well as its efforts to distill and disseminate best practices by understanding the true social impact of investing in early-stage companies that provide affordable access to agricultural inputs,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating connections among consumers
embraced technology and tools that make it easier for members to access reviews and deals. “Our members want help with hiring decisions that have a high cost of failure if done... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Research Available on World Wide Web
practice. To see for yourself, access the HBS Division of Research Homepage www.hbs.edu/research to find listings of research conducted at HBS over the last five years, arranged according to individual professor View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The power to change nuclear waste into cost-efficient energy
less expensive approach than traditional nuclear power, while cutting waste by 95 percent. During a family trip around the world in 2011, Wilcox saw how those who lacked access to electricity had poor quality of life in regions of India... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
chronic diseases and disabilities are similarly provided with access to a world of possibilities. — GE Arnaud Karsenti Irrepressible entrepreneur, optimist, global dealmaker Karsenti On his 12th birthday,... View Details
- 02 Aug 2019
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Fulfilling Their Promise
worked with 500 young women, many of whom now serve as mentors themselves. “Girls Group,” says Schooner, “is all about accessing emotions and learning to love yourself; and if... View Details
- 19 Sep 2019
- News
Predicting Human Behaviors
Applied Sciences at Harvard; Harvard fellow Walter Scheirer; and PhD candidate Sam Anthony, all cofounders—narrowed their focus to autonomous cars. By 2016, the startup had a bank of desks in the Harvard i-lab. The cofounders were... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 29 Oct 2024
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A Fearless Fighter Honored
Executive forces—Green continued to fight, blocking German troop access to a vital railroad hub by blowing up a nearby tunnel. After several weeks on the run, though, Green was captured and ultimately... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
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Book Smart
demand was super clear.” Within months, Worldreader’s app launched, offering access to thousands of books from around the world, allowing students not only to read for pleasure but also to explore categories like human health View Details