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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
revenue share on transactions and provide curated fulfillment/logistics. —Tony Chao (MBA 2007) Stay the course and focus only on made-to -order, which is the best way to build a sustainable competitive advantage. The made-to-order model... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
parents, Andrew, his brother Jim, and cousin Jonathan run the company today. In an unusual arrangement, they share the top spot: Andrew and Jonathan serve as co-chairman of the board, and Jim is president and CEO. Under their leadership, View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
company to still lose money, Byrnes explains how managers can rethink their business for maximum profit. Along the way, he punctures such harmful myths as revenues are good, costs are bad; all customers should get the same great service;... View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in the social services. The... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
helped create tens of thousands of products representing more than 150 countries. The designers share in the revenues and the company offers literacy programming to its manufacturers. “For me, what I wanted to do the most is question how... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
rate. Another was classic HBS: His venerable product was much more than just a magazine. As his classmates and professors assured him, The Nation was a “brand.” “We’re now a $10 million operation that’s been profitable the last two years,” Navasky says. “Three-quarters... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
(Maryland). REVENUE SHARING: 80 percent to school districts; 20 percent to EFP. FAST FACT: 85 percent of parents support sponsorships; 75 percent approve of naming rights. Illustration by Peter Hoey Bright Idea #4 Your Personal Learning... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
change solution. I recently joined Fermata Energy, which makes bidirectional vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging platforms. V2X bidirectional charging platforms turn EVs into a revenue center, extending fleets' value. Fermata Energy is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
When they returned to Hong Kong from the United States in the 1970s to work side by side with their father, the company’s future was uncertain. Under the brothers’ guidance, Li & Fung today is a global leader in consumer goods design, development, sourcing, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Ink: Start Small, Rise Above
other, more appropriate things, like to finance equipment and tooling. That way, they can use revenue as a key source of capital to strengthen their balance sheet and get through the initial scale phase. As the company has moved forward,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
$140 million. Rogers offered three other specific tips for keeping a business afloat at this time. “Focus on generating new revenue through new products or services, get expenses under control, and load your balance sheet with cash so... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
profitable since 2016 and grew nearly 70 percent in 2018, with revenues of $100 million. As a result, she sees no reason to take on more funding. “We have a really sustainable business at this point,” Lin says. “We’re growing at a nice... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
“completely revolutionized our business in terms of operations and streamlining,” Cleary says. With a relatively small $20 million in robo-advised accounts, “the effect on the revenue side was minimal, but the positive effect on the cost... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Wall Street has left the caffeinated powerhouse virtually untouched. The price of Starbucks stock has climbed steadily over the past ten years, gaining approximately 2,200 percent on the ten-year anniversary of the company's 1992 IPO. Net View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969
Lambert sold Centennial One, the building services company she started in her Maryland garage 25 years earlier had twelve hundred employees and annual revenues of $20 million. Although her family and friends had initially been surprised... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
earned approximately $1.5 billion in revenue in 2015 from serving top brands, including Hugo Boss, Nautica, and Ralph Lauren. Yang is a catalyst for change in a traditional industry. As wages rise in China, many textile companies are... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
resorts and the burgeoning cruise line business. Club Med revenues dropped off, and the physical plant at many of the villages deteriorated. The company's new management, however, has apparently halted that slide. Its bold plans for the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
Group, a division of IAC/InterActive Corp, continues to grow, expected to generate $1.7 billion in revenue in 2015 and a planned IPO.) Now companies are experimenting with a freemium model. Tinder introduced its Tinder Plus in March,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
is HBS’s research funded? Research conducted by our faculty is financed by internal funds, which in turn depend on contributions from alumni and friends, as well as revenues from Harvard Business Publishing and Executive Education. This... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
a tax of 4 percent to annual income above $1 million in order to raise approximately $1.9 billion in new revenue for public education funding. The foundation’s efforts do not stop with providing grant funding to support organizations and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers