Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

consider as it broadens the pool of potential candidates including MBA students, seniors and juniors in college, and professionals working full-time. Venture Capital firms can benefit immensely from this diverse group of talented future... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

battles for eight years and still faces the likelihood of a presidential veto if approved by the Republican-dominated U.S. Senate. But, domestic politics aside, according to Vietor, the administration may not be able to ignore the project's View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

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IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment

demand for their product, and to do so, they need to design a flexible product that can easily be added to the existing facilities of potential customers. We felt that their modular design was well-suited to demonstrating to customers the... View Details

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Alumni Career Journey: Margot Zuckerman (MBA 2024) – Integrating Climate into Business (and Government) Priorities - Blog - Business & Environment

college would be in a corporate sustainability role in the food industry. While I didn’t manage to land a sustainability-specific role, I joined procurement at Kraft Heinz, seeking to learn more about food supply chains—an area with huge View Details

31 Jan 2025
News

New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses

chance to meet other alumni, to engage with appreciative entrepreneurs, and to have fun.” Finding small business clients that want free expert business advice has not been a problem. “Currently, we have a good pipeline of potential... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

climate change. The decarbonization transition would accelerate if more governments enacted policies to price carbon, and companies have the opportunity to encourage that.” BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD IN SOCIETY Contributing to a Better Future Program Catalyzes New... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

21 May 2019
News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

predictable rain patterns due to a shift in El Niño patterns will also contribute to flooding and soil erosion, making soybean production—consumed by both hogs and chickens—more difficult. “There will be a little less drought, but View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Oct 1999
News

Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic

our corporate employees to do volunteer work, sponsorship of arts endeavors, and a Gap foundation to help at-risk youth to realize their potential and experience success. Not to put you on the spot, but what do you usually wear to work? I... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

One-on-One with Peter Cuneo

mentions a tireless vigilante: the Punisher. What is the motive behind Marvel’s decision to begin producing its own films? Creative control and a greater portion of the potential profits. When we came out of bankruptcy seven years ago we... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; comic books; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Oct 2002
News

Sam Hayes

musician, Hayes plays the pipe organ and cello, “but only with family” — a select group that consists of his wife, Barbara, and their three daughters and two grandchildren. What's behind the current crisis in U.S. financial markets? Wall Street has always been a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

25 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Hikma Health + HBS MBAs Crowdsource Largest County-Level COVID-19 Dataset

secure more funding, which would enable us to expand beyond 1,320 counties, include more policies, keep the dataset dynamically updated, and potentially create a standalone website to serve as a hub for all county-level COVID-19 data and... View Details

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

stock repurchases to net income is misleading and ignores two important factors: first, focusing on dividends and buybacks ignores the substantial (direct and indirect) equity issuances firms engage in; second, net income is a poor metric of income View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2024
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

When Monica Saggioro Leal (MBA 2018) and her business partner, Lara Lemann, started MAYA Capital, a tech-focused, Brazilian VC firm launched in 2018, they wanted to take a hands-on approach with their startup investments in their first 12 months. They wanted to support... View Details

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Lindsay Steinmetz

coursework and my classmates I was able to learn more about how the world works (business, government and public sector) and I was exposed to potential roles in many sectors and companies. But, it also showed me that I want to work on... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

16 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Health Care Club: Summer Spotlight

about regulation, IP, and production capabilities (CMC). I will also be looking at the potential commercial prospects which are the basis for Shires interest. It is important for Shire to have a picture of both the opportunity and... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

27 Mar 2019
News

Sharing the Road

Sakshi Vij (GMP 23, 2017) is the founder and CEO of Myles, an innovative car-sharing company operating in 21 cities in India. In this interview, she talks about the potential growth in the car-sharing space and how new technologies enable... View Details

15 Nov 2016
News

Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India

Mumbai, Bhandari looked at companies developing sophisticated diagnostic and treatment tools that, she says, “could have huge potential to improve rural health care—if they could be made affordably.” To Bhandari, the financial aid she has... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Going Forward

accessible to students with tremendous potential who may otherwise never have imagined that an HBS degree is within their reach. We can find new ways to leverage the fact that we are part of a great university as we build programmatic... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

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 Jun 2014
News

Start Me Up

5 Keys to Startup Success From the Nigam playbook Selling "A crucial skill, because startup founders are always selling, to potential investors, customers, employees, you name it. Get your pitch down pat!" Execution "Lots of people have... View Details