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01 Oct 1999
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White knight in the rye

want them returned. He may want me to destroy them. He may not care at all." Norton, who paid $169,411.25 for the letters, has never met Salinger. The founder of Peter Norton Computing, makers of Norton Utilities software programs, Norton... View Details

06 Dec 2018
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Source Code

moment of saying, ‘Every banker’s going to have one of those things,’ ” she says. VisiCalc was presented on an Apple computer, and Dubinsky—not knowing the difference between hardware and View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Daniel Hertzberg

01 Oct 2000
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MBA Cohorts Will Merge Next Year

outstanding educational experience, stimulating innovation and change in the MBA Program, and providing valuable experience and learning about program delivery." While the... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety View Details

30 Mar 2018
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Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

“Academic achievement opens opportunities for success, but you can’t expect schools to consistently outperform the health of their neighborhoods,” says John Majors (MBA 2000). “The reality is that some employers and educators... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Inside the Revolution

facilitate this revolutionary industry can be discussed and formulated. And, importantly, it offers a venue for social and ethical aspects of this revolution to be pondered. Observes West, “The life sciences... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Eileen McCluskey; Jonathan West; Life Sciences Project; LSP; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2016
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Dear Future Author…

three-time entrepreneur and coauthor of Entrepreneurs in the Midst “The only advice I was ever given that bore fruit was that the art of writing is the art of application—the application of the seat of the... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Helping one child led to improving the lives of thousands

Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) volunteered as a Big Brother and saw firsthand how urban youth suffered from a lack of job options. He wrote his HBS application essay about starting a program to connect those... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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New HBS Alumni Board Members

Street Investment Management, Inc. Tiampo, a Massachusetts native, is a member of the boards of Reality Quest Inc., in Longmont, Colorado, and of PlusFactor Software Inc., in Portland, Oregon. He is a cum... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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Origin Story: Tasila Banda (MBA/MPP 2025)

First love: Performing. “I spent pretty much every weekend from the age of five singing, acting, and dancing at the local theater school.” Take a bow: “My dad is originally from Zambia. Back in the day he bought rudimentary music software and laid down guitar tracks... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

04 Dec 2014
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Hacking Health Care

way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2020
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The Network Effect

Raj Kapoor (MBA 1996) Raj Kapoor (MBA 1996) Each year Lyft’s Chief Strategy Officer Raj Kapoor (MBA 1996) and several of his HBS classmates gather for an informal reunion. After catching up in Aspen in early March, the group dispersed... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2005
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Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations

effective case-method learning, and HBS classrooms are a microcosm of the global economy. The School’s strategic approach to financial aid is two-pronged. First, it enables a wide variety of qualified View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Sep 2007
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Club Leaders Get a Boost from Campus Conference

history. For two days in late May, representatives from the School’s extensive network of alumni clubs convened on campus to exchange ideas, participate in case discussions with faculty, and learn about AlumniMagnet, a new... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Centennial; outreach; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Mar 2003
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All in a Day's Work

applicable are skills learned at HBS for recent graduates facing real-world challenges? What are the differences and similarities for alumni who work in the private and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Boston Community Capital; Samsung; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Sep 2007
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Back from the Brink

high-tech consultants, software developers, and help-desk professionals. Yet it wasn’t so long ago that Mills, brought in by ZeroChaos’s holding company to build up the firm, realized one day that “no one... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Jun 2006
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Bridging the Success Gap

Navarro Six years ago, Diego (“James”) Navarro (MBA ’89) completed what he calls “a 25-year apprenticeship,” though others might call it a successful career in the high-tech industry. But for Navarro, it was only training for the work he’s doing now as the founder... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

10 Aug 2021
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Moving Education Within Reach

to work one day. The child, Malarkodi Suppamutharwyam, announced her intention to become a cardiologist. Knowing the challenges her family would face pursuing that goal, Ramalingam offered to mentor and tutor her. When it was time for her... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges

The end result is a program that builds on the School’s past while acknowledging the needs of our changing society. “I am excited about the ability of these field-based courses to make our MBA curriculum more applicable View Details

01 Dec 2009
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Start-Up Contest for Alumni

Chicago, New York, Northern California, Southern California, London, Brazil, and India — will judge business plans in March with the winners advancing to a final round at HBS on April 26. Applicants will be... View Details

Keywords: Contests

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