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  • 04 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy

don't limit yourself. If you think you want to go into a startup then try it, but try VC too. It's great to utilize the in-semester internship time if you think you can manage it because you will get experience in a brand new area that... View Details
  • 29 May 2013
  • Blog Post

Reflections and learnings

earlier posts, being at Sephora has really taken my product-mania to the next level. And in many ways, I think that’s a good gut-check for how well you’d fit into / love a career or company. Can you be obsessed. Networking is such an ugly... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • 11 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

the following century. Firms employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was difficult and complex. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

the largest segment. The case describes in detail the company's endeavors to develop its private brand in apparel. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=506054 Icebreaker: The China Entry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Sep 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

a series of six "filters" to answer this critical question. If a company is going to make the investment required to aggressively pursue an Internet opportunity, management needs to believe in each of the following: Online shopping will quintuple in the next... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
  • Web

Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog

cohort to support each other through their networks and to offer insights based on their own experiences. While the course is focused on the life sciences, students need not have a scientific background, merely a passion for making an... View Details
  • 07 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609089 Understanding Brands Harvard Business School Note 509-041 For many firms, the brands associated with their products and/or services are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2003
  • News

Up Against The Firewall

although many would like to say ‘I’m busy, let the MIS folks take care of it.’ Instead, it’s more likely they don’t get it — they don’t understand the degree to which a company’s livelihood could be impaired or its brand damaged, or the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services
  • 29 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 29, 2007

partnership with CEOSS, a 50-year-old NGO, and through other local, community-based organizations. This network approach diverges form the traditional Habitat model of building houses through HFH's own affiliate organizations, but enables... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Career Coach

Phillip Andrews

Phillip (MPA, New Hampshire ’06; JD, Suffolk Law ’09) is formerly a Corporate Relations Director in HBS Career & Professional Development responsible for employer relations in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as the Energy, Cleantech,... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Social Enterprise; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing; Auto/Transportation/Logistics
  • 28 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

goods in their stores. “You have to make it clear why it is worth their time and money,” says Lal. A balanced approach to agent network growth is best. When growth is too fast, agents compete among a small group of customers, don’t make... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications
  • 13 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 13

(category demand expansion or market share stealing). To help brand managers make informed marketing mix decisions, it is essential that marketing mix models appropriately measure the different effects of marketing instruments. Discrete... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

enterprise software and branded consumer companies. Beyond my role there, I founded, grew, and successfully exited an online marketplace designed to unlock educational and professional opportunities for underrepresented minority groups.... View Details
  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

including emerging economies like China, India, and Brazil. This list will continue to grow. A by-product of the intertwining of globalization and technology enabled networks is that events are no longer isolated, the impact of which was... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

began making hiking boots. The cluster later expanded into ski boots and sneakers, and drew investments from major brands like Nordica and Nike. Lead firms started offshoring production to cheaper economies like Romania and China,... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
  • Web

Demo Day | New Venture Competition

have advanced to the semifinal round in the New Venture Competition Business and Social Enterprise tracks. Select teams will deliver pitches to early-stage investors. Networking rooms will be available for students to meet with a... View Details
  • Web

Departments | Employment

each other to reinforce the powerful role the Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni network plays in supporting career and life objectives of our graduates as well as the leadership role it plays in helping the School deliver on its... View Details
  • 15 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

World War I, where she engaged with relentless competition in the upscale cosmetics market with her rival Elizabeth Arden. The case examines how Rubinstein created a luxury brand and enables a discussion of the impact of such View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2018
  • Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

problem facing most Chicago restaurants—not having enough well-trained employees in their kitchens. Finally, The Hatchery will also improve access to affordable, fresh food in the neighborhood. For several years, the Garfield Park Community Council has been running a... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 27 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

I came. I interned two more summers, and I just knew I’d work there full-time. However, my second summer I brushed shoulders with P&G’s brand team and started to realize I enjoyed customer clinics much more. I wanted more influence on... View Details