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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
Mountz Photo courtesy Kiva Systems Kiva's robots in action Main article: Where Innovation Rules In the News: Boston Globe: Amazon Buys Kiva for $775M Those who know Mick Mountz (MBA 1996) well were not overly surprised when he started a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
Anomalie offers brides a new way to buy a wedding dress—custom designed, online, and at a reasonable price. That makes the company, well, an anomaly in the $55 billion United States wedding industry, which... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
who have been in accidents. Our vehicles become an important factor in how they feel about themselves, so we pay attention not only to technology but to color and design." Invacare started out making wheelchairs in 1885. But its product... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
that says older consumer. But it turns out, over 55 and older is the consumer who most often buys a BMW. And they realize that they needed accommodations to make it easier for an older driver, such as bigger... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
making and the culmination of HBS’s yearlong centennial observance, the three-day event was designed to galvanize thinking and action around the 21st century’s transcendent business challenges. What no one expected, but what dominated the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ink: Alumni Books and Recommendations
“Real estate chatter is the most popular sport in Manhattan,” says Kirk Henckels (MBA 1976), who has made a career buying and selling some of New York City’s most luxurious apartments. In his new book with Annie Walker, Life at the Top,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
turned 16, Moore hatched an idea: He would hike to Katahdin, 35 miles away, by himself. He planned carefully, making lists of provisions and collecting rough maps of the untracked land, which would later become the last miles of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
reduced the deductible students have to pay before being reimbursed for prescriptions from over $700 to under $200. “This was a true team effort, with many students working together,” she notes. “It was rewarding to play a small part in View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
its own members to fund future expansion. What’s in Assistant Professor Uma Karmarkar’s grocery bags? It may depend on if she’s carrying reusuable bags. In a series of experiments, Karmarkar and a fellow researcher found that when customers bring their own bags, they... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
hours every day, which made it possible for me to achieve some level of work-life balance. But I had to be willing to live with not seeing as many customers, or maybe not moving into as many markets. At one point I had to make a decision... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
to come. A “complete system reset” is how Mawilmada describes this ambitious plan, and he recognizes what it will take to get it done. Time and money, yes, but that’s not all. There’s also the question of how you get a guy who makes his... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
broadcaster in the country. In 1972, L. Lowry Mays (MBA '62) bought a Texas radio station for $175,000; today his Clear Channel Communications owns 18 TV stations and 140 radio stations across the country. HBS alumni would make their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
which raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital only to get wiped out in the dotcom bust. But entrepreneurs and venture capitalists were making expensive bets well before Silicon Valley existed, says Alex Lazarow. Alex... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
looking to transform lives by moving primarily smallholder farmers out of hunger and poverty, toward resilience.” These farmers, in more than 30 countries worldwide, says Ferrari, have the potential to effectively feed about 100 million people. That’s a lot of food,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)
successful entrepreneurs. His business strategy? “If it is art that inspires me, it’s going to inspire other people, and they will buy it. It’s really as simple as that.” On getting an art education: “One of the great things about art is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
invest in the women who make the industry run. Each brightly colored bag of Kahawa 1893 features a prominent QR code that allows purchasers to give to the women behind the beans. “People have been very receptive to the idea,” says... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
innovation in higher education. How does HBS deal with the risks and opportunities of disruptive innovation for its own long-term development? Ha Xuan Trung (MBA 1978), Brookline, Massachusetts More About The HBS Campaign Investing In Innovation HBS Campaign Website... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
Most cars in the United States weigh more than 4,000 pounds, and new models are trending larger, even in countries where people drive less. And the larger the vehicle, the more fuel required to power it, which means more greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
go the tour route." Given the influence of radio in making or breaking an artist, cases of corruption and the "buying" of airtime are legendary in the music industry. Today, however, notes Boberg, things are different. "That may have... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso