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Michael Maples
fund, a mezzanine fund, or late-stage. What really matters is you’ve got to have some unfair advantage to get access to those ten deals. And if you don’t, you won’t succeed.” To a great degree, Maples views his job as a process of elimination. “I say that... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
Xerox, IBM, and Kodak. These industrial giants are trying to combine their industrial heritage with products, services, and business practices more closely associated with the new economy. Their basic product does not change—GM is still... View Details
- 24 Jan 2025
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The Network Effect
Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Dina Model and Karan Mathur (both MBA 2015) met through mutual friends during their first year at HBS, neither was envisioning a future business deal. “We didn’t realize that we had shared... View Details
- 22 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)
When I decided to attend Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure what my next step would be, but I knew it was time for a change. As a financial analyst in investment banking, I realized that, while the job paid well, the hours... View Details
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Steve Alden
talked about his Internet businesses. He has a keen business mind and really interesting things to say about social media networking and using the Web for commerce." "But the highlight of my experience," says Steve,... View Details
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Jason Flood
about the future of tech. Google was my dream job—and I got it. I had a fantastic experience there, and my life plan was to scale the ranks at Google.” But his cancer experience, Jason says, “inspired a passion to get involved in health... View Details
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About Us - Alumni
HBS Magazine About Us The HBS magazine (ISSN 1553-1546) is published four times a year (March, June, September, and December) by Harvard Business School. We welcome your letters and story ideas. Send them to magazine@hbs.edu , or HBS... View Details
- 14 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Partner Feature: Love Doesn’t Need a Zip Code
Afghanistan and Las Vegas. Finally, after four years, we hatched a plan and Jeremy moved to Las Vegas where we shared the same zip code for the first time since going to school together in Boston. After realizing that we flew over 32,390... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
essential to develop the self-awareness, compassion, emotional intelligence, and authenticity required to be inspired human beings and inspiring leaders. Book: http://www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781609940072&PG=1&Type=AUTH&PCS=BKP View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
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Over the Top
everything else.” That culture, critics maintain, spawned executive compensation plans with incentives that encouraged the excessive risk-taking that led to the financial crisis. And while the intricate details of pay View Details
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
When business executives create innovative products or services, they often look to impress their customers by delivering an experience more meaningful, more delightful, than possibly expected. A true "wow!" moment. And Harvard View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
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Moir Donelson
Donelson has devoted much of his life to helping others achieve and succeed. When he graduates this year, he will return to Chicago, where he plans to work for Bain & Company, in part to broaden his contacts with area businesses. His... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Scholes, Myron S. "Derivatives in a Dynamic Environment." Les Prix Nobel 1997 . Stockholm: Nobel Foundation, 1998. Scholes, Myron S. "Taxes and the Pricing of Options." Journal of Finance 31, no. 2 (May 1976): 319-332. Scholes, Myron S., and Mark A. Wolfson. Taxes and... View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
Pick up most business magazines these days and you'll probably find an article on some venture capital transaction involving millions of dollars. From HBS Associate Professor Benjamin Esty's perspective, however, these deals are small... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
Business School Press), a new book by HBS professor Dorothy Leonard and Professor Walter Swap of Tufts University. The authors not only disprove the stereotypical perception of group creativity as an oxymoron but show how the group... View Details
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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting
professional trek at Harvard Business School, giving students direct access to the heart of the tech industry. This year’s trek came at an especially exciting time, with breakthroughs in generative AI, quantum computing, cloud computing,... View Details
- 21 May 2018
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How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
taseffski When Stefan Thomke finished writing the Harvard Business School case study on A. Lange & Söhne, he sent it to the German watchmaker for feedback. The company’s response was a first for the 25-year Harvard View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
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Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act
You shouldn’t ask me about retirement, because I’ve done absolutely no planning for it other than financial. And I’d hope to be able to work as long as I’m enjoying it, which I think could be a few years yet. Morrell: In this episode of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where “lines and boxes” still define how people are managed. As work and organizations have become more fluid and business strategy is no longer about View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Alumni Books Smarter Together: How Communities Are Shaping the Next Revolution in Business By Rob Bernshteyn (MBA 2001) Greenleaf Book Group Press Driving value today requires information. Lots of information. Most of us are becoming good... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley