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- 15 Aug 2021
- News
You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Digital Media Company in America
spend money in a particular area (travel, tech, health) and guide them to their purchases, while taking a cut.” The Times piece argues that the Red Ventures’ success represents “a challenge to the oligopolistic dominance of Amazon over...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
High Yields
100,000 jobs and $82 billion worth of value. Amazon famously entered the space in 2013, announcing plans to use drones for its 30-minute delivery service, but there’s plenty of startup activity, too. Hawk Aerial, launched last year by CEO...
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Francis Storrs
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
plans to colonize Mars. Would Musk be able to realize his ambitious goals or was he taking too many risks with his investors’ money? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717431-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-046 X Fire Paintball &...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
Locally Grown
Two years later, Lightning Systems was a leader in electric buses and trucks, with fleet orders for companies such as Amazon and DHL “That is what patient investing and close work with companies allows,” Fenwick-Smith says of Aravaipa’s...
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- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Summer Listening - HBS Podcasts to Take to the Beach
faculty discussing cases they’ve written and the lessons they impart. If the Key to Business Success is Focus, Why Does Amazon Work?Harvard Business School professor Sunil Gupta explores the infiltration of View Details
- 02 Nov 2021
- News
The Road to Racial Equity
among the first class of companies (along with Amazon and Bain Capital) to commit to the standards. The program is focused on “calling organizations in, not calling them out,” Rice says. The webcast is available on YouTube.
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Layla A. Ramirez
is responsible for operationalizing, integrating and continuously improving Justworks DEIB strategy throughout its workforce, workplace, and marketplace. Prior to joining Justworks, Layla held DEIB positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS),...
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- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
service through which Zalora customers could purchase an annual membership to receive free shipping, similar to the Amazon Prime model. "Our research implies that it is very difficult for the average online seller to make a program...
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- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
Big companies have the power to convince or compel their partners to participate, and to shortcut negotiations by simply dictating terms. Amazon and eBay have both done brilliant work with Web services to open up their IT infrastructures...
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Arjun Chopra
(including production systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for 10 of the top 20 Global financial institutions), managed over 200M hours of uptime in the public cloud and was recognized as one of AWS' top 22 partners world-wide. Arjun...
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- 18 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
CPD Global Market Update: Singapore
markets. The region is poised to have a massive increase in mobile and internet spending and, it’s believed that Amazon is ready to launch in Singapore too. Grab, founded by two HBS alumni, is also competing head-to-head with Uber. Grab...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Preserving Patagonia
in Chilean Patagonia. Drawing on what he gleaned at HBS, he says, "We learned that market-based solutions can be effective and efficient tools to augment the work of governments and NGOs on social issues." Adams, who sold his pioneering social networking startup,...
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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
At Cyberposium, Amazon's Bezos Debunks Internet Myths
movie theaters did with the advent of television. Myth #2: There are no barriers to entry on the Internet. What about the huge sums, asked Bezos, that Amazon and other e-commerce companies invest in their businesses? Barriers to entry are...
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- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
retail, the book offers prescriptive advice to store-based retailers caught in the squeeze. "First off, there is no one size fits all answer," says Alvarez, a senior lecturer. "Your strategy depends on what type of items you sell, who your competition is, and whether...
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Pamela Harder
architect behind the Amazon HQ2 $1.1B tech talent investment program. Prior to that, Pam ran Strategy & Business Operations at Clever, a K12 edtech startup in San Francisco. Under her leadership, she helped the company explore new...
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- 23 Jan 2008
- Op-Ed
A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?
their ilk sprung up. For a machinist at an automobile plant, the American dream was to own a 3-bedroom expandable Cape Cod cottage. “Americans who lacked the prescience to pick up shares in Google or Amazon could buy a house.” The anchor...
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Jon Schechter
As an engineer at Amazon Robotics (formerly Kiva Systems), Jon Schechter viewed the future, almost literally, from the ground floor. “We worked on fleets of orange robots that move warehouse inventory,” he explains. “They drive underneath...
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Sponsors & Partners | New Venture Competition
Sponsors & Partners The New Venture Competition thanks its sponsors and partners for their tremendous support which enables participants to access expert resources, test their ideas, and gain real-world feedback throughout the process. Sponsors & Partners View Details
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Diversity on Boards - Alumni
2021. By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway July 2020, Harvard Business School Case Collection -Background Note 120-065 By: Aiyesha Dey Board Diversity at Amazon (A) Harvard Business School...
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- 05 Apr 2020
- News
Launching in a World in Limbo
the context. With potential customers largely confined to their homes, it will now go up against established platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video that can be watched on any screen, including the living room TV. Quibi works only...
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