Cold Start Problem - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

their own versions of it. Rethinking the discovery problem The rise of the internet democratized the publishing and distribution of information and entertainment. In the process, it created an enormous discovery problem. Those with an... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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Reconceiving Products & Markets - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

intersection between society and corporate performance. To unlock potential shared value, companies must take a new approach to products and markets. Companies must: Rethink the business around unsolved customer problems or concerns , not... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

offer. Alternative Investments $1,850 Next 5-week session starts June 11th Enroll Now Take your finance knowledge to the next level by learning how to maximize investment portfolio value with alternative investments, including private... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

2023) Heung Kim Business Track Runner-Up & Crowd Favorite Winner A medical device company founded by surgeons to identify and solve problems that practicing surgeons face every day. Social Enterprise Track, 2022 CashEx Kingsley Ezeani... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

ecosystem. It provides students and alumni from across Harvard’s 13 schools with wide-ranging resources and support for creating their own ventures and solving problems through innovation. During Metric’s incubation at the i-lab, Murday... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

26 Jan 2022
News

Making Peace with Anger

me was that prior to that moment, when a problem would arise, if I put my full intensity behind it, and that might include some anger, and really started to drive the process, that I could make things right,... View Details

23 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 23

in Jamaica This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican economy showed relatively strong growth in the 1960s but stagnated in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2022
Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

runs), and scaling (the development of a full-fledged new product or service). "Becoming a corporate explorer is not a route to a safe or easy career." The authors share the stories of influential explorers, such as retired IBM manager Carol Kovac, who View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

Blog

Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

be afraid of sharing their opinion, insights, and concerns. A leader can start to shift the way employees think by framing the work ahead as a learning problem and making it clear that the group needs... View Details

31 Jul 2023
News

Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

figure it out," Shih says. "For example, if you really wanted to trace conflict minerals, you would turn off the valve at the Congo border and see who screams. It's the same structural problem as in Japan. A Wii has a chip... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

"More broadly, evidence points to disparities on both sides of the market—both African American guests and hosts face discrimination." After the research was made public, policymakers took note. Users began to push back. The hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

16 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

using combinations of four integers, about 4 billion possible combinations. The problem: Internet growth is so dramatic that potential IPv4 addresses are running short on supply. A new standard called IPv6 will solve the problem with... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

Samurai prior to its US introduction. I was cold-called to open the case, and I still remember how I started my response. I knew I’d nailed it. Professor Fareena Sultan was really tough, so I had to always be prepared to rise to her high... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

where sustainability is at the core; others are interested in an organization where sustainability might be a newer initiative. A common question from MBAs is how to decide what type of company to pursue- whether an early stage start up,... View Details

21 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

"Michael Porter didn't get to be a giant in the field of competition and strategy by hunting small game." Joan Magretta begins her new book on Harvard Business School's Michael Porter's work by noting that, from the start of his... View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

With the global economy still reeling from inflation and supply-chain disruptions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens to further destabilize the world’s fragile recovery from COVID-19. The impact on multinational companies, investors, and consumers is just View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Considering starting your own venture or thinking about joining a start-up? Explore our resources to determine if a career in entrepreneurship is right for you, and learn... View Details

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

continued unabated through 2018. In 2013-14 Nooyi had to fend off activist investor Nelson Peltz, who called for breaking the company in two, never wavering from her strategy. Nooyi may have been ahead of her time, as America’s obesity crisis has only recently View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products

01 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 1

problems associated with the profit measures by directing managerial attention to activities that have longer-term consequences on firm performance. Publisher's link:... View Details