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- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Innovative Thinking Fuels Nascent Startup Scene
Amira Rashad (MBA 1998) Amira Rashad (MBA 1998) When Amira Rashad (MBA 1998) cofounded the grocery delivery platform BulkWhiz in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in spring 2017, she joined a nascent startup scene in the Middle East and... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- News
Remembering His Roots
to business schools as well as some of the tuition. The RFDF Exchange, an online platform that allows students to raise money for their respective educational pursuits, is a major component. “Each student is a stock with a starting price... View Details
Keywords: farmworkers
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
versus Apple terms: Should AGR adopt a Microsoft Windows–style ecosystem, where it focuses on its core platform (Burro) but shares data with partners that could build out additional tools? Or should it take the Apple approach of owning... View Details
- 15 Mar 2019
- News
A Model of Drive and Impact
Pablo Fernandez Alvarez (GMP 17, 2014) is cofounder of Clicars, an e-commerce platform in Spain that allows users to buy and finance refurbished cars hassle-free. In this interview, Fernandez explains the business model, the reasons... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
Image by John Ritter About a month before schools began to close in the United States in response to the pandemic, Sal Khan (MBA 2003) (pictured above, right), founder and CEO of the online learning platform Khan Academy, began to see... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
experience? How can we leverage data to develop marketing opportunities on streaming platforms with millions of broadcasters? And how can we grow the fan base from its mostly male, largely millennial roots? Each answer has the potential... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
School’s Financial Picture Brighter than Expected
million to $132 million. Although Harvard Business Publishing experienced planned increases for expenses to boost its technology platform and expand its sales organization, revenue grew by $17 million to $152 million. Together, Executive... View Details
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
world and a smart investment. “Women and diverse-led companies are highly profitable, yet undercapitalized,” she says. “A perfect arbitrage investment scenario.” Among the seven companies in the WOCstar portfolio are Zero, a plastic-free, direct-to-consumer online... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
Bulletin and through social media, and I will keep you apprised of our progress in this area. I will also use this platform to update you on what we are working on for alumni; to celebrate your achievements and things we have accomplished... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus
from an information resource to a transaction platform in most content areas." The panelists agreed that while secure transactions can now be guaranteed, the Internet will need more compelling sites if it is to capture the imagination and... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
What is Web3?
over their own digital assets typically secured and facilitated by blockchain technology in a decentralized manner. Unlike in traditional centralized systems where ownership is often determined and managed by intermediaries such as large View Details
- 04 Nov 2019
- News
A Home for Startups
which acts as a platform to bring these people together and let them interact with each other to generate new ideas, new business opportunities. “Collaboration is the currency of the future, and we are stepping forward in that direction.... View Details
Keywords: work space
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Making Big Data Fashionable
get designs to consumers in as little as four weeks—and at an affordable price. In 2012, Moon—who has a background in fashion design, investment banking, corporate strategy, and social commerce startups—launched Trendalytics, a visual analytics View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
part of the club’s June networking event, which included a fireside chat with Freeman, founder and CEO of boutique fitness studio SLT (Strengthen, Lengthen & Tone). SLT combines cardio, Pilates, and strength training on individual sled-type fitness View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
media. Most have been from West Africa, but this is changing. Elumelu hopes the program will reach across the continent. “Geographical bias should no longer constrain people,” he says. The foundation recently introduced TEFConnect, an online networking View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Small Club, Big Impact
gained so much visibility that we no longer own the platform — we're the stewards for it,” says Ngnoumen, a first-generation American who has lived in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Côte d'Ivoire. “The expectations of participants have evolved,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Euro Vision
financial services. "But over time, those differences are going away," he says. "I wouldn't want to typecast any of them, because entrepreneurs move around very fluidly. You can do anything anywhere." If Rimer went to Germany looking only for the next SoundCloud, the... View Details
Keywords: Jason Feifer
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Publishing Platform This book offers guidance to baby-boomers in three main sections. “Finding Your Gifts” helps you appreciate the good things in your life, how to add to them, and make the best of your resources. “Digging the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
space,” Emanuel said. An effort to make Chicago the capital of cybersecurity that involved a city-funded training program, for example, ultimately led to KPMG making Chicago its cybersecurity headquarters—a move that has created 500 new jobs, with 500 more to come by... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
themselves, and develop a communal approach to software platforms to support office operations. In addition, the committee will conduct a survey of clubs to improve its understanding of their successes and challenges. The ultimate goal of... View Details