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- 22 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
meet great people, and practically apply the knowledge I’d gained in the HBS classroom. Making an Industry Pivot Post-Internship The startup experience put me at a career crossroads by August 2021. Going in, I had convinced myself that... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
that businesses are much more flexible than any of us thought. Early in the crisis, I interviewed a number of executives in HBS’s Owner/President Management program, who run small and medium-sized businesses around the globe, and listened to their stories of how they... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Anddria Clack
backgrounds and industries, given my last five years spent in the throes of the US financial services industry. I knew that I would be making a significant pivot in my career after business school, and I wanted to develop the personal... View Details
- Web
Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog
create. The benefits of learning are twofold. First, you generate signals about your idea’s potential that can convince others—from investors to employees—to join you. Second, if you learn your idea stinks, you can iterate and pivot to a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Tony Deifell
blind photographer. Since 1994, I only thought about this story occasionally. After writing my essay, the "cracked sidewalks" became a pivotal metaphor that helped me define my calling in the world. The story of the cracked... View Details
- 20 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
the firms during the recruiting process. This decision was a challenging pivot because full-time consulting recruiting begins in September and ends in October of EC year. My classmates (in particular, members of the Consulting Club) and... View Details
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Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study - Course Catalog
successfully executed a pivot when the original product idea failed to sell. Course Administration/Grading: Enrollment for this course is by application only. To apply, please submit your CV and a paragraph of interest to this application... View Details
- 30 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship
responsibility than ever before. Capitalism has played a pivotal part in creating societal problems ranging from climate change to curtailment of civil liberties. The next generation of business leaders must find ways to align the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
educate them about these issues. It took a real pivot for me—a real U-turn—to understand that I couldn’t shame customers into feeling bad about past decisions. I could only give them a product that made them feel really great about what... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012
site," she says. "I found that I loved creating in-person experiences over digital content." In April 2017, Cynthia decided to pivot away from Confetti Kitchen. "I had no energy, no funds, and no focus. I was exhausted... View Details
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Rock 100: The Summit - Entrepreneurship
Tom Eisenmann Scaling a Startup: People and Organizational Issues , Tom Eisenmann The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers , Ben Horowitz Pivot Perils Compilation of posts on lean... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
any card, to save his men. Right now, we don’t see anything like that kind of imagination and thoughtful improvisation, rapid-fire experimentation, and pivoting from many of our national and state leaders. This is a huge failure because... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development
organizations and non-profits since I was child, and working in public service in New York City after college, my pivot to HBS was to dive into the hard skills and action-based work that I was missing to make my community development... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 06 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
The MS/MBA Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Our Startups
Showcase, I shared our story and our mission with my classmates, our advisors, and the broader MS/MBA community. Late hours spent doing customer interviews, applications submitted between MBA classes, and our multiple pivots all felt... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Building the Future: An HBS Alumna’s Journey in Sustainable Infrastructure Investment
the Paris Agreement, various countries and industries have set decarbonization targets as we transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy solutions, and these require resilient infrastructure. What advice would you give to current and prospective HBS... View Details
- 07 May 2015
- Blog Post
Career Change: From the Military to Consulting
with classmates, speaking with second year students in the Armed Forces Alumni Association, and through career coaches. I focused my attention exclusively on consulting during the recruiting process. Why do you think so many people pivot... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Student Startups Help Fight COVID-19
business and pursue their own ventures—whether they are just starting out with a great idea or are ready to go to market. In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, a number of current and former teams in the Venture Program doubled down or View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Lesson Plans
going to help fill a gap for those people who find themselves without a job and want to learn a new skill or brush up on an old skill to make themselves more competitive. I hope it’ll help people get employed faster or even pivot to a new... View Details
Keywords: Jen Mele
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
Bert Berkley (MBA 1950) calls it “the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Having served in the US Army during World War II for three-and-a-half years, he was offered (and accepted) the chance to go home one day early if he signed up for the Army Reserves. Called... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 13 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Staying Curious with the Harvard Innovation Labs Ahead of the 2021 Virtual President’s Innovation Challenge
pandemic have had negative impacts but have pushed us to pivot our work and get so much more creative. We’re bringing this same spirit of curiosity to design a new President’s Innovation Challenge experience. Do you have a favorite... View Details