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- 01 Jun 2020
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standardized experience, especially in terms of cleaning? MD: It’s true that Airbnb’s model is really being challenged now. It’s harder to establish a sense of trust and safety with an independent host you’ve never met before, versus a View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Lab to Open in ’11
access to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, and a program of related activities to deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation. “Our goal is to drive innovation by connecting entrepreneurial teams, not only across the Charles River but View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
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London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
http://video.hbs.edu/events/glf2005/. Forum participants assembled in the QEII Centre’s large auditorium for plenary presentations featuring prominent leaders from Britain, the Continent, and the United States. Koehn set the framework for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
When HBS launched the US Competitiveness Project in 2011, the American economy was struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Washington was in gridlock, and the nation was caught in the hype of a presidential election. Against this... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
couple cofounded End Allergies Together (EAT)—a research nonprofit that aims to accelerate treatments and cures for food allergies—with Tom and Kim Hall, another couple whose daughter lives with a similar diagnosis. Their first step was to address a major research... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 24 Apr 2014
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Personal crises inform a life’s work
One of the youngest women to attend HBS, Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA 1977) was building a successful investment banking career when a cancer diagnosis at age 29 spurred her to volunteer at the National Alliance of Breast Cancer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Hoop Dreams
Boston entrepreneur Steve Belkin (MBA 1971) first tried to buy an NBA team — the Boston Celtics — twenty years ago. That attempt ended in failure for the founder and chairman of Trans National Group, a marketing and investment company. As... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
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For Alumni Only: Breakthrough Insights Program Debuts
on Network Associates' efforts to market its encryption software algorithms globally, despite national security concerns raised by the U.S. government. By Tuesday afternoon, participants seemed to have settled back into the classroom... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
confidence that we can draw on all our past strengths and look forward to a remarkable future. I grew up in Bombay, as it was called then, Mumbai in India, came to the United States after having done my undergraduate degree in India and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
traditional Indian greeting. It’s hard for Western observers to fathom, but EMRI’s 108 service is India’s first coordinated emergency response system, similar to the 911 system in the United States. At least for residents of Andhra... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
is the Bakken formation, a 25,000-square-mile underground deposit that—thanks to a rise in fracking and new oil extraction technologies—has produced as much as 1 million barrels of oil and gas a day, or about the production equivalent of the View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Changing the way the world sees Africa
continent’s 54 nations focusing on current events, business, travel, arts, and culture. “When people have unbiased information about Africa,” says Clarke, “they appreciate the ingenuity, beauty and culture of this continent of a billion... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Giving hope and inspiration to cancer patients around the globe
cancer patients around the world. “Don’t wait for a crisis to do something amazing with your life,” she says. “Ask yourself today: How can I make a difference?” Giusti, who is in remission, previously served on the National Cancer... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
could have a large impact on global climate. When Payne signed on for the project, he didn’t realize how important his volunteer effort would become. The Arctic Ice Project has sparked the interest of such organizations as the United... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
Greatness by Mitt Romney (MBA ’74/JD ’75) (St. Martin’s Press) Romney asserts that America’s strength is essential for its own well-being and the world’s, but its national advantages have eroded. The United... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers
has the potential to become a national powerhouse. The organization is getting assistance from the HBS Partners of 63, a group of more than eighty members of the Class of 1963 who support a variety of educational initiatives. Members of... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
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Case Study: Let’s Dance
everywhere they perform, with filters to explore genres, ensembles, studios, or professionals and the places they teach. The site is currently focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles, thanks to early funding from friends and family, but Liang is eyeing expansion in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
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Coach for Life
senior lecturer Scott Snook and Bradley Lawrence (MBA 2013), explores how Hurley builds his powerhouse Friars—five-time national champions—in Jersey City, one of the poorest communities in New Jersey, at a school that has no gym and a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Beantown as a Beacon
Image by C.J. Burton While the US economy is showing signs of recovery, don't pop the champagne just yet, say HBS professors Jan Rivkin and Michael Porter. Onstage at Spangler Auditorium in May, the pair laid out the deeper challenges the View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
achieved by mid-century; the United States needs to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030. These sobering facts did not discourage more than 80 alumni and guests who gathered on March 7 in Los Angeles for an HBS faculty-led discussion on... View Details