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- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
sales, and greater investment R&D facilities. But these mean changing the customer-centric strategy that has been key to Sandhar's success. Perhaps he should simply continue what has worked for so long, riding India's 20% domestic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders’ fares low and charge drivers a flat... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
estimate at anywhere between $3 to $5 billion - has been quite a ride for the kid with blue-collar roots who was one of only a handful of students from his Medford, Massachusetts, high school class to make it to college. Given his... View Details
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
to be said in my first job that when the telephone rang, I looked at it like it was a snake hissing at me. And that of course, is a huge disadvantage. And if I could go back and change it, I certainly would. As it was, I had to ride with... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
energy. Verdant’s massive turbine system weighs 105 tons; installation required a barge ride from its New Jersey assembly location and a crane to lower it into the East River (Courtesy Verdant Power) If our laptops and lightbulbs do not... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
voter participation, and strengthening the pipeline of leaders entering political races. For Ballou-Aares, this mission is personal. Growing up with a single mom and limited resources, riding the subway back and forth to public school,... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
ride this one out." At the same time, I've met very few who feel the situation is so bad it can't be fixed. Most people we've talked with feel we've got a real problem, it can be fixed, but it requires action. They're asking about... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
to know that across the country, the population of ethnic consumers was growing. “I’ve always subscribed to the theory that trends are like horses,” adds Scharfman. “It’s easier to ride them in the direction they’re already going.”... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
better place to ride things out than the town of Warren Buffet." Keen started a consulting firm, Talon Strategy; he also joined the faculty at Creighton, teaching strategy and entrepreneurship. He was ready to move on from his experiences... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
Mardi Gras parades. Prieto was invited to join Rex last year, allowing him to don a costume and ride on one of the elaborate floats. “I’m a believer that classical music is not entertainment. I’ve always tried to make it feel essential to... View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
but impressive digital empire, riding waves of viral content. CEO Ben Huh prided himself on his ability to go from idea to implementation in just a few days, but this just-in-time method made strategic planning difficult. Profitable from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Transformation is being driven by three independent trends: the emergence of affordable electric vehicles, the development of autonomous vehicles, and the growth of modernized ride sharing. When integrated, these trends create a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
principals. Educators whose students performed well on standardized tests received bonuses and public recognition; educators whose students fell short received reprimands, warnings, and eventually termination. With so much riding on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
technological and market risks, where the former is of paramount importance. Pioneers ultimately realize a higher likelihood of acquisition but wait longer to be acquired. Therefore, to some extent, later movers can free ride on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
one knew for certain since no comprehensive schedule existed. This was why el Laboratorio para la Ciudad (or LabCDMX) had spawned an effort to generate a map of the labyrinth system that provided an estimated 14 million rides a day.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
early 2020. But it will happen. “I tell my kids, one day you guys are going to ride a metro,” Mawilmada says. “Just know that I was a part of it in some small way.” Development in Colombo’s historic Fort district, the city’s commercial... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
classes, beauty products, and eSports offerings. Chairman Lee and VC Lee believe that KCON is a good vehicle for accelerating the Hallyu wave of Korean culture that was still sweeping the globe and riding this wave in promoting CJ Group... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Cold Call Horror Stories
about a free ride in a submarine?” And the place went nuts, and that was my cold call horror story. Page Knudsen Cowles, 1983. Second year, I was very conscientious—I did my work. And my mother came to visit, and it was a class where we... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
steadily improved. Railroads were the big breakthrough, but by 1939, 10 percent of all intercity freight was shipped by motor vehicles. Getty Images For nineteenth-century passengers, riding the rails was a heady experience marked by the... View Details