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- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
on his favorite music. It was just this seventies disco hit, everybody breaks out dancing. It was such a profound experience of seeing the excitement and the potential for people having a new life, and how much fun and joy they were... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Today’s story is a break from our typical in-depth interview format. Today, we’re going to tell a story. It’s a story that starts with a tragic plane crash in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
presents up-to-date scientific research findings that explain why we have unwanted habits (for example, inappropriate angry outbursts, procrastination, breaking a diet, or abandoning an exercise program) and why they are so hard to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
I'm going to break this plane the same way that I would break a Cessna, which is that you learn in flight school that if you have a Cessna and you're making an emergency landing, you just press the View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
series. —Mike Graffeo (MBA 2006) This is not a plant, but The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter. It explains how and why our system rewards... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
Europe passed laws resembling America's Sherman Act. The European Community in particular instituted stringent regulations designed to break down trade barriers and maximize interfirm competition within and across national boundaries.... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ink
especially dangerous when you’re first starting to work on new ventures. Part of you wants to get something done, to make that first deal or investment, in order to break the ice and get started. Yet if you give in to FOMO, you risk... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
Columbia, where he studied economics and history. It was during a college break that he first met his lifelong partner, Myra. He was out with friends and she was on a date, but when they caught each other's eyes, Kraft felt a spark that... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
parents are all engaged in debating both sides of the issue. What would be the fairest solution? Or in Yokohama, Japan. In March 2003, a 22-year-old teaching English at a local junior high school is watching television with other staff members when news View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
pulling their teams together to discuss future initiatives, intent on breaking down silos. Chris Kempczinski’s office—once inhabited by McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc—is just up the hall. “Chris has made himself incredibly available for me... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
active.com) tend to focus on participants rather than attendees, and the larger ticketing companies such as Ticketmaster have shown no interest in breaking into smaller markets with thinner margins. The Question: G8 Rocket’s near-term... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
in job training programs associated with the government's 1996 welfare-to-work program and IBM's education initiative as examples of this model. "We still have work to do, but there's been some breaking down of the suspicions and negative... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
interest in international languages and culture led to sabbaticals abroad that included a stint to study economics at the University of Freiburg in Germany and a break to brush up on his German at a Dartmouth College language program. (He... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
enrolled in US colleges and universities. The Question: Confi’s online health resource is marketed directly to students, but the go-to-market strategy for its sexual assault prevention program is less clear. How can Confi break into the... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
working on. At 3rd and Grand, he gestures to a parking lot. In his mind’s eye, he sees a new mixed-use building, with 230 residential units atop 20,000 square feet of retail space; the $50 million project is expected to break ground later... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
technology company that they planned to start. “Having to submit the plan formally and knowing it would be scrutinized forced us to spend a lot more time making sure all the details — especially the financials — were perfect,” says Bang Networks president Robert B.... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Vision: A Unicorn Evolves
market fit.” In the beginning, Outreach didn’t have a pricing model: “We just kept upping the price, and people kept paying.” Yet the software, while powerful, was unstable. The team had built it quickly and on a budget, because fundraising was still slow. “People kept... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
first executive at Reuters to work in this way—but after her mother’s illness, she was unable to combine both jobs. This break gave Gould the opportunity to reflect on where next to take her career. While her children were young, she... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
'75) ((Amazon Digital Services)) Frank Batten: The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather Channel by Connie M. Sage ((University of Virginia Press)) Smarter Branding without Breaking the Bank: Five Proven Marketing Strategies You Can... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- News
Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest
opportunities during breaks included virtual chats as well as a few small, COVID-safe in-person gatherings, primarily located in the Boston area. During the event, the association honored Kenneth C. Frazier, Executive Chairman of the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley