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- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
to build the first microfactory, where it would also build its first viable production model, the Rally Fighter—an off-road racer perfect for the desert lands of the Southwest. (The mechanics of the thing—the engine, the wiring—were View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Escape from Alcatraz
game. But Ellis has another comparison: The Boda Borg experience is the feeling of running a business. “You are solving unfamiliar problems that require collaboration, brainstorming, and experimentation. It’s a lot like what you do in the work environment,” says Ellis,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Passion & Purpose
younger generation. Seeing their values gives me hope that society will come to its senses and turn the planet around.” Sant channels his passion for the environment into his business and philanthropic endeavors. Having built a remarkably successful firm focused on... View Details
- 23 Jul 2013
- News
Building Great Schools around Great Teachers
of advanced learning in other professions, I was shocked to learn that nothing exists in the United States for similarly positioned teachers," Klemmer said. Two years of research led him to open the National Academy of Advanced Teacher... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
strengths. "The work we are doing in technology right now is intended to open up a host of opportunities," explains Dean Clark. "Yes, we are making an extraordinary investment in hardware and software, but the real success of our endeavor... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector
results of the forum - and a call for action - will be disseminated nationally. On the evening of April 7, Kanter moderated a public "town meeting" panel discussion on the "The Role of Business in Public Education and Welfare Reform." The session's View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
collateral business. For long-term strategy, the company is weighing two options. One, invest in expanding their client base and extending it beyond the sports market, targeting all kinds of community events like fairs and festivals. The... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
startup scene. In addition to moving home, she'd had open heart surgery and changed jobs several times. Meanwhile, Egypt had become a hotbed of startup activity. Last fall, Enan stepped into the role of partner at San Francisco-based VC... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
still true today: eBay enables users to trade with other people without regard to time and distance. It makes inefficient markets efficient. What kind of communications devices do you use? I may be the last person on earth who does not... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
corporations - Dow Chemical, for instance - are putting down important roots in South Africa, others such as Hilton Hotels, Coca-Cola, and McDonald's are boosting their presence throughout the sub-Saharan area. As noted, South Africa's infrastructure is also a View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
$25,000 of in-kind accounting and legal services. Traditional Track OFF AND RUNNING: Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn have opened shop in the Bay Area. Business: CloudFlare, a Web security venture that will help Web sites protect... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
of the most important things Bill taught is that the source of your funding is often more important than the terms and conditions of the agreement," says James A. Goldstein (MBA '94), founder and sales and marketing vice president of... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
Harvard community in Istanbul and gather a group to describe how this disaster has impacted the most vulnerable, especially the estimated 1,000 children in Turkey left orphaned by the earthquakes. "Our purpose was to raise awareness and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
this was about managing an institution. McArthur saw HBS as essentially a small community — one that a leader could easily get his or her arms around. But equally, it was about McArthur himself: a warm and generous man who makes friends... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Photography by Webb Chappell HBS students are already exceptionally skilled and accomplished people when they arrive at Soldiers Field. But perhaps their education here truly begins when they first understand — and are humbled by — what a remarkable View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
FIELD Updates Greet Class of 2014
TATA IN TIP-TOP SHAPE: Members of the HBS community gathered on September 24 for a "topping off" ceremony to celebrate placement of the final steel beam in Tata Hall's ongoing construction. In his remarks, Dean Nitin Nohria recognized the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
invented, they’ve always been private,” he says. “You have to get over the cognitive block of, ‘Oh my God, this is going to be open to all the parties,’ and secondly, ‘I now have to change all my processes.’ ” The technology, Lakhani... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
presidents Mini Desai and Stephen Moret, two of six students who received this year's Dean's Award, opened formal remarks on Class Day with their amusing descriptions of the HBS experience. They then reflected more seriously on some of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Thomas C. Høegh
Northwestern University, he returned home, cofounded a production company, and, as artistic director, gained a reputation for cutting-edge performances of both new and traditional material for radio, television, and the stage. In 1994, he led the creative team that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
class of 140 students graduated, and 91 graduates of Intrinsic’s Class of 2019 took that step into postsecondary education—with 43 percent of the class graduating high school having already earned early college credits. Intrinsic’s success led Zaikos and her team to... View Details