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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
and professional fulfillment. The book includes thought-provoking questions for reflection to help readers make a similar transformation. Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao (MBA 1998) (Spiegel & Grau) In 2015 Ellen Pao sued a powerhouse View Details
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
in Silicon Valley. Tell us a little bit about the preparation that went into this biography. A: Well, there was a lot of travel. I commuted there for a while and I lived in Silicon Valley for fourteen... View Details
- Profile
Kimble McCraw
impact." Experiences outside the classroom have been rewarding as well. Over winter break, Kimble joined a number of HBS colleagues on the Silicon Valley trek. "We met with VC firms, start-ups and established tech... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'
monetary policy over the past two years, and yet, not only is the economy robust, housing prices are robust. It's almost a mystery as to why things are so strong with such significant tightening. Layne: There have been some warning signals, such as the View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
didn't tell him that his work wasn't nearly good enough. I was just trying to be nice to Bob, and then I wound up having to fire Bob, not so nice after all. Dan: What is it about Silicon Valley that has made it such a good training ground... View Details
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
can see it-- if you look at the roots of technology, a lot of the commercial success and just waves of productivity that emerged from technology, all were centered around the formation of communities. And if you look at the example of the Homebrew Computer Club-- which... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
What You Need to Know about the Latino Student Organization
Prior to HBS, Karla Mendez was working as a management consultant in the Silicon Valley, focused on customer-centric engagements for technology clients. She wanted to pursue an MBA to hone her leadership skills, develop more confidence in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
(Above: photo by Rick Pryce) Bill Tai (MBA 1987) is as renowned for his devotion to kiteboarding as for his savvy investments. Ten years ago, the “Kite VC,” as he is known in Silicon Valley, married his two passions with the debut of... View Details
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
Slayton (MBA 1990) discussing the situation he faced in 1997 when he took over as president and CEO of a small company called MySoftware. The firm was a struggling Silicon Valley business that developed and sold software for a variety of... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
consider to be a classic innovation community. The same way we think of Silicon Valley now, or maybe Detroit in the 1920s with the automobile industry. Okay, there's all these musicians, there's all this music. It's in the air. New... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
rewards were huge, as I was able to join a startup in Silicon Valley, work and learn from amazing people, and launch and manage new product lines in the home services space. For someone who is passionate about startups, living in View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Finding my Passion in the Startup Space
with the people that are sitting across the table. In my case, I had to speak with about 40 people before I found a startup that was a good fit for me, only to have an offer the day after graduating from the Harvard Business School. The rewards were huge, as I was able... View Details
- 01 May 2019
- Blog Post
Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset
establishment or to the Silicon Valley dream. To maintain the right balance of trust, I believe what is important is to have a healthy skepticism in ourselves and proactively put a structure to complement our limitations. For instance,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
“As a nonprofit, I think we’d be in fifty schools in Silicon Valley versus fifty thousand schools across the country,” he said. WEBSE efforts are paying off. Austin reports that they are connecting donors and nonprofits more effectively,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
Silicon Valley startup: “We want to bring a scaled-up version of the blockchain application to market by the end of the year.” From Baker Library: Blockchain is an innovative and complex technological advance, but what exactly is it and... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
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Entrepreneurship | MBA
The Founder Mindset , Launching Technology Ventures , and Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI. Harvard Innovation Labs Available to all Harvard students who are looking to explore entrepreneurship, the Harvard Innovation Labs provide all... View Details
- 23 Sep 2010
- News
How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
on-the-ground partner organizations to assist in ongoing relief efforts. Additional IXP destinations for 2011 include Rwanda, Brazil, China, Vietnam, India, Silicon Valley, South Africa, and Vietnam. (The Bulletin went along on an IXP to... View Details
- 12 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Interning as a Software Engineer while at HBS
deal with fraud and debt. Working on payments is a critical function, and any bugs or badly-written code hits the bottom-line. I’m fortunate to work with some of the best engineers in Silicon Valley. When did you first become interested... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling
Need for Speed Entrepreneur and investor Chris Yeh (MBA 2000) and Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn and a partner at Greylock Partners, have been fixtures in Silicon Valley since the early days of the commercial internet. Firsthand... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 15 Jan 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance
2002, executives from Silicon Valley to Boston met to tell how they twine their business leadership with religious and personal values. Attendees said their religious/spiritual beliefs helped them: inspire their companies to do good in... View Details
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