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- 19 Apr 2018
- News
One Last Pitch
The 2018 New Venture Competition started last fall with 360 teams. By Wednesday, April 18, just 12 teams—four finalists from each of the Alumni, Student Social Enterprise, and Student Business tracks—were left standing, vying for $315,000... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Confi began in 2015 as a free online resource for credible and relatable answers to health questions that women weren’t comfortable asking their friends or partners. In its first... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
reunions, and online products and services. Deborah Farrington (MBA ’76) supervised the programming subcommittee, which recommended that the School offer an MBA “renewal” program to deliver the latest thinking in five critical areas of a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
STYLE SHIFT: Women brought a new look to the campus. A half-century ago, women were first admitted to the two-year MBA Program at HBS. Over the coming months, the School is highlighting this event—and focusing on women leaders in business... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
beyond, to wholesale or retail. Why? The first reason is reach: There is a limit to your own branded website. This is due to the website’s potential traffic (whereas large online retailers have millions of unique visitors) and lack of... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method
Don’t let the fact that first-year MBA students immerse themselves in the beer industry fool you—they are learning about product development by participating in an online simulation. In fact, the use and complexity of simulations in the... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Kenneth A. Goldman
recognition in the field I was pursuing." Today, as CFO of a hot new Internet company called Excite@Home, the self-described "introspective" executive is getting plenty of attention. Goldman is busy helping Excite@Home become what he... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 14 Jul 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
the pandemic impact you and your work? “The pandemic actually helped us, because it raised awareness about the importance of social and environmental responsibility. Also, customers became more prone to online purchasing and technology... View Details
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
Business Review, how the United States has lost or is in the process of losing the ability to manufacture many of the cutting-edge products it invented. These include the batteries that power electric and hybrid cars, light-emitting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Estonia, Incorporated
a company online in Estonia and administer it securely from anywhere in the world. E-Residents can conduct all their banking online, declare taxes online, and digitally sign documents via a smart ID card. That means entrepreneurs need no... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 18 Mar 2021
- News
Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition
over $45 billion in contracts in the business world. Overcoming his own struggles and inspired by Bill’s teachings at HBS, Chad discovered blindness was a “gift” from which he developed the mental stamina and resilience to live his best... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
Amazon and relying instead on Shopify as an online storefront and on ShipBob for fulfillment. Then came the cold shower of reality: Customer acquisition beyond Amazon can prove very expensive. He decided to offer Neutrall’s products there... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Action Plan: Just Breathe
corporate world when he was working his way up the ranks: mindfulness, stress resilience, sleep training, and emotional intelligence skills. “With ongoing change and disruption, the crisis business is now facing on a global scale is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
businesses and organizations to provide users with a highly personalized selection of goods, services, and information." Employing passwords and aliases to ensure anonymity, individual users supply personal preference and choice... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
Jakarta has a reputation as an impenetrable place. Viewed from atop one of the many business hotels in the center of the city, the Indonesian capital is a sea of gray stretching into the haze. No one knows for sure how big metropolitan... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
ultimate tech rep at the School. And it’s phenomenal in terms of all the transformations. But there is also a lot that has remained the same in terms of the student classroom experience and how we further the mission of the institution. What are the challenges for... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
Words and Pictures
sociocultural anthropology at UNC, Chapel Hill, and founded wdydwyd? — an online meme through which 2 million people have answered the question, Why do you do what you do? Some alumni have added new reflections on their original... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.
It's sad but true: Design Research, the Wursthaus, Elsie's, and a score of other local businesses once patronized by members of the Class of 1977 have long since closed their doors. But those who venture across the river during this... View Details