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- October 2016 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
All Traffic Solutions
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott F. Johnson
All Traffic Solutions traditionally sold traffic signs that collected vehicle data to cities. In recent years, the firm connected their signs to the internet and began selling software that enabled cities to operate their signs remotely and collect data in a more... View Details
Keywords: IoT; Internet Of Things; Smart Connected Products; All Traffic Solutions; Traffic; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Transportation; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott F. Johnson. "All Traffic Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 517-011, October 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
The American Dream
part of a field study, she worked out an idea for a digital library for users of computer-aided design (CAD). That became InPart Design, a company she sold to Parametric Technology for a reported $60 million two years after founding it.... View Details
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
users. Not only does it teach a skill set (coding) that is increasingly in demand in the job market, but its users are so loyal and engaged that they have provided the bulk of the learning content themselves at no cost. Codecademy's community, a collection of View Details
- November 2019
- Supplement
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato, Alan MacCormack and Sarah Mehta
This multimedia supplement accompanies the case “Innovation at Uber: the Launch of Express POOL” (case no. 619-003). Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This multimedia supplement... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Technology Industry; California; San Francisco
Farronato, Chiara, Alan MacCormack, and Sarah Mehta. "Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 620-702, November 2019.
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
run on Microsoft’s Windows platform, was the dominant web browser in the 1990s until squashed by Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer. In February 2015 there was the launch of Meerkat, an app that lets users broadcast live streaming video through their View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
approach to order fulfillment is based on the disarming efficiency of small, battery-powered, orange mobile robots. When orders are received, the robots are directed by a complex software application to find and retrieve the desired... View Details
- November 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Teaching Note
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-003. Set in March 2018, the Case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. The Teaching Note offers guidance for instructors who wish to use the case either with or without its dataset... View Details
- December 2019
- Supplement
Korea Telecom: Building a GiGAtopia (B)
By: Shane Greenstein, Feng Zhu and Susie L. Ma
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Infrastructure; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Korean Peninsula
Greenstein, Shane, Feng Zhu, and Susie L. Ma. "Korea Telecom: Building a GiGAtopia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 620-060, December 2019.
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Making a Difference
closely with actor Marlon Brando before his death in 2004 to create a development plan for Brando’s 1,500-acre Tahitian atoll. When the forty-unit project is completed in 2012, the resort will be virtually carbon neutral and a showcase for green View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
start-up in Bangalore cofounded by CEO Sidhant Jena (MBA 2011), has developed a mobile phone attachment that will enable patients to test their blood sugar and seamlessly transmit the results to a physician or nurse for appropriate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Snapping Up Voters
marrying his political experience with greater financial acumen. Instead he has found himself in the midst of the most promising expansion of the political business itself: technological shifts that permit campaign advertisers to broaden... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- Web
In Charts: Like Einstein, Global Inventors Bring Big Ideas Across Borders | Working Knowledge
researchers write. Their analysis found that global mobile inventors are key to introducing new technologies. Inventors who had filed at least one patent later played prominent roles in the future innovation of that View Details
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details
- November 2017
- Case
iRobot: Moving Beyond the Roomba
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
The makers of the Roomba, a robotic vacuum cleaner, connected the latest version of their product to the Internet. This new feature opened up a wealth of new opportunities and challenges for the company. View Details
Keywords: Irobot; Smart Home; Connected Home; Roomba; Vacuum; Mapping; Internet Of Things; Connected Products; Organizational Structure; Organizational Design; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "iRobot: Moving Beyond the Roomba." Harvard Business School Case 518-055, November 2017.
- 26 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy
computer programmers. “Mobile is getting a lot of attention, but we're not seeing mobile as a big employer yet.” "You might go so far as to say that four or five years ago, the beneficiaries of the Internet economy were very large... View Details
- 30 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Cambridge to Nairobi
business ideas with peers. At first glance it’s San Francisco—except that we’re 9,586 miles away, in Nairobi, Kenya. This summer, I’m interning at Ushahidi, a non-profit technology company that uses crowdsourcing for social activism and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating a mathematical method to understand consumer behavior in a digital world
homophily—the “birds-of-a-feather” tendencies of like-minded people? Only by understanding the relative impacts of these factors can companies develop effective marketing strategies. Studying the adoption of a mobile app in Japan, Gupta... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Future Tech Leaders Dive into New Program
a team project in the new MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, offered jointly by HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). With just three days to complete a prototype, Batt’s team created a connected device and View Details
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in the Transportation Industry
converging with dramatic technological advances. Although these changes – including shared mobility and automation – are rapidly altering the mobility landscape,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
Illustration by Joe Waldron Illustration by Joe Waldron Back in 2010, HBS finance professor Shawn Cole embarked on a two-year randomized control trial with Nilesh Fernando, then a PhD candidate at Harvard, to evaluate whether a mobile... View Details