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- 01 Jun 2023
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Buy Big, Sell Small
If you live in a rural village or small city in India and run low on toothpaste, rice, or cooking oil, you’ll likely visit your local kirana, the equivalent of a US neighborhood variety store and a mainstay of the country’s $932 billion retail economy. The shops are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
a cost of customer acquisition that has more than doubled. In addition to managing those challenges, HBS Online is focused on staying engaged in the market, experimenting with emerging trends like AI, and launching new products. Notable... View Details
- 25 May 2023
- News
Brazil’s Nubank Turns 10
is Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005). Nubank launched in 2013 in São Paulo, Brazil, a country whose banking system has been known for its high fees and low-tech approach. Now half of all adults in Brazil use Nubank, thanks in part to an expanding... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
can we ensure that HBS’s MBA Program offers the best management education possible for future leaders in business and society?” In an ongoing effort to address these questions, the School launched the Required Curriculum (RC) Renewal... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Pet Project
than children—she started to think more seriously about the value proposition. Spies teamed up with Christine Busaba (MBA 2019) to launch Maev in March 2020 as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) raw dog food company. Business has tripled every... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
superconducting know-how to quantum computing, which was finally beginning to gain traction. By 2017, Hypres had launched SEEQC as a wholly owned subsidiary. In 2019, the company spun out as an independent entity. Today, SEEQC has 32... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
at the company. He then turned his attention to the e-commerce platform the firm launched in 2018 to sell products directly to retail consumers. Now, as the case “Digital Transformation at Tata Steel”... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
strategy and we have successfully acquired three companies. MEMCO (India) and MFT (Germany) have not only expanded our geographical footprint but also diversified our product range and customer list. In addition to camshafts, PCL group... View Details
- 07 Nov 2022
- News
Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me
Morgan Hermand Waiche Morgan Hermand Waiche The Wall Street Journal reported last week that startup lingerie retailer Adore Me was bought by Victoria’s Secret for $400 million. Launched soon after Hermand Waiche graduated, Adore Me aimed... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
On the Radar
cutting-edge technologies to also build the most advanced security capabilities for biology.” The coronavirus presented a “crucible moment,” he acknowledges. Concentric launched in 2020 with a COVID-19 testing service for schools and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
and president of OceanCycle, a social enterprise focused on solving the ocean plastic problem by assisting businesses in making large volumes of products out of ocean-bound plastic. They work with companies to provide end-to-end solutions... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- News
Strong Finish
Heela Yang and Alicia Sontag Four years after its launch in 2015, the Brazilian-inspired beauty brand Sol de Janeiro was already profitable; its skin-tightening Bum Bum Cream had been Sephora’s top-selling skin care View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
describes seeing the destruction—combined with the loss of relatives and friends—as a turning point. “It made me realize that I wanted to revitalize Japan’s economy,” he says, recalling his decision to resign from the Industrial Bank of Japan (IBJ) and View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
a beginning, a middle, and a finish. Their ready-to-drink cocktails are naturally low in sugar and calories (less than 2 grams and 35 calories). They are bottled and labeled with a sense of sophistication that would feel right at home on any elegant bar cart. With its... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
still works out with former and current world champions at least five days a week at one of the martial arts academies he owns in Singapore. Sityodtong launched Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in 2009 as a response to an unanswered... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
equipped to answer. The query typically came at the end of a session, after a productive conversation about delegating, managing a packed calendar, or presenting effectively in meetings. “But I’ve got six-month-old twins at home, and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony
Anonymous Content, the US production company behind Spotlight and The Revenant, and Korea’s Anthology Studios. Deeply personal and highly autobiographical, Offerings tells the story of Dae Joon, who comes to the United States from Seoul... View Details