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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
quarter-century of HBS startups? To celebrate the New Venture Competition’s 25th anniversary, we asked some past participants about the hardest lesson they’ve learned as an entrepreneur—and what it looked like to learn it. The 2022 finale will View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
6 Lessons Learned from a Summer of Entrepreneurship
better together. 4. Utilize your network and don’t be afraid to ask for help. We spoke to countless alumni and professors throughout the summer who gave us invaluable advice based on their knowledge and experiences. Their perspectives and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 24 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)
upcoming interaction from that person's shoes. More often than not, it helps me focus on benefits and avoid pitfalls." Which HBS professor had the greatest impact on you, and why? "I feel like this is a trick question! There are so many amazing professors at HBS, and I... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 23 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
take chances and try new things as I refined my short- and long-term goals,” she said. With that mind, Nyantekyi-Owusu set foot in Boston ready to explore and take advantage of all HBS had to offer.... View Details
- Profile
Anthony Martore
take into life after HBS. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be? Do not self-select out. Many students here, including myself, never saw themselves as an HBS student... View Details
- 02 Jul 2024
- News
The Beauty Guide
Courtesy Michelle Freyre When Michelle Freyre (MBA 1997) was a brand manager at Neutrogena, Michael McNamara, global president of the beauty brand at the time, asked what she wanted to do with her career. She answered, “I want to be you. I want to run Neutrogena.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
To break through this glass ceiling, women must learn to take bold steps when opportunities arise. Blalock, who rose to become CIO in the traditionally male utility industry, offers her advice and that of 28... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Author
After two semesters at HBS, Daisy Wademan (MBA ’02) found herself looking forward to the last day of class when faculty members traditionally share personal stories and dole out life advice. So inspiring did she find these gems that she decided to View Details
- 24 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
Learning to Code at Business School
HBS, students can choose from close to 100 electives. They also have the opportunity to cross register for courses across Harvard. CS50—a course offered at Harvard College—provides students with an introduction to programming. Last year 94 MBA students opted to View Details
- 08 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Get to Know Past New Venture Competition Winners: Everly Health
world. I would never have started a company had I not gone to business school because I never would have been exposed to the option. What advice do you have for aspiring entrepreneurs? Be inspired by problems. Always ask yourself: What’s... View Details
- 27 Apr 2015
- News
“A Unique Leadership Experience”
someone is taking pictures outside.” He called the command of the International Space Station “a unique leadership experience”—not because the team is floating in outer space, but because he is charged with leading an international group... View Details
- Web
Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology
Tips for Working Remotely Whether it's because of the need to travel to other locations, because of various demands in each of our lives or simply because of the flexibility that technology provides us, many of us take the opportunity to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
Your research examines industries that once seemed doomed but have experienced a comeback. How does this happen? I did my dissertation work on the Swiss watch industry, and I looked at what it takes for a technology to reemerge. For over... View Details
- Student-Profile
Hummy Song
disciplinary area of management -- in my case, operations management. It trains students to become an expert in both fields and supports us in doing research at the intersection of the two. In fact, students take two sets of qualifying... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
fields. A sponsor is someone who advocates for a protégé, and in doing so, takes a stake in her success. We use a laboratory experiment to explore two channels through which sponsorship has been posited to increase advancement in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
I wanted and who I was—but, for now, if I wanted to take the next step up the ladder, I needed to excel at what I was doing. Later, when it came time to pick a job and career, I asked my parents and friends for advice. I didn't fully... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
shielded from consumer control— by employers, insurers, and the government.— Regina E. Herzlinger When Consumers Take Control When consumers apply pressure on an industry, whether it's retailing or banking, cars or computers, it... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs have an incredible backstop of management experience and wisdom available to them that, too often, they ignore. Why don’t startup founders make more use of their investors? Many entrepreneurs are hesitant to ask advice from... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- Profile
Mira Mehta
offers much more than a purely academic learning experience. I came to school with a clear vision of what I cared about, but without a strong sense of what path I should or could take to achieve my goals. My friends from the HBS Africa... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
focus on while pursuing my MBA. I now know from personal experience how similar being a mother and an entrepreneur can be. It Takes a Village – Resources for Moms at HBS Managing a household with kids, having a spouse that works... View Details