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- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
empowered and included. I’m excited to be part of elevating more BIPOC talent into senior leadership roles." Matthias Argenyi (MBA 2026)Matthias brings three years of experience from social finance, where he played a pivotal role in... View Details
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
and more treatable stage. And so when I came across this company it just so personally resonated with me. And I pivoted my corporate career into the health care space and into genomic space, all inspired by this very personal journey. I... View Details
- 08 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Zone Defense: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to
investors. Two weeks before Brandon joined his HBS cohort on campus in the fall of 2015, he went to Silicon Valley to raise funds for Shield AI. The Tsengs and a third cofounder, Andrew Reiter, pitched to 30 investors. All 30 said no, with one suggesting that the trio... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
devoted following. Now he wonders if the medium is holding them back. Survey respondents have expressed interest in short-form audio, which is not surprising given the rise of political podcasting. Should News Bling pivot to produce a... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
Whatever the headlines predict these days, there may still be good news for entrepreneurs. Many successful products, services, and pivotal ideas have been launched during an economic lull, according to Bhaskar Chakravorti, a senior... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)
grow the business to five times its size over a period of three years. Then when Dzodan graduated university, he decided to temporarily pivot away from entrepreneurship, and he joined a large Argentinian company as an accountant. From... View Details
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
which they invested their own personal capital into startups, small business, and real estate. “After two years, we pivoted the syndicate to be venture-only and focused purely on diversity because most of our companies were diverse,”... View Details
- 16 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports
Division I college basketball player at St. John’s University. He then pivoted his career path into investment banking, corporate strategy, and management consulting before circling back to the game he loves. Now at MSG, Laitsas is... View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital
Harlem, New York and started an angel syndicate in which they invested their own personal capital into startups, small business, and real estate. “After two years, we pivoted the syndicate to be venture only and focused purely on... View Details
- 04 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy
adoption of sustainable technologies. What I envision right now in the long term is, after I’ve built up my investing experience at BlackRock, I pivot into the world of VC by either starting my own fund or joining a fund dedicated to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
From Das’s Desk
and pivot into a substantial unknown. In-person gatherings were canceled—and everyone wondered, what comes next? To their credit, the staff who decamped to their homes across the greater Boston area and beyond quickly regrouped and began... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
& Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 915-001 Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp LevelUp's mobile payments service lets users scan a smartphone barcode rather than swipe a credit card. Will consumers embrace the service? Will... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
difficulty to their struggle to grow and succeed. 3. The impact of intangible assets on economic transactions: I plan to study commercial transactions in which finances are not the sole currency of exchange, and intangibles like status and reputation of the actors in... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
system. Robert Adams considered that the PARC document-management solutions offered pivotal know-how that could open doors for Xerox's high-end networked laser printers, while producing an outstanding business opportunity. Adams invited... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- Blog
Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN
Executive Education had to pivot overnight—and shift into virtual offerings. This change affected different audiences in different ways. The executives we work with in India fall into three main categories. First are executives who have... View Details
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
KFC pulled the sandwich off the menu across most of Canada. This move may seem strange in an industry where a pivotal goal—in the words of Coca-Cola's long-standing mantra—is to be "within an arm's reach of desire." According to... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
newcomers' self-expression, Gino says. "This is a pivotal stage of the employee/employer relationship, and there are ways to emphasize people's individuality so they can bring it out into their jobs. To Wipro's credit, after seeing... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
information is being used and being sold?" As we show in the case they’re being profiled right down to minutiae. They can pretty much identify who you are. Kenny: Let's go back to the beginning of the case. What was sort of the View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- Web
Commencement 2018 Address | About
water. Now picture Jim—a one-time NBA player who realized that he risked spending more time on the bench than on the floor. An equally good example of being enterprising, he pivoted to an academic career and became the first African... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother
focused on communication, education, engagement, and network building. This decision to pivot is why I took on the role at Harvard as the Sustainability Manager for HBS. I became interested in BEI because I’m interested in the notion of... View Details