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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
a baseline cost was right around $400 per ton. For reference, we’re trying to get below $100, because that’s the price where we think we can have real impact. We would’ve had to pull some significant levers to get it to that range, and that’s why I decided to View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
how to revamp the vaccine sector in anticipation. For Bingham, building factories that can quickly pivot to meet pandemic-time needs is essential. She also believes that the high level of engagement between vaccine developers and... View Details
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
our only alum to play a pivotal role in the crisis; Jamie Dimon, who ’ s here today as well for his daughter Julia ’ s graduation, played an equally instrumental role at JP Morgan Chase. But back to Rob. On this particular day, Rob wasn ’... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
such as financing, understanding the founders’ definition of success/failure, defining and pivoting a business model, and determining the organizational impact of a pivot as well as the role of VCs and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
were unveiled: the smaller “junior,” the regular size, and the larger “grand.” “There was an insight that a lot of the social media chatter around the junior Big Mac was actually being driven by women. So we pivoted and developed some of... View Details
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Commencement 2018 Address | About
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 American professor to gain... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
2018. Two years earlier, Sussman was behind Nike’s push to acquire Virgin Mega, a startup comprising Faris and his small team, which has since morphed into a studio that plays a pivotal role in Nike’s digital strategy. With the studio’s... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
inactions, in our fight against climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act is likely to be one of the pivotal battles, not the only one, but perhaps the game-changing one. As a veteran, it’s not lost on me that climate change is not only... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
versions were attempted in 19th-century Europe) has enjoyed truly phenomenal growth. Almost from the outset, HBS has played a pivotal role in the success of this thriving industry. Says Jay Light, who holds the Dwight P. Robinson, Jr.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
a player at the beginning of his career, is another surprising success story. Here’s someone who looks like the kid from next door who mows your lawn, and he played like a veteran in a pivotal position under the toughest pressure in... View Details
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
for Leaders: Protect and Pivot Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
its competition and into financial trouble. The case ends with a pivotal vote by shareholders on whether to sell this family company. Clarks (B) summarizes the results of the shareholders vote described in the (A) case. And, Clarks (C)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
hypotheses. And, again, there are other benefits. This stage of an ICP often leads to faster decision-making and pivots in a venture where founders and others have strong entrenched opinions about why things have or have not worked.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
the Beatles, Thomas Alva Edison, Michael Jordan, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the founders of Infosys, author Amish, and others have used rejections as a pivot to swing their careers and businesses around. Parameswaran brings his decades of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
Stress the contributions of immigrants to their societies. One notable example is that of sport, where many stars—from soccer to basketball—are either naturalized immigrants or have foreign-born parents. Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, who were View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
be one of the pivotal battles, not the only one, but perhaps the game-changing one. As a veteran, it’s not lost on me that climate change is not only one of humanity’s greatest challenges, it threatens our national security and thus... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
a problem.” Koss said Springbank is launching a State of Care Report in partnership with Pivotal Ventures to assess the care market and its future growth, while also looking at household management and aging-in-place trends. “It’s a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
financing from leading venture capital (VC) firms and by 2012 had been cash flow positive for the past six quarters. Its founder, Bryan Mistele, was looking to pivot into high growth and faced several intriguing options. However,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
have the resources, ideas, and ability to quickly pivot the deployment our sales strategy in a new format? How are we going to differentiate when our new mode of communication is the same as everyone else?” Skills needed now: Making... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
better health when we are over the crisis? Not just in terms of social justice, but economic prosperity as well? As the most trusted player, shouldn’t civil society have a pivotal role when we get back to reimagining capitalism, when the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost