Cold Start Problem - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

finding the will to start implementing at-scale technologies that are already working,” Carty observes. Here, we take a look at alumni who are pursuing those opportunities, working to make tomorrow’s cities more sustainable across five... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

No one can be an effective leader in a crisis by attempting to go it alone. Leaders must be the first to recognize this reality and plan accordingly." The seven leadership lessons include: Face reality, starting with yourself. Don't... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Accidental Innovator

of the problem is that the word "accident" is rather imprecise; not all accidents are equally accidental. If you bump into your neighbor at a local grocery store, without planning to, you might call that an accident. But that... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

As economies reopen after forced shutdowns caused by COVID-19, managers around the world are faced with a dual challenge: keep the workforce safe while preserving business viability in an evolving and volatile market. How should businesses View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

06 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact

experience working in the global health arena, says she feels that both programs have equipped her “to tackle big problems in health care.” A childhood spent partly overseas with parents who work in international development established... View Details

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

the order of 25-, 30-, even 50-percent at highly-ranked schools outside the top 15 or so schools. The schools were, by and large, unaware of how widespread the problem was. Each thought the problem of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

20 Nov 2014
News

Expanding Audiences Through HBX CORe

To introduce the language of business to those just starting careers or preparing for an MBA, HBS debuted in June 2014 its Credential of Readiness (CORe) program, an online business primer for college undergraduates, recent graduates, and... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Energy Sources: Daniel Yergin and the EP Team

book, Shattered Peace, on the origins of the Cold War, when Robert Stobaugh approached him about joining the Energy Project. As Stobaugh explains, “I knew I could string together sentences, but I recognized Dan Yergin was a writer.”... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

21 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?

at all than those shoppers who sampled only 6 flavors; considering too many options made it too hard to choose one.) The Underthinker The problem is that time-crunched managers often swing too far to the other end of the decision-making... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

do to make prevention of a potential disaster a priority in the face of competing priorities, and to mobilize a response in the face of concerted opposition for special interests. Far too often, we only address problems after the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Paris Wallace

Paris Wallace (He/Him) is the CEO & Founder of NCL (Hiring). EIR @ Harvard Business School. Investor. DEI Crusader. Cyclist. Ovia Health (Acquired: LH). Good Start Genetics (Acquired: NVTA) Paris is the founder and CEO of the NCL the... View Details

Keywords: Biotech & Life Sciences;#19;#Digital Health;#43;#Healthcare;#56;#Personal Health & Wellness;#64;#Software/App

04 Mar 2019
News

The Anti-Shark Tank

38 companies, with investments starting at $50,000. “Wingable,” a pitch night cosponsored by Wing (an all-women’s work and community space) and Able Partners brought together 275 entrepreneurs and investors on a View Details

Portrait Project

Robert Duke Biederman

I just want to be a good dad. And I want to build something. When I was learning how to pitch, my dad went and got full equipment and learned to play catcher at age 49. He left work early and spent cold March afternoons earning bumps and... View Details

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

Rachel Sanders (MBA 2017) started her professional career working in healthcare focused investment banking. After spending four years working at Raymond James focused on middle market transactions, M&A, and the intersection of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

24 Apr 2014
News

Saving lives through new vaccine technology

negligible, the problem is that shipping vaccines requires expensive cold storage and distribution. The solution that Vaxess provides is a room-temperature-storage technology using silk proteins, which... View Details

Profile

Whitney Wilson

business problems they were solving.” After the Chamber, she accepted a consulting position with Deloitte in Washington DC where she “worked in the strategy and analytics practice for public sector clients. I focused my work around... View Details

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

upper Amazon, they brought people a taste of America, along with the promise of freedom and prosperity. The end of the Cold War signaled victory for Brand America. As closed economies opened up to foreign trade and investment, Brand... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?

case discussion methods employed by many business schools may exacerbate the problem by their frequent reliance on heavy class participation, conveying subtle messages that those who sound smart and speak a lot "have more... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

Professor Bill George about his case entitled, Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust. I'm your host, Brian Kenny, and you're listening to Cold Call. Bill George is an expert on leadership, a topic that he teaches and writes about... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

Windows version. The problem is that it gave competitors six to nine months to bring out Window's products, which creates a more competitive environment. If Steve had really been thinking in terms of the breakout strategy, he would have... View Details