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- 17 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience
students varies across sections, naturally, each section approaches partners and families differently. Kuni remarked that his former section has more than ten kids (with more on the way) and that children are therefore a huge part of the...
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Kanwaljit Bakshi
going into science and engineering. But those paths never felt like quite the right fit. "Since high school, I had done volunteer work with homeless kids and vulnerable children and domestic violence victims," she says....
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Nonprofit / Government
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Fulfilling Their Promise
mom, it was the mothers of her Girls Group students who comforted her. “That's just a huge part of what this journey has been about,” says Schooner. “I was a super smart, super hardworking kid that didn't deal with emotions or feelings. I...
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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
homework via phone. Before long, Khan was tutoring 10 or 15 cousins after work. He started writing simple software to give them practice problems and making how-to videos so he could reach more kids efficiently. In 2009, he quit his job...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
want to show these young kids that they can be leaders. They can meet me and know that it’s possible.” Gibbons also has a tip for his fellow HBS alumni: “Don’t underestimate the blind,” he says. “Expect results. You’ll get them.”
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- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
life from graduating in 2009 has been profound. My kids literally wouldn't exist if it weren't for the financial crisis. My biggest piece of advice, aside from power through, is to remember that what you see on social media is nobody's...
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- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
opinion is that the Administration should be candid and recognize that social security is a TAX used to fund a basic retirement benefit—the pension equivalent of food stamps. Higher income retirees should not receive a social security benefit. We need to stop View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
is almost 100 percent effective in protecting children’s teeth against decay, only about one-third of kids get it. By contrast, in the minority of dental plans that provide comprehensive care for a yearly fixed fee, nearly all children...
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- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
entrepreneurial journey, he attributes a big part of his success to being flexible. “When I was a kid dreaming of owning my own business or where I would work, never would I have thought it was going to be retail. However, the way the...
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- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender of the boat) could teach kids...
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- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
most important." I spend my life trying to make the next generation a little less neurotic about money.— Joline Godfrey, Independent Means, Inc. As the founder and CEO of Independent Means, Inc., a financial education company aimed at View Details
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- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
in education when people say they don't want computers in the classroom because kids won't learn about the real world. My research made me conclude that in order to make the technology work for us, we need strong communities on the...
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- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
talk about work when we get our families together this weekend.” For the team, even just naming this, can allay concerns, but again, transparency is key. To Lisa’s new boss, you might say: “Lisa and I became BFFs in the early days of the company—our View Details
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by Julia Austin
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
And—oh, yes—Rovell was just a kid in his teens. Nevertheless, he launched a business-of-sports talk show on Northwestern University's student radio station, WNUR. His "producer" (actually, a roommate) aggressively pursued...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 23 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS
working on an entrepreneurial venture and working with two venture capital firms, one focused on U.S. companies and the other on African startups. My longer-term plans are to use these experiences to invest in tech infrastructure and transportation startups in Africa...
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- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
daily conversation with all of them and supporting them financially, I am intimately familiar with the daily fears, dangers, and challenges that these people face. People facing bombings and fire, sleeping in bomb shelters with their kids...
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David A. Frankel
for $500,000 to $2 million.” For Frankel, the decision to stay at HBS proved to be a watershed. “I was a kid in a candy store,” he said. Ironically, up to this point, he had not given up on starting another venture. But the transformation...
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- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
that is based on robotics. “The goal is for us to identify talent early, so that we can attract students into our graduate program and provide hope to primary schools kids and parents that there will be jobs and an employment future,” he...
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Jennifer Myers
- 13 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
2021 48th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference Honors Black Women Leaders
and accessible experience,” said Williams. “Many issues related to pipeline and access to opportunities for kids from diverse backgrounds is one of early exposure. The virtual and free nature of the event really lowered the barriers to...
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- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
unwinds by playing the harmonica, often with an audience of just one: Baron, his Bernese Mountain Dog. “My wife and kids have stopped listening, but that’s OK,” he laughs. “The music takes me to a simpler place and keeps me grounded....
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Deborah Blagg