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10 Apr 2019
News

Rakuten’s Mikitani Bets $5.5 Billion To Shake Up Japan’s Telecom Industry

A recent feature in Forbes outlines Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani’s plan to disrupt Japan’s mobile phone market. Named Rakuten Mobile, the company hopes to build the network in “half the time and at a cost of up to 40% less than what it... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

19 Jan 2016
News

The Three HBS Alumni “Defining the 2016 Campaign”

article: Stephanie Hannon (MBA 2004), CTO for Hillary Clinton’s campaign and former product director at Google; Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995), COO of Facebook, who is “leveraging her influence with Lean In followers to mobilize female... View Details

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India - Industry specific research

site of the World Health Organization office in India, includes information on diseases and agency activities. Information Technology View Details

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MBA 2024 Alumni Transition - Alumni

by using a free Zoom account . July 17: Class Card access ends May 22, 2025: HBS Slack access ends. Laptops and Mobile Devices Please take the following steps to configure your laptop and mobile devices for... View Details

December 2023 (Revised January 2025)
Case

Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (A)

By: Tatiana Sandino and Samuel Grad

In 2005, Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry smartphone was a sensation. After its launch in 1999, the groundbreaking BlackBerry had captured the hearts and minds of corporate America through its secure wireless email service. The device was so addictive and... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Management Style; Product Development; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; United States; Canada

25 Apr 2014
News

Bringing a new funding model to the life sciences industry

Andrew Farquharson (MBA 1999) wants to change the landscape for biomedical financing. The cofounder of VentureHealth, an online funding platform based in Silicon Valley, Farquharson leverages deals with investors who want access to biomedical startups. "If we can View Details

03 Jul 2018
What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

it was doing for ICE in a January blog post. Microsoft’s Azure Government software allows organizations to move operations and processing to the cloud. Employees: Use technology for good On June 19, an open letter was posted on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Technology

August 2017 (Revised November 2017)
Case

Paktor: Designing a Dating App

By: Michael Luca, Stephanie Chan and Essie Alamsyah

Paktor is a popular mobile-based online dating app from Singapore, where a user can swipe right or left on a profile to indicate her interest in a potential match. The case is designed to explore issues related to pricing, market design, and launch strategies in the... View Details

Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Design; Price; Product Launch; Global Strategy

June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
Case

WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World

By: Debora L. Spar

Describes the evolution of WorldSpace, the world's first major provider of digital radio service to the developing world. The brainchild of Noah Samara, an African-born, American-trained lawyer, WorldSpace has a dual commercial and social mission. Samara wants to... View Details

Keywords: Information; Social Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Asia; Latin America; Africa

January 2010 (Revised March 2013)
Case

foursquare

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Chen

Co-founders of foursquare are deciding how to respond to competitive threats and scale up the organization. Foursquare was a location-based online service that allowed users to "check in" to a location using an application on a smartphone. Foursquare kept track of a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Competitive Advantage; Web Services Industry; United States

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Nikhil Patel Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Mobility in the Motor City: My Summer at the City of... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Club Leaders Get a Boost from Campus Conference

administrative details of running a club; and communicate with members,” says Janet Cahill, associate director, Clubs and Associations. “Another compelling aspect of the technology is its ability to bring alumni together as a... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Centennial; outreach; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

earlier. Worse, he knew that mobile phones, which were also being made outside the United States, would start stealing business away from digital cameras. "Much of the camera technology was invented in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2011
News

Student Teams Take on Real-World Innovation

car and truck company, but also a technology company.” Accordingly, the teams focused on out-of-the-box approaches to enhancing the way passengers experience mobile communications and computing. Unlike most... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

Profile

Pasha Nahass

like we were solving a riddle or a puzzle,” he says. “We created tangible products others could see and use.” In a combined undergraduate/graduate program, Pasha specialized in human computer interaction—“a cool combination of technology... View Details

Keywords: Tech

01 Mar 2015
News

Clubs Hopping

technology that included Sequoia Capital partner Todd Cozzens (PMD 60, 1990), who invests in digital health companies. What trends does Carter see disrupting health care? Health and wellness insights driven by cognitive computing. Carter... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

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Zach Komes Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 2 Results HBS Impact Investing Fund Makes First Investments Devon Sanford Tim Cho Zach Komes 07... View Details

30 Nov 2021
Interview

TikTok: Super App or Supernova?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Brian Kenny

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around the simple idea of helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. By May 2020, TikTok operated in 155 countries and had roughly 1 billion monthly active users, placing... View Details

Keywords: Apps; Artificial Intelligence; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Model; Digital Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Social Media