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  • Career Coach

Brent Brown

Brent (HBS '02) has experience in private equity/venture capital, investment banking, and real estate, consumer products and digital media industries and currently serves on the boards of numerous private companies. Work Experience: US Army, Goldman Sachs, Taurus... View Details
Keywords: Education; Entrepreneurship; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Real Estate; Retail; Sports; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Technology
  • 02 Mar 2023
  • News

Carbon's Second Act

cofounder and CEO of Ocochem, a startup developing an electrochemical process to turn carbon dioxide into formic acid. Now, formic acid is not something most people are familiar with, but it's a pretty important chemical compound. It's... View Details
  • 06 Nov 2019
  • Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

of the company. The good news is that this is a problem that can be fixed. In Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, I demonstrate how firms that develop a shared pro-social purpose—and that embed it throughout the firm in empowered,... View Details
Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy
  • 01 Feb 1998
  • News

Running Up the Score

possibilities, to be developed under the aegis of Fox and its parent, News Corporation. Going, Going, Gone In the quest to boost revenues, stadiums and arenas have become increasingly important as revenue producers. "The significance of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

to work with a firm at the stages in which there is no track record or reputation yet. “Later-stage companies in series B and C already developed their own reputation,” says Bernstein, “and, as such, may be less dependent on the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Career Coach

Jill Huggett

Jill Huggett (Carroll '00), Principal, Bridgepath Career Advisors, is a certified professional career coach and certified professional resume writer. Jill combines professional coaching theory with her previous experience as a financial services management executive... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Finance
  • 05 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

who the customer is. Traditionally, leading companies—both in the West and in developing countries—have operated under the assumption that the world's poor majority—those four billion people on the planet with a disposable income of $5 a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

described as "American icons" by moderator Tom Davenport, director of the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change. Jack Duffy, SVP of corporate strategy at UPS, noted that the process of integrating technology into the company's... View Details
Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • October 2011 (Revised January 2012)
  • Case

LinkedIn Corporation

By: Francois Brochet and James Weber
The case is set at the end of the first public trading day of LinkedIn, an online professional network company. It provides information on the company's business model, financial statements, competitive landscape, and IPO terms, to help the reader critically assess the... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Growth and Development; Earnings Management; Risk Management; Valuation; SWOT Analysis; Emerging Markets; Business Model; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Web Services Industry
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  • April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
  • Case

Zaplet, Inc.

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Start-up Zaplet, Inc., has radical software, prestigious venture capital funding, and a multitude of business opportunities. New CEO Alan Baratz must select a strategy and redesign the organization to deliver. This case describes the roles and philosophies of the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Venture Capital; Valuation; Business Strategy; Restructuring; Expansion; Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Human Resources; Information Technology Industry; California
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  • 11 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

illustrate how team members' identities and interests intertwine to affect the distribution and flow of information, subgroup dynamics, and team decisions. Findings-We develop three specific ideas to demonstrate the utility of this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Nov 2024
  • HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

for people convicted of felonies. Honest Jobs experienced hiring and fundraising challenges early on. Blakeman struck out with a business partner he ultimately bought out, plus he hired and then laid off senior people in business View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment
  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

arbitrariness of the set. Drawing on Gestalt psychology, we develop a conceptual account that predicts what will—and will not—act as a pseudo-set and defines the psychological process through which these pseudo-sets affect behavior,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 12

limitations of governance and information-intermediation institutions worldwide, should IFRS limit the use of fair-value accounting? How should the IASB respond to the growing power of emerging markets such as China in international... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Nov 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

finance into catalyzing and scaling sustainable solutions. Moreover, the nature of environmental challenges requires problem solving that is no longer strictly in a public or private domain, which makes public service and nonprofits a... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups working on different solutions,... View Details
  • 25 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

holding them accountable?” Gehl said she and Porter wondered. “What’s going on?” Porter, who studies economic development and competitiveness, said the idea to examine politics through the lens of business stemmed from his experience... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
  • 21 Nov 2017
  • News

Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

everyone, using technologies of abundance: smartphones, renewable energy, and energy storage. And we’re hiring.” Phil Rettger (MBA 1985) Cofounder & CEO, Aetherix Corp. “I’ve been developing renewable electricity projects for over 35... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power
  • June 2011 (Revised April 2014)
  • Case

sweetriot 2.0

By: Christopher Marquis, Donna Khalife and Bobbi Thomason
In the fall of 2010, Sarah Endline, CEO and Founder of sweetriot, an organic chocolate company, was deciding the best way to grow her organic chocolate company, while keeping her chocolate physically and conceptually on the shelf. She wanted to grow the offerings and... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Profit; Business Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Economic Growth; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; New York (state, US)
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  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of each economy, and upon firm and agglomeration economy traits. To better determine when a firm will be attracted to agglomeration economies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne