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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Innovation as Antidote
that can't afford any lost time. You know—the perfect kind of challenge for the HBS community. Last year, HBS and Harvard Medical School's Forum on Healthcare Innovation brought together everyone from biotech execs to policymakers in an... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
A Better World, One Idea at a Time
essential technologies, such as bicycle-powered machines, affordable solar lanterns, and smokeless cook stoves, designed for the rural poor at the bottom of the economic pyramid. View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
afford to pay their mortgages but walk away from the property instead. (Boston Globe, December 22, 2009) “How predictable was it five years ago that probably well over 90 percent of pictures are taken off smartphones?” — Jim Balsillie... View Details
- Profile
Jeff Nelson
Network in Boston over the summer. Looking ahead to graduation and beyond, Jeff says he is “interested in affordable housing and education. In the wake of the recent crisis, there’s a need for basic changes in how loans are made. I want... View Details
- Profile
Patrick Connolly
crucial to have a job that affords me the opportunity to engage in rigorous intellectual pursuits with incredibly smart, talented people working towards a common goal. View Details
- 30 Oct 2014
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Robert Leke...
continent. Given the lean team structure at Tana, every team member is encouraged to continuously stretch himself/herself into roles of greater responsibility and influence. This has afforded me the opportunity for great learning, as well... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 08 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Get to Know Past New Venture Competition Winners: Everly Health
helped hundreds of thousands of people better understand their health by offering a more convenient, affordable way to get lab testing done. If I had listened to everyone who told me “no” in the beginning, I wouldn’t be here today. This... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
schools. We started talking about the kids that actually weren't coming to school. It was something I was totally unaware of. “We started investigating and talking about why that was. Everyone was required to have a school uniform, and families couldn't often View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
we need less office space; e-commerce will mean we will need less retail space and new kinds of industrial buildings. Autonomous vehicles—if the ethical, legal, and technical issues can be resolved—may reduce the need for roads and parking, allowing for more green... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
communities. In this new system, there is broad agreement across party lines that we must maintain a commitment to support affordable housing for working families, including funds for low-income rental initiatives. We need a common... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students
affordable online job training,” says Parro. ProTalento creates personalized learning routes for young people, helps finance their studies, and supports them in finding and retaining jobs. Parro, who has since started working for Boston... View Details
- Portrait Project
Tara Hagan
day. As the second-oldest child adopted into a multiracial family of nine in small-town Oklahoma, I almost didn’t go to college. We couldn’t afford it. Besides, I didn’t know anyone who had finished college. My parents pushed me to... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
in new and emerging businesses, even if our returns were subject to the same rates as our earned income? Alas, I can find no way to justify my good-fortune tax rate. I reluctantly conclude that the few of us who can afford to make... View Details
- Portrait Project
Constanca Oliveira e Sousa
I didn’t have much, but I had a sewing kit and some sheets. Josilane was a girl that lived in the slums in Montes Claros, Brazil. She wanted to marry but couldn't afford a dress. I was a missionary in this foreign country, living in an... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
week's US Supreme Court ruling. It's time to end three-and-a-half years of political wrangling and make the Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) work. The law's shortcomings are well known. It provides health care access to 30 million... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
can't be bothered with the details of their business is crazy. —Robert Hargrove in E-Leader Updated advice: Leaders must constantly push the boundaries of established ways of doing business—but they must also know which established practices need to be preserved. They... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- Profile
Iva Teixeira
Web for an affordable college in the U.S. After earning a masters’ degree from the University of Michigan, instead of accepting an offer from Progressive Insurance, Iva took a more challenging job with Johnsonville Sausage in Sheboygan... View Details
- 27 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Anna Ohanian (MBA 2025)
and teen years were filled with the challenge of juggling each of these unique identities, often assimilating or overcompensating one or some combination of them to try to fit in. It wasn’t until early adulthood that I realized the power that my multicultural... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Social Enterprse Forum Discusses Strategy
nonprofit and for-profit partnerships, strategic alliances between nonprofits and corporations, a welfare-to-work partnership, and new strategies for affordable housing. "Nonprofits and NGOs face a host of complex problems that are unique... View Details
- 14 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
Meet HBS Leadership Fellows: Verdell Walker, Sesame Workshop
social impact operations. I’m pursuing a career in entertainment, and Sesame Street is one of the most storied entertainment brands in the world. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about content development and monetization. I’ve also been View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government