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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Deal on Wheels
CarLotz Guys: Ready to sell your car for you in a new, hassle-free way. Photo courtesy CarLotz Last April, inspired by the recent spike in demand for used cars—as well as a growing number of used-car owners looking to profit from that spike—Michael Bor (MBA ’03), Aaron... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
too.” Soon, Ario was installing its lights in Stanford’s student housing. The retail market, in comparison, was capital-intensive, requiring big ad pushes for consumer education about the benefits of Ario’s technology. Now completing a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
example, Associate Professor Nancy F. Koehn facilitated a lively conversation that addressed the challenges that retailers face, the role of brands, and the importance of human capital. Alumni panelists who added their firsthand knowledge... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
battery-powered SpinBrush, now the nation's best-selling toothbrush. Retailing for around five dollars, SpinBrush accounted for $160 million in sales last year and is the subject of an HBS case study. "SpinBrush is a wonderful example of... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
reflection, he adds genetic engineering, specialty retail outlets, catalogue companies, restaurants, and superstores. But when Sahlman's attention turns to the present day, his answer is immediate and unqualified: the Internet. "In many... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Are You Ready for Veggie Fast-Casual?
The founder and former CEO of Panera Bread has a new lease on life. Life Alive, that is. And it’s not a lease—he’s the owner. Ron Shaich (MBA 1978), has tapped his $300 million fund, Act III Holdings, to buy and reimagine a mini-chain of Boston-area casual vegetarian... View Details
- 05 Jul 2014
- News
The Power of the Pub
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
wants to open a chain of retail shops selling a commodity product you can get anywhere for 25 cents, but he will charge 2 dollars. Of course, you listen politely and then fall off your chair laughing when he leaves. [Starbucks founder]... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Entrepreneur Daniel S. Bricklin: A Class Act
taken seriously." Nevertheless, he decided that his new software program was better suited to PC use. Before long, Bricklin and Frankston had launched their first product: VisiCalc, the first commercially available electronic spreadsheet. Designed to run on Apple II... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 12 Jul 2013
- News
First Non-family Member to Head Ford Is Dead at 93
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Thinking Green
As part of the cross-University program Harvard Thinks Big, in December six professors from different Harvard schools offered their thoughts on climate change. University Professor Rebecca Henderson and Professor of Management Practice Robert Kaplan joined colleagues... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
Lazarus puts it, that have characterized his career. He enrolled at HBS directly out of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, with plans of going into retailing. "Business school convinced me that retailing was not what I... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 29 Jun 2021
- News
Procter & Gamble’s Lean Innovation Transformation
- 15 Aug 2015
- News