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businesses. Doing so while on campus has several advantages, including access to resources (faculty time and attention, library and computer access); advice from your peers in a structured environment; and devoted blocks of time during... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
accommodate mobile employees. This book arms managers with the knowledge they need to become more effective virtual leaders, giving advice on what actions to take to increase far-flung employees’ dedication... View Details
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
dodgy name is not always a major impediment to success.” Gretchen Kennedy commented, “Boaty McBoatface is the PERFECT name for bringing a little humor to a world that takes itself way too seriously.” Science Advocate added, “You can’t buy... View Details
- 02 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?
associate professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. And yet, investors take chances over and over often with great success when they hit it big with a game-changing... View Details
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
interests of shareholders alone or, those of all stakeholders, including employees and customers? Moris Simson (HBS ISMP 91) Mitel Corporation Those taking issue with these premises generally saw the company's leadership with the support... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
entrepreneurial activity, which drew people away from large companies and encouraged them to take risks. Bill Sahlman: Also, when we graduated from HBS, the economy was in recession, inflation and interest rates were high, productivity... View Details
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 01 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs
and conferences, partnering closely with the Finance Club, Women’s Student Association, and the Armed Forces Alumni Association. Some of the tools we utilize are: “Coffee Chats”: Students speak with an HBS alumnus from Goldman Sachs for 15-30 minutes to ask for View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
professor at Pennsylvania State University. He quickly made his mark at HBS as an effective and highly regarded teacher in the MBA and Executive Education Programs, while also taking leadership roles in the administration of the School's... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way
favorite customer research call began with a pointed, "Aren't you guys killing my business? Why should I even be taking this call right now?" He's now on our advisory board. Going through the HBS Start-up Bootcamp prepared me... View Details
- 19 May 2020
- Blog Post
The Aspen Fellowship: MBA Student Launches Program Supporting Black Undergrads
Prior to joining HBS, I spent six years at Goldman Sachs across three different divisions (Investment Management, Investment Banking, Growth Equity Investing). From time to time students facing graduation will reach out asking for advice... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program
applied in almost any business scenario. Throughout the four years in the program, you have the opportunity to pursue three different summer internships and explore various business and law opportunities. While the schools provide advice... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
While a number of people consider Pitch Johnson a pioneer, he doesn’t see it that way. When he began his venture career, he says, he was “just trying to feed the kids and form some capital.” The man who helped launch some 250 businesses, including Amgen and Tandem... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
me solve a problem within a day, or an hour, that might otherwise take a month. There are studies that look for consistent traits in entrepreneurs: Are they a firstborn child? Were their parents entrepreneurs? Did they move a lot when... View Details
- 29 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas
professor of strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. In the case of Zuckerberg vs. the Winklevosses, the twins may have had created a simple interface for college kids to connect with one another, but it took Zuckerberg to View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)
the academic mindset to be competitive with the GMAT and my application, and 2) it provided clarity on my career planning for the next 4-5 years. How long was your deferral (2,3, or 4 years)? I chose to defer for three years. The flexibility of the 2+2 Program allowed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
groomer? And if you can’t always be out on the slopes, wearing a Faction parka might give you that feeling when you’re walking down the street. “That’s why we say our mission is to create tools of escape—escape is a feeling you take with... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 05 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS
startup. I think about at least one of those discussions every single day I’m working on ZipBooks. 4. An MBA from HBS will allow you to take some career risks I did my summer internship between RC and EC year at Google as a product... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
speculation—and then, hopefully, sell it? “One of the top questions screenwriters talk about in their online communities is whether to pitch or to spec,” says Luo. In her paper published by Management Science, When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie... View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
Then hand over the technical work to them (that way nobody inside has to learn anything new) but refuse to take their advice about how the site should look (after all, you're the industry experts). Use more... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter