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- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
status quo, at the expense of searching for (and investing in) the kinds of novel breakthrough ideas that originally propelled them to the top. Atari, Wang, Polaroid, DEC, the examples are so numerous it is actually harder to point to... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
national parks. There’s nothing like it. We explore nature, sleep in cramped quarters, make a mess, and have an amazing time.” “The work we do at JPMorgan Chase helps people invest for important life events, such as retirement or a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Book Review: The Old West
more than 10 percent, and India's more than 6. It won't be long, says Daniel Pinto (MBA 1993), cofounder and chief executive of Stanhope Capital, one of the largest independent investment firms in Europe, before the West falls to the East... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
NYC Conference Brings Entrepreneurs and Angels Together
investment vehicles used by angel investors to find and fund entrepreneurs: groups of angels who evaluate deals together, organizations that match entrepreneurs with interested angels, and individual angels who seek out deals through... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
major pension providers where his savings were stowed. It was hard to pry even basic information from them, he says. Instead they channeled his calls through financial advisors, who pitched costly services. The more he prodded for... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
beginning. Before Roshan launched, demand for its service was so high that a prelaunch informational leaflet began selling in the Kabul bazaar for $1. Police were called in to control the crowds waiting outside Roshan’s flagship store in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Faculty Books
navigate your company’s complex political environment); and manage a team (forge a high-performing “we” out of all the “I”s who report to you). The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development by Josh Lerner and Mark Schankerman (MIT Press) Josh Lerner, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Fellowship Campaign Approaching Goal
fellowship donors and recipients. The dinner, he said, was a chance for students to express their gratitude. He concluded by thanking donors for aiding future generations and encouraged students to repay the favor. “HBS thrives because we View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
meeting the expectations of security analysts. What’s wrong with focusing on the short term? If you do it long enough, it will destroy long-term value. You stop investing in R&D, stop being innovative, stop expanding sales forces, stop... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
After researching the issue, including spending the better part of two days riding in taxis as an observer, Mukhtar came up with an idea. With drivers compelled by law to take their cars to special inspection centers every six months, his plan was to place View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Rockin’ for a Cause
stake in quality education and want to invest in the district overall.” Motivated Dads Since their first appearance on PiE’s behalf—a two-hour event where the band had to cycle through their nine-song repertoire multiple times—the... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
working for an investment management firm in Boston. He then served as the Chairman of the Board of the investment management company I started in Boston nine years later. Professor Salmon constantly amazed... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
upfront and months in advance allows you to forget about the pain of paying and gives you ample opportunity to anticipate the trip. Invest in Others Some of Norton and Dunn's first experiments involved giving people money and asking them... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
company one day, an electronics firm the next. That changed in the '80s, when members of the firm began to specialize to take advantage of the flood of new opportunities in information processing, telecommunications, software, and health... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
investment opportunity that traditional VCs are simply overlooking. In this special episode of Skydeck, recorded live at Fall Reunions, Dodi speaks with Associate Editor Jen Flint about the challenges that female founders still face—and... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) left his job as an investment banker in New York to move back to his native Senegal as an advisor to the minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. The position would entail developing the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
Understanding Advanced Topics in Accounting by Lawrence Weiss (DBA 1989) (Business Expert Press) Accounting information provides individuals with a starting point to understand and evaluate the key drivers of a firm, its financial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices
Professor Ashraf (center) with members of the study implementation team at Chipata Clinic, Lusaka, Zambia, including fi eld managers, surveyors, community health workers, and a study nurse. (click for larger view) Read a summary of Ashraf's recent presentation at HBS... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
the risk associated with investing the potentially significant time and money necessary for the R&D, equipment, and talent that could eliminate these bottlenecks, or focus on growing the business with its current industry-leading... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
information you have. Ultimately, this process leads you to a zone for judgment; it's a process I have used throughout my career." COMMUNITY OUTREACH Director, The Council for Excellence in Government Director, Capital Partners for... View Details