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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Wei Zhang (MBA 1999)
it’s so important to follow your passion. In this business, you can create something that will bring insight, inspiration, and happiness to people. When I first came to the United States in 1989, there was no email. And I was very, very... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Author
help of several HBS faculty members, Wademan compiled Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind, which was published by HBS Press in May. What are some of the themes addressed in this book? I think the main theme centers on success and View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
(photo by Neal Hamberg) Ask Malay Kundu (MBA 2003) about StopLift Checkout Vision Systems, and he’s more than happy to talk about his thriving software company, which deploys video and scanning technologies to stop retail theft. The... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
It’s a Small World
pleasures—which he defines as “free, simple, and universal”—and decided to create a website, 1000 Awesome Things, and post a new entry every weekday. He vowed that he would stop at 1,000, and so he did, authoring his final entry on April 19. “The View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
to invest outside the core market, because there is less noise, great founders are sometimes overlooked when not in the Valley, and they often solve problems more applicable to a broader population base.” Also: Denver-based Guild... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
by research. We know that the quality of the voice is a big driver in how much the end user enjoys the experience,” he says. The solution started to take shape during Sambvani’s tenure at Spotify, where he worked as a data scientist just... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
the experience of having grown up in Africa and a desire to help solve the problem of unemployment among youth. Navid Rahimi, another classmate, joined the team along with two classmates from an HGSE course on entrepreneurship in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
and focused on the wrong issues.” Almost no one is happy about it, by the way: All but 10 of 500 voters reported feeling distressed about the division. That said, Hessan reports that finding common ground might be easier than one would... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 24 Jun 2016
- News
Reinventing Pharma
and in her family life. “It’s a fascinating theory and one I think about a lot, in terms of how it potentially applies within Pharma,” she said. “What inspires me most about Clay though is how he has applied this same theory to how to live a View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Of Dugouts and Sweatshops
from his coveted duties, but he reasoned that the case amounted to a violation of public trust and bore no comparison to the sweatshop conditions that originally inspired child labor protections. That evening, the news media reported a View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
A Fresh Approach to Urban Farming
solving a critical need in Singapore. “HBS was centered on leadership and making a difference around a problem that you really cared about, and for me that problem was food security. For the last 10 years... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
annually from the U.S. Navy Working Capital Fund to each of the divisions, for capital improvement projects like buildings and equipment. But there was a major problem with the fund’s model: “In 2001, we were at 93 percent execution of... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)
happiness and peace.' Then I realized that happiness and peace came from knowing that whatever problem is brought to me, I-or someone in the company-can solve it." Whether... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Ian Calhoun (MBA 2010)
Video Embed Ian Calhoun (MBA 2010) grew up in kitchens, first at the elbow of his mother ("a great cook, a schoolteacher, always happy to show me some stuff") and then, in high school and college, as a line cook in restaurants all over... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
A Remarkable Life Story
Lillian Lincoln Lambert (MBA ’69) credits much of her business confidence and acumen to her years at Harvard Business School, where she was the first black woman to receive an MBA. But those two years, exhilarating and educational as they may have been, were not... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
achieve success, have meaningful relationships, make a difference to society and secure a fulfilling and happy life. This book will help you discover how your paradigm is created, what factors impact it, and how you can take control of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
for low- and moderate-income housing to be built and renovated throughout Cambridge and Boston. "The housing crisis is reaching well into the middle class," declared Paul Grogan, Harvard's vice president for government, community, and public affairs. "The View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Aug 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
after eating prepared food cooked in a cross-contaminated pan. The couple cofounded End Allergies Together (EAT) to advance scientific and medical research in order to find treatments and cures. Among EAT’s founding principles is a... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
An Unfinished Story
immigration stories? We just asked. Most people were very willing to tell their family stories. Of course, not all of them are happy stories. It was more difficult to get the stories of African Americans, because many of their relatives... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
addition, online retailers have a vast amount of data at their fingertips; solving complex problems with data seemed like a natural fit. Tell me about the research you did with Rue La La. Rue La La is in the online flash sales industry,... View Details