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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Ink: Start Small, Rise Above
Nourish: We built a great line of formula-ready baby bottles, and we found a solid customer base. The unit economics made sense. The branding was great, and we were seemingly successful. Then we got a big order with Whole Foods, the dream... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
at the available data in order to confirm or challenge prevailing views of the world. Climate change is a worldwide problem that requires a worldwide mindset, he noted. Similarly, the need for low-cost clean energy is a worldwide problem,... View Details
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
everything was being paid for in cash, the fact that you had all these banks popping up on Brickell Avenue, which is known as kind of the Wall Street of Miami, that were just there to take dirty money. You would pay people before money... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
four children were old enough to do basic math, Tisch set up a fund for each of them that was to be used for charity. “Rather than spend money on another iPod,” says Charlotte, 17, Tisch’s youngest daughter, “my sister and I support AIDS... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
eight floors up, both for the Acropolis views and for a less buttoned-up vibe. As the November afternoon wears on and daylight fades, the buzz in the lounge heats up. Tea service yields to bar service, and patrons jockey to be heard above the piano. The rising roar—of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
discredited by what happened to LTCM in 1998, went on to be replicated by a 100 or even a 1,000 different hedge funds. And so we actually have a 1,000 LTCMs out there right now at death’s door. It’s a curious case of nothing quite succeeding like failure. Have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
them countless hours and a significant amount of money while fostering imagination and collaboration. Spiritual Audacity: Six Disciplines of Human Flourishing by Jim Sherbloom (MBA 1980) (Wise Ink Creative Publishing) In this book, which... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Marketable Skill
doing," says Judy Gehrke, executive director of Greenflea, Inc., the operator of two flea markets just north of midtown Manhattan, whose proceeds help support the city's public school system. Every week, Gehrke, a level-headed Baker Scholar with a penchant for... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers
has the potential to become a national powerhouse. The organization is getting assistance from the HBS Partners of 63, a group of more than eighty members of the Class of 1963 who support a variety of educational initiatives. Members of the Partners are contributing... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
where they manage vampire customers in order to earn cash, pay off debt, and “save for their eternal retirement;” and in Refund Rush, gamers help clients decide how best to allocate their income tax refund. I sampled Groove Nation, a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
order to cover SPI's operating expenses. He notes that the program gives people the means to create an independent, renewable food supply, which builds esteem and has the added benefit of being more cost-effective than continuously... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
attorney, put up seed money and became a silent partner. (Jardine is no longer involved in the company; his ideals soon clashed with the realities of a commercial venture.) Soon after, Coup and Kim moved to Boulder, the laid-back college... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
Trust board and acts as chair of the organization’s clinical expansion, a part of its capital campaign. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is another beneficiary of her management expertise; in addition to sitting on the board of the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
physical intimidation, girls who were previously aspiring teachers or doctors become home-based entrepreneurs out of necessity. Kamila’s strength, persistence, and sense of duty to her family are heroically evident as she learns to sew in View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
observer at all corporation board meetings. However, in order to be effective, the guidance provided by law should be more detailed than it is at present. In addition, the SEC ought to give guidance on remuneration of executives. Monroe... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
mistrust that spills into the general business environment. How do you balance the demands of your career and your personal life? Lafley: I don't manage as well as I'd like. I exercise regularly in order to stay healthy. I keep in close... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy
by developing a nationwide network of entrepreneurs and educators. The NSVF will leverage the expertise and resources of these new-economy pioneers in order to assist promising nonprofit and for-profit K-12 education ventures. "The NSVF,"... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
solvent and that a credible monetary policy will emerge, he said. The country also needs international support, but such aid may be hard to come by now. Asked if converting the Argentine money supply into long-term bonds that people don't... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
and to serve others, then we have succeeded. What are your goals for the organization? The two really important things that we want to do are to reach more kids and to create a more diverse setting for them. In order to achieve that, a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
partner with an American product design firm and risk prohibitive expense, or to team up with a less-expensive overseas firm and risk the inherent quality control and communications issues? (Nanda, who was able to launch the product with seed View Details