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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Turning Point: Life Cycle
along the way, I talked to people about what the word “community” means to them and how they make theirs better. About two months in, my plan was to ride 75 miles from Lockport, New York, to Rochester, some of it along the Erie Canal... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
You goal, girl
monthly by 2001, has solid corporate backing and features freelance writers from some of the country's top publications, Love pointed out. And she knows she's riding the crest of a social phenomenon. "Young girls today show up at women's... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Dateline Belgrade
breakthrough memorandum while riding out a NATO bombing raid in a Belgrade bunker, the Financial Times (June 14, 1999) asserted that Castenfelt was instrumental "in convincing the Yugoslav leadership of the need to end the war."... View Details
- 09 Feb 2011
- News
Still Shining through Florida's Clouds
Developer David Lucas (MBA '71) has won a reputation as a generous philanthropist. Along with homeowners, developers in Florida’s Gulf Coast real-estate market have been hit hard by the recession. David Lucas (MBA ’71) has been riding out... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
billion of investor funding between them, three former HBS classmates—Nadiem Makarim of Go-Jek and Anthony Tan and Hooi Ling Tan of Grab (all MBA 2011)—are doing this through competing on- demand ride services, seizing on the fast-growing... View Details
- 05 Apr 2020
- News
Launching in a World in Limbo
made for watching on a smartphone, in episodes of 10 minutes or less. “Before the spread of the coronavirus, whenever Mr. Katzenberg and Ms. Whitman made their Quibi pitch, they described it as an on-the-go diversion for anyone standing in line at Starbucks or View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- News
Did William Alden Invent the Car of the Future in the 1960s?
Alden envisioned a hybrid system he called the StaRRcar—a “car-like train” with small pods that a passenger could call like a taxi and would ride on rails directly to the desired destination. It was an idea ahead of its time, Adi... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
big picture, certainly in Europe. As for public transportation, consider commuters who leave cars sitting in parking lots at rail stations, waiting for their post-workday return. Now imagine riding a bike that you can carry, folded up,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
butterflies, with just a hint of nausea. It’s an exhilarating ride. Yet with a Model S weighing in at roughly $80,000 to $138,000, depending on range and options, this particular ride is also beyond the reach of most consumers. But the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Derek Bouchard-Hall (MBA 2004)
of emails from our membership in my first six months here. I still ride regularly, and it’s great that I don’t have to make an excuse for it. It’s understood why the head of USA Cycling would ride his bike. View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Scott Clark
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Reunion Highlights: A Case in Point
novel case discussion. To a classroom full of the teenage children of reunion alumni, HBS assistant professor Zeynep Ton explained, “When we’re learning how to ride a bike, sometimes we fall off, but we get up and try again. That’s our... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation
2018) (photo by Susan Young) RECIPIENT: Norman C.T. Liu (MBA 1982) Fellowship Stefan Schmidt’s (MBA 2018) first airplane ride at 14 opened his eyes to the world and led to his passion for aviation. “I flew on a school trip from Germany to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Martin Gonzalez - Quiet Courage
volleyball. But soon, I couldn't even ride my bike to class.” It took over three months and emergency abdominal surgery for doctors to diagnose colon cancer. “Ironically, we were told the results of my biopsy the same day we found out... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
pineapple. Another optional day tour from Zanzibar was a snorkeling and deep-sea diving excursion. A 45-minute boat ride from our beachfront hotel led us to a spot where we anchored and swam or dove in a spectacular coral reef with... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Class of 1972 Profiles
the pages that follow, the Bulletin profiles ten 1972 graduates who have put ideas into practice, transformed insights into actions, and maintained the strong friendships begun at Soldiers Field. Access articles here: W. Hall Wendel, Jr. — On Top of the World Cathy A.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
keeping workweek hours to reasonable levels. While she’s put in long hours in recent months, Thomas has tried to maintain that balance in her own life, having recently completed a six-year board term for Meals On Wheels of San Francisco. In addition to View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Lesson Plans
the majority were not prepared to ride out a recession—most didn’t have an updated resume or active network—and that people would likely value short, non-degree courses. A few months into this crisis, we’ve seen that to be true. Demand... View Details
Keywords: Jen Mele
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Dan Geffken (MBA '87)
bike ride that benefits the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. He raised some $71,000, much of it from fellow HBSers. Noted Geffken, “Brenda is doing great now. The whole family, including Molly, is delighted to be here.”... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- News
A Toast to Macchu Pisco
Asher: Distilling pisco, riding a wave. Courtesy Melanie Asher In America, it’s the new big thing in cocktails and mixology, or so proclaimed the New York Times (June 22, 2011): “Pisco, the clear grape spirit of South America .the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
lot has changed in the automobile business since Mark Fields (MBA 1989) was a young man growing up in Paramus, tooling around in his ride (full disclosure: his mom’s 1976 Chevy Caprice) on his way to becoming a rising executive on the... View Details