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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Private Equity under Investigation
into any one deal. Syndication allows venture groups to undertake transactions that otherwise they would need to pass on, due to concerns about lack of diversification. Are there costs of syndication? Undoubtedly. When venture groups team... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- News
The Category Kingmaker
digital transaction management. Each was a category disruptor in its industry, became the market leader, generated significant shareholder value, and provided a series of stepping stones for this energetic entrepreneur. “The principles,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
time it takes to handle transactions are decreasing, "the need to have confidence in the people on the other side of the structure is as strong as ever." Wingspanbank.com HBS senior lecturer Sandra J. Sucher worked at Fidelity Investments... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs
model has evolved since its launch. "We used to charge a transaction fee, but moved away from that for strategic reasons," Cordero says. "Now it's simply about customer acquisition and building a community." (Still, GradSave is currently... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value
customer's expected value of a transaction - the difference between the price the customer is willing to pay and the store's price (the magnitude of the perceived "bargain"), multiplied by the likelihood the customer will find the item in... View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream
more sophisticated information streams from bank transaction data, tax payments, and industry comparables. This same data feed can not only promote better credit underwriting, but it can also enable small business owners to be more... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
Crypto-currency expert Santiago Subotovsky (MBA 2009), principal at Emergence Capital Partners, fields alumni questions on Bitcoin—a digital, virtual, and unregulated currency that allows for anonymous transactions and has quickly moved... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
than half the firm's trading volume and handles some $4 billion in securities transactions per week. A few years ago, online transactions were nonexistent at Schwab. But just as significant as the explosion... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence
almost as soon as you land in-country.” After living and working abroad and in the United States, Mette Andersen (MBA 2018) appreciated experiencing a new culture in a growing Latin American economy. Her team’s assignment—observing ticket-buying View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
and acquisitions are back - with a vengeance - in the 1990s. Across the global business landscape, some $1 trillion in M&A; deals were completed last year. That figure includes one hundred transactions of $1 billion or more in the United... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
the conservation transactions that are so important our investment strategy. We strongly believe in the benefits of a strategy that appeals to both purely financial investors and mission-driven investors, since it allows us to access more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Art Collecting’s New Egalitarianism
informed, to track art transactions and auction results,” Weidner says. Where’s a collector to start, though? We asked him to share a few pieces of advice for burgeoning aesthetes. READ MORE Is the Auction House of the Future Online? 1)... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Inner-City Advantage
are smart moves. “Think about transaction processing,” he counseled. “That’s measured in bits and bytes, not square footage.” There are also opportunities for people who want to build businesses of size, said James H. Lowry (PMD 25,... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
tips impractical, explains Nyamumbo, but cryptocurrencies don’t have the same transaction fees, which could allow someone buying a cup of coffee to leave a tip for the coffee farmers at the same time they leave one for the barista.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
transaction fees, advertising fees, application services fees, partnering revenue, and cross-subsidization (using revenue from selling applications to subsidize other components of the business). This is often the most difficult aspect of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
resurgence of interest in promoting value-chain development as a way to add value, lower transaction costs, diversify rural economies, and help increase rural household incomes. Using real examples, mostly from African countries, this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
End of Campaign Celebrated
advisers, regulators, and various transaction facilitators. Higgins presented an overview of venture capital in Asia, noting that most deals involve investments in late-stage companies and that over half of the capital comes from abroad.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
Prysm Group Cofounders Hurder (left) and Barrera: bringing an industry-agnostic approach to helping business leverage emerging technologies Prysm Group cofounders Hurder (left) and Barrera: bringing an industry-agnostic approach to helping business leverage emerging... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
revenue share on transactions and provide curated fulfillment/logistics. —Tony Chao (MBA 2007) Stay the course and focus only on made-to -order, which is the best way to build a sustainable competitive advantage. The made-to-order model... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
venues. (For instance, how many of us could spell TikTok correctly even two or three years ago?) At this stage, Neutrall should choose the least expensive and time-consuming approach to minimize transaction costs. But to scale, the... View Details