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24 Apr 2014
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A founding father of Silicon Valley venture capital guides entrepreneurs

Throughout his long career as a venture capitalist, Franklin “Pitch” Johnson (MBA 1952) has worked primarily in the biotech industry, earning a reputation as a thoughtful investor, trusted adviser, and generous philanthropist. In 1962,... View Details

06 Feb 2025
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How to Judge Your Next Job

career advice for a long time—that maybe three quarters of the time we were giving bad advice because we didn't know that the person who was coming to us was in one of those... View Details

11 Sep 2009
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I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…

second grade. A lunchtime “Beyond the Job Bank” session in Spangler Auditorium with Jodi R.R. Smith, president of “etiquette consulting” firm Mannersmith, taught me otherwise. Smith, whose advice has appeared in the Wall Street Journal,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Oct 2022
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If I Were You

some advice based on their experience. And in this episode of Skydeck, we share some of our favorite responses. READ MORE Joelle Grapfer-Kaufman (MBA 1996): Joelle Grapfer-Kaufman, class of 1996, section B. Try everything. Open your... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board

issue as the founder and CEO of the executive search firm Trewstar, which places experienced and accomplished women on corporate boards. She offers her advice here. What tips do you have for senior female executives looking for a... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: John Doerr

because if we go into business together, we'll surely get into trouble. Next, what is the vision, the technology, and are we addressing a really large unserved market? Then, is the financing plan reasonable, and finally, is there a sense of urgency? View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)

art. “Even though you can’t apply sophisticated financial models to it or the complex structures that I learned in Production and Operations Management,” he says, “art is a business.” And Deitch, in his three-plus-decade career as an art... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Feb 1998
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Not Your Typical Business Conference

conference organizer Karen A. Page (MBA '89) put it, to "tell their stories, discover they're not so different from one another, and learn some useful ideas for making their lives and careers more successful and satisfying." It was a... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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GE's Jeff Immelt

Immelt Photo courtesy General Electric Just a year after taking the helm of General Electric, Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA '82) addressed a capacity crowd in Burden Auditorium on topics that ranged from the state of the economy, to GE's future, to View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Shattering Glass

complex question—and some straightforward advice for organizations committed to change. In the last half of the 20th century, women made great advances in the business world. Why has this progress stalled? Colleen Ammerman: Women were... View Details

Keywords: April White; gender equity; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Sep 2016
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How I Got to Google

end of the day, product managers are judged on execution and the quality of their launch. SS: Any advice for people who want to be a PM but don’t have a technical background? PR: I’m a computer and biomedical engineer by training, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

02 Jul 2024
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The Beauty Guide

her mentors, they were all accomplished men who offered sound advice in both business and life. “Given that there are not many Latinas in my position in corporate America,” she observes, “I have an obligation to seek young, diverse... View Details

27 Aug 2019
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A Shot at Success

in 2018 that crystalized the vision for Trey Athletes, which creates cohorts of student-athletes and introduces them to former athletes whose career paths can be models of success. Reynolds was building a new retail startup; Feickert was... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2008
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James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

decisions managers must make.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “Spend at least as much time focusing on people as you do on numbers.” ON LEADERSHIP “Too many of our leaders fail to translate macroeconomic trends into human experience. Increasing... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered

As noted briefly in the last issue of the Bulletin, two distinguished members of the HBS faculty, C. Roland Christensen and Raymond Vernon, passed away last August. Highlights of their illustrious careers follow. A Master Teacher One of... View Details

28 Feb 2014
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The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)

within your control. In actuality, it becomes an exercise in relentlessly managing what you can control to reduce the risk of failure." What advice do you have for current HBS students, career or otherwise?... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

24 Mar 2023
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Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey

Thorek/Scott & Partners. Profesor Ethan Bernstein Speaks to the HBS Club of Toronto Club president Suzanne Kwok (MBA 2015) says the discussion focused on the fundamental shift in the way people view their careers and how they can use... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Jan 2017
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Finding a Path out of Poverty

Photos by Bridget Corke “Pleased, but not satisfied.” That’s how Frank Magwegwe (AMP 185, 2013) describes the drive that helped him to overcome homelessness as a young man in South Africa, get an education, and build a successful career... View Details