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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Making Eco Easy
O’Leary for 3 percent equity and also royalty fees. “When I started on Shark Tank, it was all about the money, growing financial freedom, and helping entrepreneurs do the same,” tweeted the investor after... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Financing the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
Decades in investment banking and a lifelong love of the outdoors set Pat Coady (MBA 1966) on the path toward conservation financing. What was a small sector in the early 1990s, when he led the US delegation for the creation View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
announcement. He claimed that the Dreyer’s name and logo encroached on Breyers’ trademark and demanded that the company change its name. Although his own attorney advised that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Washington University. "Now think of the magic of Avatar in 3D. In that interim period, between 1977 and 2010, the technological advances in moviemaking were unbelievable. But that was not at all matched by any View Details
- 11 May 2017
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Going with the Flow
launch of WaterRev, an investment company that focuses on novel technologies which enable sustainable practices of water use. In 2012, she joined the board of the Boston Beer Company, producer of Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
multinational corporations (MNCs) and local businesses are serving the previously invisible BOP market: Nestlé, with its “milk-district model” that encourages supporting businesses to spring up around its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
Sarbanes-Oxley. We’ve also made changes in corporate governance — mandating independent audit committees, independent compensation committees, and independent nominating View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Rockin’ for a Cause
“getting a chance to step out of those roles and cut loose with music we love is also just a blast.” When Scheel is not cutting loose onstage, he’s in charge of mergers and acquisitions, View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
MBA curricula. Do you foresee any changes here at HBS? We are always evaluating the MBA curriculum and looking for ways to innovate. In recent years, for example, we’ve launched three new courses — Finance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Forecasting ’15
Health Care: Data-Driven Diagnosis Robert Wah (AMP 175, 2008) President, American Medical Association; Global Chief Medical Officer, Computer Sciences Corporation “We’re entering the third phase of health information technology. The first... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
No Bull — Nancy E. Havens-Hasty (MBA 1971)
When Nancy Havens-Hasty stepped onto Wall Street after graduating from HBS, her first account as a corporate finance associate was not one of Kidder Peabody's several computer company clients, despite her background as a physics major at... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
The Nature of Business
The nonprofit world required a change in thinking for Tercek. "At Goldman Sachs, goals and metrics were super clear," he said. "At TNC, it's not as black and white. All the... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
concept proved successful—nonprofits and for-profit social or environmental impact companies did benefit from access to loans—but the model did not. SITAWI did not see the necessary volume in deals to be View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
Dichter, “but we know that if we can truly capture and quantify this, it could be revolutionary, and not just for the impact investing sector—it could change how we understand... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
what sorts of activities do you oversee? Allen’s corporations provide myriad social services and operate a school, a resource center for battered women, senior-citizen complexes with 630 units, a for-profit... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
long-term proposition that often requires years of complicated research, negotiation, construction, and drilling before a drop of oil or a penny of profit is produced. The capital required to initiate and to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
What’s in a Name
George Floyd. There were a lot of corporate announcements. They found that African Americans in New Orleans were saying to them, “I didn’t have a problem with the name before but I certainly couldn’t defend it. Now that you’re coming to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Turning Point: Tell Me More
jumped in. One day I was running a company, with an office and employees and a grand strategy, and shortly thereafter, I was sitting alone in my home office, interviewing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
outstanding contribution to the community and potential to drive change for years to come. When fully implemented, Connections will allow 2,600 students from eight to 10 schools to participate in a... View Details