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22 Dec 2022
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TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

problem in 2016 was autonomous vehicles and I was fortunate enough to join Ford as a Machine Learning Researcher. I wrote software, generated intellectual property, and talked... View Details

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Joel Hurd

Coming to HBS is like Getting tossed in the fanciest washing machine on earth with the “heavy duty” and “extra spin cycle” settings selected. What is your most memorable classroom moment? I once argued very... View Details

February 2021
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What is AI?

By: Tsedal Neeley

This video explores the elements that constitute artificial intelligence (AI). From its mathematical basis to current advances in AI, this video introduces students to data, tools, and statistical models that make a computer 'intelligent.' Through an explanation of... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digital; Technological Innovation; Leadership; AI and Machine Learning; Mathematical Methods

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14 Mar 2024
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IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

juicer (top left), roti rolling machine (top right), sewing machine (bottom left), and pottery making machine (bottom right). Core to SELCO’s... View Details

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Historical Data Visualization - Business History

Historical Data Visualization To facilitate understanding the history of global capitalism in its broad societal context, this tool provides historical data on broad economic, social and political trends both globally View Details

26 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

desired outcome.” Deep dive into YouTube The influencer marketing machine is huge and growing. The industry was reportedly valued at $6 billion in 2020 and is projected to... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

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Research Computing Services - Faculty & Research

and matching Review of papers and assistance addressing reviewers' comments Identification and testing of new methods and approaches The... View Details

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Events - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

social/economic phenomena related to belief formation and prediction, especially as related to financial markets. The conference included presentations from a few of the leading figures in psychology, economics, View Details

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Logging In - Research Computing Services

on your desktop (use all default settings during the installation). After the desktop installation is complete, please restart your machine before proceeding. Local Client Connection On the Welcome page, click on “Create a new connection”... View Details

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Notes: Literacy rates are based on population surveys which were not conducted on a regular basis and did not cover many developing countries. Download Data Set in Excel Apollo Hospitals Apollo Hospitals Map created by John Regan, MBA... View Details

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

across themes such as forecasting, linear regressions, and machine learning to better lead your team to long-term success. You will learn how to create a compelling story that uses proven, collected data to... View Details

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

employees to propose new ideas when it came to “narrow-scope innovations” having to do with their particular task, the authors find. For example, a machine operator might suggest ways to limit mechanical breakdowns that are lowering... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

February 2024 (Revised January 2025)
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AGENTS.inc: Pathways to Growth at an AI Startup

By: Frank Nagle, Manuel Hoffmann, Karoline Ströhlein and Susan Pinckney

The case describes the history of AGENTS.inc. Despite being a small startup, with only four employees, that had never had a funding round, the company boasted an impressive client portfolio including multiple Fortune 500 companies. While AGENTS.inc had been an early... View Details

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Ryan Yu

In my dad’s paper factory in Malabon City, Philippines, I spent hours being chased by dinosaurs. I took a cardboard box, taped on an old clock, flipped an hourglass, pulled a plastic lever, and went back in time. Stationed beside a giant... View Details

20 Nov 2019
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It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

We all enjoy sharing jokes with friends, hoping a witty one might elicit a smile—or maybe even a belly laugh. Here’s one for you: A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when, suddenly, a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Dec 2019
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6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

Takeuchi says he’s hopeful that Japanese firms will start to take advantage of machine learning and other technologies that Western companies are embracing. But as large companies begin to take greater... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Monitoring CPU usage of your jobs on the HBSGrid - Research Computing Services

machine (replace EXEC_HOST with the actual machine name, e.g rhrcsnod05 ) bsub -q interactive -Is -W 24:00 -R "rusage[mem=1000]" -m EXEC_HOST /bin/bash (This command gets a bash shell on the named View Details

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Statistical & Data Services - Research Computing Services

maps; synthetic controls) Visualizations Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing State-of-the-art data retrieval (e.g., Twitter data, Google news posts, location data)... View Details

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Data Practices - Research Computing Services

Data Practices Data Tips & Toolkits RCS has compiled an array of packages and tools that can help you with your data wrangling, web scraping, and statistical analysis, among others. Below is a selected list... View Details

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