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- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
colleague Felix Oberholzer-Gee and others were able to interview at length some of Turkey’s most prominent business leaders, including Hamdi Akin, Cem Boyner, Rahmi Koç, Hüsnü Őzyeğin and Güler Sabanci. Our website hosts a wonderful set... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
At first blush, the two-year-old online start-up Groupon seems a bit audacious. For starters, there's the news that the deal-of-the-day website turned down a $6 billion acquisition offer from Google last month. Then there's the company's... View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
of all kinds seem to like them. As our website says, the tally [as of early February] is now “119,074,255 lessons delivered.” What’s the secret to the success of the videos? I try not to talk down or be judgmental, I’m not staring over... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
own the overwhelming majority of the company.” Can you finish these two statements? “Fighting foot odor is “Just the beginning. Keep an eye on Zorpads, there is more to come.” —Smith “Something that needed to happen and we’re the ones who need to be doing it.” —Wiegele... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
Dinr's website and would receive all premeasured ingredients the same evening at their doorstep. Contrary to many existing similar companies, Dinr would not require a weekly subscription, but would operate one-off orders like other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
School Case 813-145 CloudFlare, Inc.: Running Hot? In July 2012, the cofounders of CloudFlare, a Silicon Valley startup that protects websites and accelerates their traffic, are considering the implications of five employees' resignations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
anyone, and learners of all kinds seem to like them. As our website says, the tally as of early February is now “119,074,255 lessons delivered.” MORE Watch Khan explain the geometry of snowflakes Khan presents a TED talk READ MORE Watch... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
report's status meant it had not driven some of the organizational change it could have. Could Aegon benefit from publishing its integrated report as the official regulatory document? How could Aegon create a more interactive, real-time integrated reporting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
build successful businesses. The desire to capture the scale of this change is the ambitious goal of Harvard Business School's Creating Emerging Markets project, whose new website was profiled in HBS Working Knowledge last year. The... View Details
- Web
1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
enrollment changes. After that point, the course fee is non-refundable and any financial aid will be removed if the course is dropped. Students should refer to the GEO website (login required) for full details on IFCs and to be sure they... View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
channels. But it still struggled when it came to capturing advertising dollars to its online video platform. The social video website wants to be a "brand-safe" platform that major marketers use to advertise their video ads.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
carry over to technology strategy today. Finally, I look forward to learning more about the ultimate enigma of our time in Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance. This article originally appeared on the Harvard Business School... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is available at iTunes or wherever you get your favorite podcasts. For more information or to find archived episodes, visit alumni.hbs.edu/skydeck. For... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
through a website compared with existing customers, suggesting that categories other than pants might have prompted them to buy online. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/2TKEYULIQKLUFANjs0Nt][/div] Another notable trend: In the US and... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
article they describe how to properly design and execute A/B and other controlled tests, ensure their integrity, interpret results, and avoid pitfalls. They argue that if a company sets up the right infrastructure and software, it will be able to evaluate ideas not... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
television and websites did to print? Two former public radio producers launch a podcast network, entering what they call the last frontier of digital media. What needs to be added to their creative hothouse if it is ever to become a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
[Cartoon dialogue] JH: I was looking at some of the animated cartoons on the ISC’s website about using the toilet because a lot of people are not used to doing that—and why it’s important, and how do you get people to change. It’s hard,... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
help. First, he used a genealogy website that showed him that the surname had a high concentration in the Detroit area. And then, he ran a targeted search on Facebook for the name in that area. There were some hits, but no luck on a... View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
studying the impact of Craigslist, a website providing classified-advertising services, on local U.S. newspapers. We exploit temporal and geographical variation in Craigslist's entry to show that newspapers with greater reliance on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
actually on the HBS website and I called the headhunter and I said, "I really want to interview for this job." Sodexo's a food service company principally. I was in financial services, and the headhunter said, "You've got zero... View Details