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29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

both employers and job candidates can build on it.” You Might Also Like: Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders Lack of Female... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

advice when thinking about making a difference in the world. There’s a purpose larger than oneself. Of course, a leader can feel successful in conventional terms, but for advanced leaders, the main focus is on the bigger goal of impact.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 26 Jan 2024 Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Locations Company Perspectives Nonprofit / Government Summer Internships Why We Recruit Emerson... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Case Study: Testing the Waters

acknowledges. Once you build that distribution network, though, it’s a much bigger, addressable market. Should the company continue to focus on hydration or expand into other categories? The Answer: My advice to Lauren would be to stay... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

might have any advice for her own daughter, a young singer-songwriter who was trying to break into the business. Dixon took the meeting largely out of a mix of courtesy and kindness—anything for a beloved teacher—and figured she’d give... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

sales and earnings. Some of these businesses will have very interesting futures; as for others - I'm not so sure. What is the best business advice you've ever received? Before I started working as a runner on Wall Street, my dad told me... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Judges - Alumni

Building a Team, Co-Founder Dynamics, Company Culture, Customer Acquisition, Fundraising Strategies, Go-to-Market Strategy, Pitch Feedback, Scaling, Brand Building, Board Roles Advice #1 - Keep the pitch tight. Avoid confusing details or... View Details

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

entrepreneur and I knew I needed something more fulfilling and challenging like that again. Being in Silicon Valley, I was fortunate to find mentors who helped me do some soul searching on the path ahead. After a period of self-reflecting and View Details

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Center for Entrepreneurship The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship is a vital resource to HBS students and a champion for entrepreneurship at HBS. Are you an entrepreneur? Need advice on pitch feedback or startup challenges? HBS... View Details

04 Sep 2017
Blog Post

HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered

inception to MVP (minimum viable product) in a short period of time. We covered things like running experiments to test a new business idea, finding early customers, calculating unit economics, and how to think about different types of funding. We were given tactical... View Details

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Media Coverage - Managing the Future of Work

the Impact of AI on the Workforce, Education and the Economy Re: Raffaella Sadun 17 Sep 2024 HBS Working Knowledge Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often Re: Raffaella Sadun Load More View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

intellectual property. Expert Office Hours : Any Harvard student may sign up for the Harvard Innovation Labs’ virtual or in-person office hours. Get real-world advice from seasoned entrepreneurship experts in the Boston and global... View Details

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Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 03 Jun 2024 Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description Molly DeCastro Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies Crafting a simple yet effective... View Details

25 Oct 2010
HBS Case

Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market

hours. Do you have advice for companies about revisiting original assumptions? Do companies new to the American market have to do this reassessment more frequently or look for different things? A: Tesco has not been afraid to listen to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

will get the deal negotiated and closed promptly. #7: Failing to make a timely Section 83 (b) election. If the advice in #9 is followed, then shares will be issued, subject to vesting, to the founders as well as new employees. If stock is... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

22 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

advice for the new office reality comes down to giving workers the space they need and then trusting them to do their best work. Those lessons, she says, apply in the same way no matter where they are working, whether in the office or in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2023
News

Research Brief: Making Way for Moonshots

Josh Krieger (Courtesy subject) Josh Krieger (Courtesy subject) Many innovations in modern medicine have come about due to cutting-edge drugs—advances that required both a scientific leap and a willingness to take risks. And while most pharmaceutical companies would... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Networking Opportunities - Recruiting

company build relationships with students to reach your recruiting goals. Networking Events Network with Alumni Network with Alumni Insights & Advice 04 Mar 2025 Michelle Cao WesTrek 2025: Exploring the Future of Tech in Silicon Valley... View Details

14 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Dating at HBS

amount of people do date outside of the HBS community. From my friends it seems as if online dating is the best way to meet those people. What advice do you have for prospective students who are single or in a relationship? Don’t come in... View Details

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Madison McIlwain

one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be? Keep a journal of your thoughts and actions amidst complex work dynamics. You may want to look back at those vignettes through the lens of the new frameworks you're learning... View Details

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