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- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
started their business, their product line enjoyed little consumer awareness outside New York City. But the couple was determined to build a large market for premium cosmetics. One of the earliest and most important decisions that the... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
why the company decided to part with 1,800 Intuit employees, or about 10 percent of its workforce: The company was redirecting staff to two “big bets” in AI. These examples, coupled with tracking data showing tech layoffs moved from... View Details
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
asked that question in the past couple of months. Those replying with a 9 or 10 (the most positive) on an 11-point scale (0 to 10) are "promoters"; a 7 or 8 labels you as a "passive"; and anything from a 0 to a 6 makes... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
extensive research, observation, and practice. For example, a marriage counselor, by breaking down films of couples talking with each other, carefully categorizing behavior patterns, and doing this for years, has prepared himself (and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital
backgrounds are a better match for others. For some roles, it’s a combination of the two. With a large class size, venture capital firms can find the skill sets they need coupled with the drive and passion of students who will enter their... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
and acquisitions, often look outward for later-stage investments and exit opportunities. ConclusionLog 9’s dedication to aligning their products with the real-world demands of India's market, coupled with their commitment to empowering... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- News
To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual
his fellow HBS alumni on the association’s board of directors. “We started with a virtual update in late February” says fellow board member Shannon Lundgren (MBA 1994). “The inspiration came from conversations with David during a couple... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Banishing Balkan Ghosts
the IMF, World Bank, finance ministers, and ambassadors. By night, he would grab a couple of hours of sleep on his aunt's sofa because he didn't have time to find an apartment of his own. A planned ninety-day stint stretched into many... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
way our business has evolved and our industry has progressed, there are very few people who are not in a position to invest in a horse. You can get into a piece of a horse for a couple thousand dollars. Hanna: Oh, that was one of my... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
note discusses the significant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonprofit sector despite its small size relative to total philanthropic giving. Venture philanthropists make large, multi-year, unrestricted grants coupled with... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
agenda for the next few years. One of the ways I have spent my last couple of months is to talk to a large number of individuals—faculty, staff, students, alumni—and just trying to absorb ideas about different things we might do. I first... View Details
- 22 Feb 2018
- News
My First Job
me a lot of leeway. He became a great mentor--still a good friend now. And so, I was able to create the interactive division at the very beginning before the commercial internet. I did the first deal with AOL and VH1 that funded the interactive division. And then it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Musing of Gilmore Tostengard by Gilmore Tostengard (MBA 1953) (Outskirts Press) This book tracks Tostengard's lifelong journey from small-town Minnesota to Arizona with a couple of oceans and numerous stops on the way. Great Inventions... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
more localized products coupled with licensing agreements linked to specific movie franchises might be an option, but an expensive one. The company also had to consider that "diminishing play time and the threat of a disruptive... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
developments are important. Our study provides the first serious evidence that file sharing cannot explain the decline in music sales in the last couple of years. In addition, in the last two quarters, music sales increased while file... View Details
- Profile
Marcela Sapone
worldview. Her maternal grandparents, both intellectuals, fled Argentina in a military coup. Her mother, born in Argentina, went to high school in New Jersey and eventually met Sapone’s father there. Married with a young family, the View Details
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Deborah A. Farrington
wish you had a boy?” he would laugh and reply “I wouldn’t know what to do with boys! I love my girls!” In fact, his optimism and encouragement coupled with his connection to Wall Street instilled a financial curiosity in... View Details
- 04 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM
high-throughput genome engineering capabilities[v] that enable dramatically faster genetic innovation. Coupled with the discovery of extremely fast-growing photosynthetic microalgae and racing against a worsening climate outlook, we’re... View Details
- 04 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JESSE LOU (MBA 2022) – WORKING TO CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM
high-throughput genome engineering capabilities[v] that enable dramatically faster genetic innovation. Coupled with the discovery of extremely fast-growing photosynthetic microalgae and racing against a worsening climate outlook, we’re... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
leadership important for only one phase of the longer-term development of a business. Comments did suggest, however, that some ideas about leadership can benefit from a reexamination. Tema Frank addressed a couple of these points when she... View Details