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- 05 Dec 2016
- News
How to Start a Tech Company Without Tech Experience
(photo via Twitter) (photo via Twitter) Rob Biederman (MBA 2014) and his fellow HBS cofounders didn’t have any tech experience when they launched the online freelance marketplace HourlyNerd. Three years... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
corporate executives, government officials, and journalists, for allegedly spreading false rumors online about the market’s stability. And in a turnabout, authorities also announced they will not institute more interventions to rescue the... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
moves about a dozen times before buying a home, and all too often the bookshelf purchased for one apartment isn’t needed in the next. As a result, about 10 million tons of furniture go to landfills every year, Ramírez says. He and Aditya Khilnani (MBA 2019) founded the... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
Bonnie (MBA '90), CEO of CNET, whose Web sites—not to mention a radio station and several print magazines—provide a wealth of information to technology buffs and buyers alike. Founded in 1992, CNET has fared so well in the marketplace... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
all confined to India, although some of the auxiliary services Clove has developed could be marketed beyond. For example, Singh created an online marketplace for dental... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Nov 2013
- News
Selling Crafts with a Story
turned into Brika.com, an online marketplace featuring everything from handmade tea towels and dishes to tote bags and "Mr. T" onesies for baby. Brika, which takes its name from the Spanish word for factory,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Books
effective management of information services activities and highlights the areas of greatest potential application of the technology. Global Marketing Management by John A. Quelch and Christopher A. Bartlett (South-Western Publishing... View Details
- 05 Jan 2016
- News
Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars
cofounder of RubiconMD, an online venture that allows primary-care doctors to consult with specialists online. Michael Belkin (MBA 2012), CEO and cofounder of Distinc.tt, a social network for the LGBT community. Adam Besvinick (MBA 2013),... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
impact our service and quality. How do we grow without diluting our main value proposition?” The Answers: What do you want to be when you grow up? A successful regional player in the New Jersey marketplace... View Details
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
http://www.vcc.columbia.edu/files/vale/print/No_96_-_Wells_-_FINAL.pdf Working Papers Marketplace or Reseller? By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Julian Wright Abstract—Intermediaries can choose between functioning as a View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
click-through rates for non-paid algorithmic links and an 85% increase in click-through rates for paid advertising listings of competing online travel agencies. Moreover, the exclusive integration of search engine View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2016
- News
A Business Plan with Spice
Emily Miller (MBA 2015) and Kimberly Jung (MBA 2015) both served in the US Army in Afghanistan. “We wanted to continue that service through a different avenue, which was through business,” Jung says in an interview on Chicago Tonight.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBSi Combines HBS Content with State-of-the-Art Technology
online materials in business education; and for online access to the intellectual capital of HBS. It draws upon the breadth of the HBS faculty as well as the unparalleled resources of Baker Library. HBSi's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: No Reservations
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Founder The Pitch The News EatWith CEO Susan Kim (MBA 2003) Founded 2012 This online marketplace allows cooks to sell seats at their dinner tables. TripAdvisor is... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering Japan through e-commerce
he developed a web-based shopping mall—Rakuten, which roughly means “optimism”—often called the Amazon.com of Japan. “We created an online marketplace where customers can interact with shop owners, and we... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
forthcoming Harvard Journal on Legislation From the Digital to the Physical: Federal Limitations on Regulating Online Marketplaces By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Abbey Stemler Abstract—Online View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
a "second burst" during the extended 1980s-1990s bull markets, the financial services industry, including the mutual fund sector, today is undergoing substantial transformation, thanks to the Internet's growing reach. Unlike... View Details
- March 2016
- Case
Residency Select or J3Personica?
By: William Kerr and Kathryn S. Roloff
Residency Select, LLC provides psychometric assessments for matching medical students to residency programs. After a series of successful pilots, founder Alan Friedman is considering whether to continue developing his offerings in this area, or whether to expand into... View Details
Keywords: Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry
Kerr, William, and Kathryn S. Roloff. "Residency Select or J3Personica?" Harvard Business School Case 816-088, March 2016.
- 19 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures
manufacturing approach. Concentro - Inigo Rengifo Melia (MBA 2023) - Concentro aims to become a tech-enabled marketplace for tax credits (starting with renewables' ITCs), providing the technology to allow tax credits' transfers and a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Learning to Speak the Language of Business
companies with a commanding presence in their home markets. But to call Mikitani’s company, Rakuten, the Amazon.com of Japan would overlook fundamental differences for customers and merchants alike. “We created a real online View Details