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- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
usually required in a venture capital presentation. “A lot of companies that probably shouldn't get funding will get it” As enticing as crowdfunding is as a concept, it may ultimately have little power to shake up the investing world,... View Details
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
as one of those, Bill. Thanks for joining me. Bill: It's great to be here, Brian. Thanks for asking. Brian: I found this case to be very, very interesting. I think many of our listeners have probably referred to those rankings at some... View Details
- Profile
Jonathan Assayag
work with Red Beacon, winner of TechCrunch50 in 2009, has helped position its founders for their first round of financing. After graduation, Jonathan wants "to move to Silicon Valley and join a startup, probably something in consumer... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence
and to take action quickly on less data, which is probably a result of studying so many cases and testing some of the principles on the job." Next year, TGM's administrators hope to attract more clusters of general managers from a single... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
shed employees, assets, and noncore businesses. Often, these measures lead to the loss of valuable resources, alienation of key customers, and erosion of capabilities for the longer term. This makes the firm less competitive and probably... View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
friendly, and you can get tickets, then the Games will probably enhance their image” "The Olympics is the most significant sports-based event in the world," says Stephen A. Greyser, professor emeritus in the Marketing unit at Harvard... View Details
- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
movie admissions was the highest since the late 1950s, and box office revenues grew to $9.5 billion. Internationally, box office grosses are even higher—also at record levels. Total grosses for 2003 will probably not be far behind. All of... View Details
- 12 Sep 2019
- News
Skydeck Voices: Finding My Muse
think. It's part of my process. Shaan Kandawalla: Shaan Kandawalla, 2004. Probably late at night when the kids are in bed and everything from the day sort of wound down a bit, you know and you have that down time to kind of actually stop... View Details
- Profile
Bruce Gago
plan to execute, the bigger risk would in fact be to abandon that to pursue a "safe" career path. HBS is not insurance against entrepreneurial failure but it certainly increases the probability of entrepreneurial success. What... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Stealth Mogul
Sometimes it pays to be nearly invisible. Just ask Jonathan Nelson (MBA 1983). He heads one of the most successful media and telecommunications investment firms you’ve probably never heard of — Providence Equity Partners. “My own mother... View Details
- 18 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Marketing After the Recession
product in the next period. Use common sense. If the Wal-Mart parking lot looks less crowded, some consumers are probably migrating back to Target and vice versa. Develop scenarios. How long the current recession will last is widely... View Details
- 25 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS
felt ready to narrow down and focus. I had always been interested in retail but never worked in the industry, and so I made exploring retail a goal of my time here. First of all, it is worth recognizing that this whole “career switching” thing is daunting. You are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
this), he sticks to the original plan for a $1 billion fund, despite the fact that he is probably leaving behind millions of dollars of personal profit. An in-class poll indicates that about half the students would have made the same... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Web Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with Karen Tumulty
Sometimes I'd be the only reporter on his plane." That kind of access enabled Tumulty to break the story that Gore had hired feminist Naomi Wolf as a consultant, an exclusive about which she says facetiously that "my bureau chief and I will View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
investors, consistent with investors trying to sell as soon as possible. Many of these firms have come down further in price, but there will probably be more. Regulators have recently put into place safeguards that will prevent high-ratio... View Details
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
cooperative problem solving. Parties conducting internal negotiations within well-run companies are likely to improvise in this manner. If you've successfully negotiated a new job assignment after a promotion, you've probably used a... View Details
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
probability of being the wrong decision. If you can apply some data, you will heighten your probability of making a better decision." Howe isn't speaking theoretically. Today companies like his can capture,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Touch Down
traveling some 300,000 miles, the equivalent of a trip to the moon and halfway back, said SignOnSanDiego.com (January 8, 2011). The epic voyage also earned Gannon’s Lady the distinction of going to more places in the world than any other aircraft. “I think the trip... View Details
Keywords: world records
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Origin Story: Tasila Banda (MBA/MPP 2025)
First love: Performing. “I spent pretty much every weekend from the age of five singing, acting, and dancing at the local theater school.” Take a bow: “My dad is originally from Zambia. Back in the day he bought rudimentary music software and laid down guitar tracks... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System
researchers, practitioners, and the public. Greenwood notes that “on the website you can click on a country and immediately see the probability that a given sector within that country is currently experiencing a bubble . ” For users... View Details