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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
opportunities, and business models were discussed. The next series of panels considered topics that included start-ups in Asia and the Internet and entrepreneurship in Japan. Saturday's lunchtime keynote... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
picked up steam after a nationwide franchise program launched in 2009. Revenues for that year were $2 million; in 2011, they’re projected to hit $10 million. The company charges employers a percentage of a worker’s hourly rate or salary; franchisees (which now number... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
microbial scale formation inside industrial water pipes. The team used their prize to launch a start-up based on the technology. Q: Did all of the projects lead to viable business concepts? A: No, and that's... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
The State of the Markets
Stock Exchange (NYSE); and Robert C. Gasser, managing director and head of U.S. equities at J. P. Morgan & Co. Financial exchanges today, Seifert began, must have the business systems of a technology company, with the requisite speed... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
launch a start-up based on the technology. Did all of the projects lead to viable business concepts? No, and that’s an essential lesson. A lot of the ideas don’t work, and the students hate that. But it’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Sky’s the Limit
Flying has it all — science, freedom, beauty, and adventure,” says Robert A. Hamilton (MBA 1985), by way of quoting Charles Lindbergh. “I wholeheartedly agree.” These days, Hamilton is getting huge doses of those four elements at Seattle Avionics, the View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
firms that are American household names—Disney, Stride Rite, Procter & Gamble— and then applied her multifaceted talents to a fledgling start-up auction site. During her ten years at the helm, eBay grew from a small operation where... View Details
- 18 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Symposium 2023: Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale
practitioners, faculty, and guests. The evening before the conference, sponsors, industry professionals, and MBA students were invited to The Engine for a networking session and fireside chat with Terrence Keeley, Chairman and CIO of 1PointSix LLC, on ESG. The View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
of capitalism and see how it works from the center." After exploring the possibilities within private equity, Josh enrolled in the joint MPA/ID, MBA program at The Kennedy School and Harvard Business School to acquire both the... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- Blog Post
Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering
companies are transitioning into tech-enabled companies and effective operators need to have deeper technical skills. In a similar vein, HBS’s student-run newspaper, The Harbus, published a piece on why coding is the new business... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice
diverse employees, and to truly immerse myself in start-up culture. Having worked primarily at large organizations, it is great to experience what it is like working in a small, nimble environment. Brian Hollins: As COVID struck, I saw... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
successes and setbacks —from launching start-ups and taking on the family business to helping kids in the Persian Gulf and harnessing new technology and developing clean energy—they reveal how the next... View Details
- Profile
Anna King
Anna King, MBA 2015, has been a nanny, an analyst for an international spa company, an associate at an angel investment fund and the "right-hand woman" to a former White House chief of staff. She has deep interests in start-up... View Details
- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
the online investing firm Kapitall. "I was really focusing on start-ups and early-stage businesses. I love to come in and find ways to start and grow businesses and create opportunities," she says. It's a... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship
at Mawa Modular – a startup designing modular shelters for refugees in Jordan – I discovered that innovative business models can be as impactful as product design. This experience solidified my desire to join a program that would equip me... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
disparity in the start-up ecosystem, Pelluru asked Garg and Saigal what they thought of research by Harvard Business Review that found male and female entrepreneurs get asked different questions by VCs,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree
allocators and start-ups are executing at the ground floor. Coming from the military, I don't have as many touch points in the business world as other students might, so having those different perspectives... View Details
- Web
Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion - Course Catalog
Family Office (FO) decisions. Students will be embedded in Family Offices to engage in live decision-making at the FO. The course will be highly career-centric, and it will apply to students going into careers in: Private Equity Hedge Funds View Details
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
Harvard Business School Case 818-013 Magpie: Developing and Using Buyer Personas The founders of a start-up platform for publishers have developed preliminary personas of target customers and are evaluating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Women's History Month | Baker Library
Spotlight" feature, where you can filter for U.S. start-ups founded and led by women. Look at Capital IQ Pro's market maps on women's health and reproductive health to view companies and transactions occurring in these spaces. Use Preqin... View Details