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- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
the candidate who probably feels like getting board/investor visibility is a strong positive in their career development." —Rob Go, partner, NextView Ventures Marketing, sales & partnerships Table stakes: Introductions to potential... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 25 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?
to the point where analysts can “fingerprint” particular authors by the probability of how they use connecting words like “the,” “and,” and “that.” More recently, machine learning has moved into the realm of detecting emotion by examining... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
When Do Alliances Make Sense?
firms and alliances head-to-head in a meaningful way, which requires measuring their performance in similar situations. "When you see an alliance over here, and a solo firm over there, there's a good reason for that," says Beshears. "That's because the... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- News
Water for the World
gave over $1 million worth of water to them at the time. I think we were the biggest donator of water at the time. “At Harvard, it was probably the best time of my life. I learned a lot and I realized how important the work we do is, not... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
6 Discoveries I Made About HBS
traditional business school fields. Let yourself enjoy that flexibility. 5. You’ll learn a lot about yourself and what you want to do with your life I realized that I would probably never be happy working 1) in a routine role or 2)... View Details
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Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog
and predictions about how a firm can make money by solving a problem that the market has yet to solve. As with any new idea, knowing with certainty if your startup idea will work is impossible. Worse yet, a startup idea is a bet with an unknown View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Hybrid Learning the HBS Way
hands, and easily participate as if they were in the room, too. “This completely homegrown piece of the design is probably one of the most essential aspects of . . . [our] hybrid experience,” said Justin Fowler, an audiovisual design... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets
examples of businesses that use Feng shui. Two high-profile users are the Hong Kong Bank, the largest and most successful bank in Hong Kong, and the Marks & Spencer stores, probably the most successful supermarket and department store... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
in Maryland and a reputation as power players inside the Beltway. Though collectively they've been dubbed "the Green Giants," Roberts says people would probably be surprised by the topics of their dinner-table conversations. "They're... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
probably not surprised at her subsequent headline-making ascent in corporate America. “I learned how to balance and prioritize early on,” says the Washington, D.C., native, whose unique combination of determination, grace, and integrity... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act
So why retire if you love what you're doing and you can actually make a difference and an impact? I look forward to doing this for at least another 30 years. I'm Chuck Berman and I'm the Class of 1979. I wouldn't retire. My mind would waste away, I find that I'm View Details
- 17 Jan 2007
- Op-Ed
Learning from Private-Equity Boards
today? The answer is yes and no. The no (or probably not) answer reflects the likelihood that executives of private-equity firms do not, on average, possess any more ethical discipline than leaders of public companies. Maintaining ethical... View Details
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
the Government) really care whether it could enhance its chances in the post desktop world? Do today's information technology industries really require a different approach to government regulation? What do you think? Original Article It's View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
probably come up with something that looks a lot like COVID-19.” Nevertheless, Yellen was encouraging: “I know Hispanic workers can power our recovery—potentially in an even bigger way than a decade ago.” Perez shares Yellen’s optimism.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
in your business career that you have the courage to build a bridge between knowledge and action. Tire industry executives knew at least in 1972, probably before, that they had to change their business radically or leave it. But, in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Professors Fox, Mace Remembered
He later took on similar responsibilities in the Pacific until the war ended. In 1946, Mace returned to HBS and one year later created what was probably the first course in entrepreneurship to be taught at any school in the country.... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
Enforcement agency (ICE) over questions about how ICE conducts its business in handling immigrant families. Many assumed a legalistic stance, reminding us that ICE, as a duly created agency of the government was only carrying out the mission assigned to it. As such, it... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
brand of pot, that is probably a long way off. As long as marijuana sales remain illegal on a federal level and in all but a handful of states, large cigarette and alcohol companies will probably stay clear... View Details
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
poured resources into hundreds of schemes to end poverty. The World Bank alone has dispersed about $550 billion since its founding in the 1940s, Chu said. Adding in contributions from the "alphabet soup" of other organizations with acronyms such as UNDP and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
faculty co-chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiativ... Four Takeaways from My Summer at the State House Michael Silvestri 21 Sep 2017 I launched my HBS journey this summer as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow in the Office of Massa... Next great idea? View Details