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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
Bay area’s coastal location made Silicon Valley a natural hub for Naval and other government activity and funding. This helped foster several eras of technological development, beginning in the early 20th century with radio components and... View Details
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
time somebody had done something new with locomotives was 50 years before I was born, so I had never had this challenge of, oh, there are so many new things to do we don't know which to do next," Huber remembers. "But the View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
profitable investment decisions. During the last ten years, Wall Street research has been battered by a series of shocks. As concerns over conflicts of interest mounted, the integrity of research output was questioned, leading to transformative regulatory changes. New... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
counting. The six months Masha spent traveling the countryside to set up the Village Promoter program helped him see the scale of the challenges facing Nigerian farmers. The biggest problem wasn't the labor force—he'd never seen anyone... View Details
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OWN: The Power of Company Ownership - Course Catalog
resources that companies have access to (human, financial, and social capital) as well as how they allocate those resources to create advantage. Ownership models can be seen as solutions to specific strategic problems, such as scaling a... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
absorptive capacity has been to locate new R&D facilities in close geographic proximity to technology "hotspots" like Cambridge, Massachusetts, or the San Francisco Bay Area. Such a strategy is predicated on the assumption... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
afford to pass on any opportunity, no matter how small. They see business much like a game of PacMan—you can bag big fish only by learning to swallow small ones. The best entrepreneurs also recognize that trying out a business model on a small View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 21 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #12: Vehicle to Everything - Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), Chief Operating Officer of Fermata Energy
Co-op is experimenting with a transactive energy rate that will enable members to partner with the co-op, supplying energy from their EV batteries when it is most needed, and charging up when demand — and prices — are low. The technology... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
leadership practices and organizational culture in the business world.” Beyond his near-weekly speaking engagements, Frey continues to help Utah’s economy as an angel investor who is focused on commercialization of technologies emerging... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
In Bolivia, ACCION linked the microfinance field to capital markets through the founding of BancoSol, a microfinance institution that became the nation’s most profitable bank. “Poverty can only be truly addressed if you meet four conditions,” Chu explains. “You must... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
includes laughter, music, eating well, and finding joy at any age; the role of caregivers and their critical impact on extending your lifespan; how your environment and demographics affect aging, and how to adopt new technologies and... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
workers and managers in what to expect, 4) set up a support system, 5) tailor methods for managing careers, 6) scale the program, 7) mainstream the program. The work for managers will be harder, but the payoff to companies will be... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
personally special as we co-wrote a chapter together in a past book, Confidence, focusing on Nelson Mandela’s leadership lessons for organizations and businesses seeking large scale transformation. The Fearless Organization touches on... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
original limited partners was in place. (By the 1980s, six more families had been added to the group.) At a time when venture capital was little more than a cottage industry that operated on a small scale and invested at a slow pace,... View Details
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Past Issues - Alumni
lifelong power of community Complete Table of Contents March 2023 Clearing the Air Faculty and alumni on the opportunity—and necessity—of carbon capture technology Free Spirits With celebrity backers, splashy investments, and a bevy of... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
creating social value. Three years later, Harold Rosen, its creator, wished to explore an alternative funding model to provide it with scale and sustainability. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
case study about the company points out, in many markets, the top disincentive to investing in irrigation is the free or low-cost availability of water to farmers. The case examines this and other challenges the company faces as it tries to scale. Forging Connections... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
one with fewer answers? Those were the questions implied by this month's column. The predominance of responses suggested that the answers to the questions are "yes, yes, and maybe." Adam Hartung commented that "As View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
kids mathematics or to teach non-English speakers how to read English in third grade, or how to better inhibit suicidal patients from taking their own lives,” he notes. Offensend is currently focused on increasing the organization’s visibility and capacity. “If we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
commit to any single venture. “In my heart, I knew that I had to spread myself around a little bit more,” he recalls. The venture capital industry made that possible. In those first few years, he bummed an office from Technology Venture... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna