Accelerators - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 May 2018
Blog Post

Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers

and wisdom that I would hire in a heartbeat. I recognized that there’s a large pool of accomplished talent that’s mostly untapped." Reflection became action. Together with fellow HBS alum, Patty O'Brien White (MBA 1989), she cofounded ReBoot Accel, a career View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Ensuring a business’s profitability enables it to serve society

accelerate the development of our products, we are growing and investing more in product and capacity, which in turn contributes to economic solutions around the globe,” said Fields. “Our goal is to serve customers around the world with a... View Details

07 Nov 2018
News

A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis

solution to government. And given that one of the most significant barriers for governments to achieve their objectives in water and sanitation is financing, we can bring a proven model to help accelerate progress within those countries.... View Details

Keywords: water; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

Profile

Lara Hodgson

offering, NOWaccount, is a fast-growing revenue accelerator system that provides small businesses immediate access to the capital that is inevitably tied up in outstanding receivables – currently small businesses in the U.S. hold more... View Details

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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate... View Details

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Jun 2021
News

The NBA's African Expansion

basketball being a top sport throughout Africa in 10 years,” according to coverage on CNBC. The effort is led by NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams (MBA 1998), who described the organization’s strategy to accelerate the development of the... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind

and efficiency of offshore wind. Collaboration. Key players along the supply chain–from equipment manufacturers to operation and maintenance companies–must collaborate to maximize operational efficiencies. Public and private sector collaboration is also important for... View Details

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

States will reassert itself. Likewise, the trade links among British Commonwealth countries will be revitalized. Look for the UK to also accelerate its expanding business links with China. Brexit is not only bad news for the European ... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

Profile

Prita Kumar

applied for and achieved a Rock Accelerator Award that introduced her to her mentor, Steve Sydness, a Rock Center Entrepreneur in Residence and the executive chairman of the Endurance Group. “I’m a first-time entrepreneur,” says Prita.... View Details

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

2017 Advances in Strategic Management Geography, Location, and Strategy By: Alcácer, Juan, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas, and Bernard Yin Yeung, eds. Abstract—Changes in both technology and global political economy have vastly accelerated... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

agriculture, buildings, electricity, manufacturing, and transportation. The $370 billion in the IRA to advance decarbonization in these sectors is a critical step to mobilize our national resources to accelerate the development and... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Benefits of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

Rock Accelerator Program and the Harvard Innovation Lab’s Venture Incubation Program; and pursued an Independent Project—a second-year faculty-supervised project for academic credit—focused on the development of his startup. Damjan also... View Details

18 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Climate Symposium 2023: Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale

The overarching theme of the 2023 Annual Climate Symposium was “Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale”, exploring not only the existing climate solutions but also the crucial aspects of capital and policy deployment required to accelerate... View Details

19 Oct 2023
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

We are NET12, an MIT|HBS startup focused on accelerating a carbonless future by helping corporations reach and sustain their net zero goals efficiently. NetaCarbon - Grace Lam (MBA 2024) - NetaCarbon is a service provider that partners... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

development David Porter , Walter Kaitz Foundation Developing Black Leaders: Story of the African American Leadership Institute at UCLA Addie Perkins Williamson , Executive Leadership Council Getting to the Top and Staying There: Career View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

In Search of Innovation

Acceleration Challenge is designed to extend these pockets of excellence in health care delivery throughout the country. At the first Forum on Health Care Innovation, hosted by HBS and Harvard Medical School in 2012, senior health care... View Details

Keywords: April White; faculty research

17 May 2016
First Look

May 17, 2016

than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question-and-answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW View Details