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Portrait Project

Max Hodges

More people need art: the thick, anguished brush strokes of a Van Gogh; the high, soaring notes of an overture; the whisper and promise of an opening curtain. And more people need a stage: I am humbled by my and my classmates' potential... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

@Soldiers Field

Biohacking Conference featured a keynote by David Asprey, creator of Bulletproof Coffee—a drink that promises increased mental focus, among other benefits—as well as addresses by an international memory champion and the CEO of a company... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business

creating marketing efficiencies. Although the digital revolution promised to democratize content production and distribution, the reality is that blockbuster strategies are more applicable and entrenched than ever before. Citing companies... View Details

Portrait Project

Bhargav Srinivasan

career and a couple of Harvard degrees later, I have found my voice. I now take my seat at the table among the privileged few who have both powerful podiums and eager audiences. Yet, I promise never to take my privilege for granted, never... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Goodbye and Hello to MBAs

In June, members of the Class of 1998 packed up their belongings and set forth from Soldiers Field, full of promise and ambition, to launch their careers. This fall, a new group of enthusiastic students from 62 different countries... View Details

Portrait Project

Dami Adesanya

empathy, and speaks with conviction. I will be most impactful being true to myself. Home is where my heart is. I am going to invest in the economic development of Africa so that the promise my generation sees today can become a reality... View Details

12 May 2016
News

What Ernest Shackleton has in common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

claiming valuable new natural resources. It’s a modern set of economic motives that aren’t much different from those that set whalers sailing south more than a century ago. While Nohria sees promise in the commercialization of space, he... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public

Commencement has always marked a time of promise and possibility, but this year's festivities seem especially charged with anticipation. Not only is the Class of 2000 the first to set forth into a new century, but it graduates into what... View Details

Portrait Project

Nick Shurgot

graduation, he was killed by a stray bullet at a party. While this story is tragic, it taught me a lot. I feel very fortunate to attend HBS. We have resources and opportunities that most others do not. I will use these resources wisely and make a View Details

Portrait Project

Michael Nkansah

that I may yet owe death a life. I was never a pan-African before that day—my mind teemed with tired tales from my father of Nkrumah's utopian vision. But capitalism could well succeed where decades of post-independence politics failed—in uniting a continent of View Details

01 May 2000
What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

Summing Up Hard-wiring Performance Is Great In Concept...but.... The responses to the concept of promising and delivering results rather than selling products or services are in, and you've agreed that hard-wiring performance is a winning... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2017
News

The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies

In Baobab Studios’ VR film Invasion!, viewers interact with Chloe, a scared white rabbit that responds to their actions. (courtesy of Baobab Studios) With the promise of mind-boggling , out-of-body experiences, virtual reality is... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

02 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) 2015

strongly believe that it is our responsibility to promote a positive, forward-looking view of the region that bridges the gap between its rich history and promising future. The 2015 rendition of Harvard Arab Weekend will seek to promote... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Portrait Project

Thomas Rajan

industry one airline at a time to where value isn't just a fair ticket price or a healthy balance sheet, but where customers and employees are treated with dignity and respect as well. To lift nations to the heights of their economic View Details

20 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability

The development of corporate integrated reporting (IR) standards has the promise to be one of the great business innovations of the 21st century, and could be pivotal in restoring public trust in business institutions, Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting

Web

Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog

create. The benefits of learning are twofold. First, you generate signals about your idea’s potential that can convince others—from investors to employees—to join you. Second, if you learn your idea stinks, you can iterate and pivot to a new, more View Details

10 Nov 2020
News

Learning to Fight

function caused by the tumor and its treatment, Susan had survived the unsurvivable. It was then that Sontag made a promise to himself and his wife: “If I ever get a chance to do something about this disease, I’m going to do it.” In 2002,... View Details

Keywords: April White

28 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

confidential information for the Euro Elektrische Keramische Vorrichtungen, GmbH (Euro EKV) management role. Challenges include how to set up and implement the most promising sale process, come up with the right deal, and choose the best... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2019
News

Financing the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure

institutional investors to fill the funding needs.” Since 2014, Coady has worked with groups like Credit Suisse to convene an invitation-only conference of investors to identify investable, repeatable, scalable and, therefore, financeable, projects in conservation... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Iron Lady

OTEH: “Local and international investors need to understand that things have changed” in Nigeria. On the fiftieth anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, one key player who wants to see the oil-rich country truly fulfill its promise is... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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