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- 01 Jun 2002
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The Mind Speaks, Marketers Listen
been used by the likes of Coca-Cola, General Motors, and AT&T to craft marketing strategies. “Most new products are developed and launched using focus groups and questionnaires,” Zaltman said, “and 60 to 80... View Details
- 24 Aug 2021
- News
Having a Moment
experienced an immediate change: “I realized it’s not caffeine that gets you focused, you need a calm mind to be able to think clearly—that’s when you can be at your best,” she told Forbes.com. The experience inspired the Pakistani native to View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- News
Face Value
As a teenager in Houston, Texas, and one of the few Asian students in her high school, Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) recognized that didn’t fit the accepted beauty standard. She was more drawn to the Western luxury skincare brands her mother sold in her beauty View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
Group invests in Bluemercury 2012 M-61 skincare launched 2014 Appointed Entrepreneur-in-Residence, HBS 2015 Lune+Aster cosmetics launched 2015 Macy’s acquires Bluemercury 2019 Bluemercury opens its 195th... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
Ivy Ross uses the word “magic” more than once as she describes the changes that Google Glass could bring to the shopping experience. The woman in charge of Glass’s consumer launch is brainstorming potential uses for the $1,500 wearable... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
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The Sky’s the Limit
launch last fall with “two ex-Microsoft guys.” All three are pilots, and fittingly, their first product is a flight-planning software program called Voyager. “It’s for general aviation pilots — private... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Sail Away
ROBB: A luxury home in every glamorous port. Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times Set to launch in 2013, the $1.1 billion Utopia will be a cruise ship with a difference: About half its cabins will be sold as private residences, ranging in price... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
make the product a reality. That made an impression—that an immigrant living in the United States was turning back to his home country to help realize the products of his invention. So my first work in this... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 09 Aug 2011
- News
A Toast to Macchu Pisco
elevation to trendiness goes to Melanie Asher (MBA ’03), founder of Macchu Pisco, the Maryland-based company she started back in 2005 with her sister, Lizzie. They import their product from Peru, which is actually overshadowed by... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence; fellowship programs; and a need-based loan reduction program for graduating students pursuing an entrepreneurial venture. The Harvard i-lab likewise offers skill-building workshops on everything from legal issues to View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Start Me Up
generated more than $190 million in revenue, launching hundreds of new companies that employ thousands of people. "There's a lot of pessimism out there about the economy and where society's going," says Nigam, "so I love being surrounded... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
degree in chemical engineering, in 1989, she worked at Procter & Gamble in engineering and product development, and then in product supply, as the company started buying cosmetics businesses. When a New... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
courses as they worked in small teams to build viable microbusinesses. More Attention, HBS Entrepreneurs! Venture capitalists Patrick Chung (MBA 2004) and Harry Weller (MBA 1998) are prime movers behind the Experiment Fund, launched to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Jeanne Jackson
When you look at two of the biggest developments in business in the last 25 years — globalization and the Internet — Jeanne P. Jackson has been right in the thick of it. Before launching her own small investment and consulting firm last... View Details
- 07 May 2025
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Scaling New Heights
Brianna Brown, chief product officer at City Fresh Foods in Boston. (Photo/video credit: Susan Young) City Fresh Foods has long served nutritious meals to students, seniors, and daycare centers in Greater Boston’s under-resourced... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
and changing market dynamics, all while still launching new products and services to remain competitive. Robinhood has adapted to many changes and, if anything, has proven to be a disruptor in how it has... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation
Transformation introduces the critical elements of designing and developing digital products and services, how these can be configured and led, and ways to manage the results. A related MBA elective View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
company like Roomi launches on the crowdfunding platform Republic, all of a sudden anyone with some spare cash can ride the highs and lows of its future performance. Until recently, the only way in for mom-and-pop investors was to wait... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs
Growing up, Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) thought she was unstoppable. Then she entered the business world. “I grew up thinking I lived in a post-feminist world, “ she said. “I saw no impediment in my way based on my gender.” Six years ago, she and HBS classmate Katia... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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Fast Forward
Illustration by Chris Gash The School’s US Competitiveness Project launched four years ago with a simple but ambitious goal: figure out how companies in the United States can better compete in the global economy while raising living... View Details