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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
husband and two children across the country for a job at a no-name Internet start-up. What changed your mind? I spent the day at eBay. I learned that users were deeply dedicated to the site, which had a compound monthly growth rate of 70... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
targeted audience, to provide magazine-style ads with editorial content for specific readers, and -- more and more -- to stream video and audio. In addition, it can measure results and responses instantly and lead View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Status Update
“Invigorating” is the word Marne Levine (MBA 2005) uses to describe her work at Facebook. As vice president of global partnerships and business development, a role she took on in February, Levine oversees a broad swath of the company’s original View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Skydeck: Reddit’s Rise
Jen Wong (MBA 2004), COO of Reddit (Illustration by John S. Dykes) “I met Steve [Huffman] at SFO, I think at like 6:00 AM. We were sort of ships passing and had a great meeting and I got really excited because it’s really rare that you get to work on an asset that is,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
FIELD 2 in Accra
respondents said they viewed online content on multiple devices. "Research indicates that smart phones and mobiles are where it's at in emerging markets," says Leach. "But we found that many people still use computers that rely on Wi-Fi.... View Details
- 09 Apr 2020
- News
“Raise the Line”
would lose their jobs due to automation and recession, and then millions of people who would need healthcare because of aging, among other reasons. That’s why the vision of Osmosis has always been to train the existing generation and the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
television have always been mutually beneficial - sports provide television with a source of programming and content and a way of attracting viewers for other, nonsports program offerings. And for the four principal sports leagues, the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
online travel guide business, he joined the Internet search giant as director of product management. He was the driving force behind the February 2011 launch of Social Search, which incorporates content shared or created on social media... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
Thermo Electron. Jensen notes that the course's content is applicable "everywhere," from the boardroom to the lunchroom. He takes pride that CCMO challenges the way students think. "This course changes how people view the world in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
for these nonemergencies, the city relaunched it in August. The rebranded BOS:311 allows users to report a wider variety of nonemergency issues through more mediums, including Twitter. “There is a big difference between nominally... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
its wine, but inferior product from Canada and China had begun flooding the market, driving down retail prices from $50 a pound that year to $12 a pound by 2006. Instead of joining the family business, Hsu went to work for General Mills... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
making many small bets is actually much riskier. That's why Hollywood will keep making blockbuster bets even if the returns over the summer were rather disappointing. Anyone with a smartphone and a computer is now a content provider. How... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
An International Perspective
“I’ve been involved in international business ventures my entire career,” says Andrew L. Waite (MBA 1993), a generous supporter of global research at HBS. After majoring in civil engineering at England’s Loughborough University of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Lego Stays on Script
exposed to many different properties and have a strong affinity for characters,” he says. Characters like Superman, Scooby-Doo, and Shaquille O’Neal can be a great way to engage new Lego users on or off the big screen, Moynihan adds, with... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
of Walmart’s beauty business. Balbale was a vice president at the Vitamin Shoppe in the mid-2010s when he saw Amazon and startup e-tailers moving into the wellness category. The competition inspired him to transition into the e-commerce space himself, first as vice... View Details
- 08 May 2015
- News
Prestige brands can expand their reach—and make their core customers proud
Managing symbolic and exclusive brands involves an inherent tradeoff. Managers seek to generate growth by extending the customer base to new segments and markets. Yet increased popularity can dilute the exclusivity of the brand in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
compressed time frame, or "Internet time," requires that firms generate and respond to new information for a greater proportion of a development cycle, with much of the feedback coming from customers. In fact, early and continuous contact... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
capital firm, and we don’t want to,” says Republic COO Caroline Hofmann (MBA 2011). “We look for credible opportunities that can generate returns for our investors. We don’t necessarily take the lens that every opportunity needs to be the... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Powering on wireless electricity
fundamentally changes the world,” he says. "Anything with a cord or a disposable battery is a candidate for being replaced." The technology, which generates less radiation than Earth’s magnetic field, allows the View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Who, Me?
personality, careers, and sex, and includes a “social network” component comprised of dating and “friend-finding” services based on personality tests that link like-minded people. Users are charged for the dating service and for in-depth... View Details