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- 02 Nov 2023
- News
Seeding Startups
1990s. Instead, it’s a cautionary tale. “I emphasize the importance of finding a clear pain point and making sure that there’s a real need in the marketplace,” he says. “I talk about the importance of achieving product-market fit before... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Standard of Care
Illustration by Drue Wagner Mike H. M. Teodorescu (DBA 2018) CEO, SurgiBox Dan Brown (DBA 2019) CFO Concept: Founded in the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, SurgiBox’s lead product is a portable operating room that fits into a backpack... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
trash collection to snow removal. If the forecast is correct, DSNY will have to clear 5 to 6 inches from 6,500 miles of city streets—a task that involves fitting plows to 2,000 garbage trucks and salt spreaders while continuing to collect... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that life used... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Action Plan: Life Study
your river, flow, and jump in. “Look for a strong interest that fits who you are, that you can be good at, so you can come out into a more wide-open area to play in your imagination. Then, go for it.” Remember there’s room at the top in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
protagonist. Specifically, because it was intersectional, it wasn’t obvious what she should do or what success meant, because she fit into two marginalized groups. The classroom discussion was fantastic. Moreover, the case involved HR and... View Details
- 26 Jun 2013
- News
How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case
HBS. It's "where I really got into learning," he says, citing Professor Milt Brown's marketing course as especially enjoyable. So it's only fitting that Reiss himself would become a protagonist of case studies: he's also featured in a... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- News
Backing Harvard’s Work for Children
observes, “Not all Harvard donors are accustomed to thinking broadly when they give. As Maya and I discovered, there are opportunities that might fit perfectly with your philanthropic agenda, even if they don’t seem to relate directly to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
finished the race. And she spent the next day completely out of commission. Like many endurance athletes, Picasso had started drinking Pedialyte to speed up the recovery process after her toughest workouts, and the electrolytes definitely helped. But as someone so... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Come Sail Away
When Michael Sard (MBA 2018) arrived at HBS, he owned about 50 Hawaiian shirts. “It was one of the few items in a man’s closet that could have a ritual to it around going out, like a tuxedo does,” he says. Purchase options, however, seemed limited to two extremes:... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
care workers and is keeping her options open, curious to keep learning and see where she might fit in. “So many times we approach business and say, this is what we want you to do,” says Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
How do you fit a case discussion into the confines of a high-school schedule? How do you record the information when you aren’t blessed with HBS’s abundance of blackboards? Can the case method incorporate the type of “active learning”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
day. At that point, Sityodtong learned he had been accepted to HBS. A 1994 econ grad from Tufts University with experience working as an equity associate at Fidelity, he fit the profile of an MBA student. But making the decision to come... View Details
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
fuel innovation throughout Harvard for the next decade and beyond,” said Dean Srikant Datar. “We are delighted to have the Crisp name associated with the work of the i-lab and Peter’s example as a model for the students, alumni, faculty, and staff who engage with it.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
Morgan Stanley fit in the universe - and he could syndicate anything. Gordon Richardson, former governor of the Bank of England, remains a man of impeccable manners and morals and is endowed with a superb mind. At its core, the investment... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
[emeritus] Warren McFarlan. “The cases he taught blew my mind because the focus was on how engaging in challenged communities can be a strategic advantage.” Best business advice: “Don’t be afraid to be afraid. Everyone battles insecurities. When you’re trying to View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Monsignor Frederick Dolan Finds a New Calling at HBS Club of Montreal
through e-mail and phone calls, Dolan and other members share an overall feeling of growth and enthusiasm for the Montreal club. “While we’re realistic about what people can and can’t fit into their schedules,” notes Dolan, “we’ve heard a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
schedule can be as important to education outcomes as its budget or strategic plan. The secret to making the schedule a tool for school improvement is to approach schedule design not as a technical task, centered on making everything fit... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 12 Jan 2023
- News
‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data
weren’t evaluating merely what was written on paper. “They were looking at him and applying subjective character tests. Do you look trustworthy? Do you fit the image in my mind of a successful businessperson?” The solution, Ballard... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
trainee. “The first thing they told us was, ‘The good news is that despite the big reengineering effort, you guys are safe. The bad news is that you’re going to help us do it, and get to our number.’” Keen wanted to prove himself to fit... View Details