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- 11 Apr 2020
- News
Reading Together, Apart
When Max Tuchman (MBA 2012) and her cofounder launched the storybook app Caribu in 2017, they knew their product would be a hit with parents who want to be able to read with their children each night, even... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
heavily in quality control and state-of-the-art equipment, a strategy that has helped him fend off competitors. A case in point is a Chinese company that launched a product similar to Aquamesh in 2000. “They... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Giving Hope and Comfort
Jeff Feingold (MBA 1997) launched Hope and Comfort out of his Boston-area garage in 2011 to address the issue of hygiene insecurity in Massachusetts. "If you don't have basic hygiene products, it's very hard to stay clean, healthy, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
classroom lecture. Instead, HBX will provide a unique, "digital-first" experience created with the online learner in mind. Anand is overseeing the launch of three distinct products this June, each grounded... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
Lever Brothers’ Lifebuoy Soap, launched in 1926, warned of the grave personal and business consequences caused by “body odor,” a concept which Lever invented and its products prevented. Hygiene was... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
In the business of empowering women entrepreneurs
As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
company’s mission is social responsibility: A portion of the proceeds and products is donated to animal welfare organizations. KitNipBox regularly works with artisan suppliers who create handmade products... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings
anticipate using financial statements to evaluate and pursue opportunities in global commerce and finance. Competing Globally is designed for those who will work as managers, analysts, or consultants to corporations that operate in multiple View Details
Keywords: curriculum
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services
The early reviews are in: It’s two thumbs way up for the new Web site building service now available to the School’s 107 alumni clubs and associations. Several features receive special praise from clubs that have already launched the new... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
we first launched InMobi, it became the first company in the product space to essentially kind of, you know, go from east into the west. There’ve been numerous companies in the enterprise View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
Boston's Legal Sea Foods restaurant chain, where he met his future partner, Christopher Nessen. A production chef at the company, Nessen provided the culinary and technical expertise for Kettle Cuisine. He was well acquainted with the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Customizing Couture Online
pieces that really worked for a particular individual were limited,” says Magnúsdóttir, who also cofounded Moda Operandi, a “pretail” site giving customers first access to items straight from the runway. On the Tinker Tailor website, which View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Starting Lineup: Upturning Travel
“discover, buy, and sell authentic tour experiences.” Zhang, the founder of travel firm WildChina which serves foreign visitors, launched NewUGo to connect the rapidly growing domestic Chinese travel market to off-the-beaten-path tourism... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Feb 2008
- News
After Twenty Years, Rankings Remain Controversial
The School’s Centennial year just happens to coincide with another important anniversary, one many business schools would like to forget: the debut of BusinessWeek’s school rankings in 1988. Talk about disruptive. Up to that point, business schools built their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Yla Eason (MBA 1977)
Black dolls for girls but nothing for boys. So I created Sun-Man, a superhero who gets his strength from the sun. The idea grew from exploring the biology of melanin and its protective qualities for those with darker skin. In my ignorance, I didn’t think creating and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Platforms and Collaborations
When Dean Kim B. Clark took the HBS helm in October 1995, one of his immediate goals was to create a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure at the School. A centerpiece of that effort was the Course Platform, launched in the fall of... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
marketing of all games, applications, and experiences across the Oculus VR platform. Basically, if there’s an application you can launch on a Facebook VR headset, chances are someone on my team has supported it in some way. This can range... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
Europe are crippling startups that are increasingly looking outside the EU for both funding and a safe haven to launch their businesses. “The United States is a country where you are able to transform knowledge into products, and I think... View Details
- 07 Oct 2011
- News
Tea’s Time
landed a job at Siebel Systems out of HBS, Rawdon was well on her way to building a portfolio of professional experiences that would, she felt, improve her chances of successfully launching a business. Within a few weeks, however, she... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez Before she had a baby of her own, Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014) kept hearing from friends that the “natural” diapers on the market didn’t hold up as well as the old standards, like Pampers. Trained as a mechanical engineer, Saigal knew her... View Details