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- 01 Jun 2023
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Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
to get his MBA and have a career as a stockbroker. This is a great accomplishment, to be sure. But what drove it came at a cost to both of us. Truth be known, while he is no longer with us, I keep hearing my father’s message in my head at... View Details
- 23 Aug 2017
- News
Developing Leaders Behind Bars
them. If we don’t help them, they will likely not break the cycle of recidivism. And the cost will be much more than dollars – it will be the lives of them and their families. What were the most challenging parts of the visit? How did you... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
witnessed the tremendous success of SSP-SA in its first two years, she is keenly aware of the potential that the program has to influence the country’s future. Modeled after the Student/Sponsor Partnership in New York City, the SSP-SA recruits professionals to help... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Insight: Yenball
advertising over his first four years with the club. Matsui's presence reportedly brought $500 million in five years to New York City, measured by everything from hotel bookings to restaurant sales. Of course, no amount of marketing in the world can save teams from the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
given the loss of tax revenues, but why is the SEC interested? First, this dual-reporting system creates significant confusion. In effect, one-third of costs (the tax claim on pretax profits) is not reported clearly to investors. Second,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
what to do. You ask them questions, engage in dialogues. Key elements in evaluating a business proposal I look for something that has a major impact on the area that it's supposed to affect — major cost savings, speed improvement, major... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
deeply grateful the world got comfortable with remote fundraising. Having to travel 3,000 miles to get a ‘no’ in New York would suck; getting a ‘no’ with 30 minutes’ committed time and zero marginal cost is fine. My acting background has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
also apparent that a dollar of earnings generated through business expansion may be an annuity, and perhaps even a growing one, while a dollar gained from cost savings is a one-time improvement, an incremental cash flow that is not... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
“Rudy contends that if we can identify the other ten or twelve genes that are players, we can give the biotech industry so many more shots to come up with a therapy,” explains McCance, who, along with his cofounders, is privately financing the operating View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
United States, but once you get into a particular vertical—say, peach farming, which Colorado is also known for, or beef cattle—the market for a particular innovation can shrink considerably. The ability to pay for innovation and pass that View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
however, the low cost of natural gas is currently making gas-fueled turbines more competitive than those run by batteries. Even so, history has shown that energy prices can shift quickly. However it chooses to focus its resources, A123... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
reasons for optimism, noting that with economic pragmatism and restructuring, their well-educated populations and strong infrastructures would be assets on the road to recovery. "There will be painful adjustments for many countries," he said, "but one hopes the human... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
northwestern us ClearCare serves the $60-billion private-pay homecare market in the US using a powerful SaaS technology that provides back-office efficiency and front-facing engagement of families and seniors. The sales process is efficient, with customer acquisition... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
Hollen, is at a critical juncture: Weighing the cost of capital, construction, and expected market prices for developed units, should Hollen meet the government’s minimum bid for one of five development contracts, submit a proposal well... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
in the process, they learned that of the more than 230,000 K–12 school leaders in the United States, half had no access to quality professional development, either because programs weren’t offered nearby or were cost prohibitive. To... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
the Soviets had entered Bucharest, Romania, which had allied itself with Germany in 1940. But each day of the offensive cost countless lives. It wasn’t enough to win the war; the Allies needed to win it now. That was the real mission—code... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
also made note of ways the School is making the MBA Program more accessible and affordable to the most qualified students without regard for their financial status. This includes the decision last summer to provide scholarships to cover the total View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years
fall with a celebration in Mexico City, with University President Drew Faust in attendance—was founded that same year to support Mexican students accepted to the University’s graduate and postgraduate programs. To date, the organization has provided financial... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
way it’s been for more than 100 years. Cars today, he says, are essentially produced the same way Ford made the Model T. “But what if we made cars differently?” Rogers gathers speed. What if we assumed that people didn’t care about steel? What if we assumed that... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
through 20,000 WhatsApp groups at a cost of approximately 10 cents per child, per year. The company has raised $1 million from institutions, including Harvard, MIT, and the World Economic Forum; venture funds such as Sequoia and Accel;... View Details