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  • February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
  • Case

Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies

By: Andy Wu and George Gonzalez
The founder and CEO of Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone software and services company, faces a dilemma when San Francisco–based DroneDeploy begins to disrupt the industry with its drone software platform. Identified Technologies needs to consider... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Disruption; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Web Services Industry; Pittsburgh; San Francisco
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  • 22 Apr 2022
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative

from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability By Aditya Desai I began my HBS admissions application essay with the following sentence: “I aspire to help build organizations that are advancing sustainability View Details
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

we’re now on our ninth class. Over those nine classes of interns, we have had 4,200 applicants and have accepted 52 interns, so it is very competitive” Tingle said. Part of the draw for View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity
  • January 2014 (Revised January 2015)
  • Case

Reinventing Adobe

By: Sunil Gupta and Lauren Barley
By 2013, Adobe had reinvented itself from a publisher of popular software such as Photoshop and Acrobat to a digital marketing and digital media company. In May 2013, the company decided to stop selling its software as a package in favor of Creative... View Details
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  • March 1993 (Revised March 1994)
  • Case

Sierra On-Line, Inc. (A)

Sierra On-Line, a fast growing software developer, is criticized by a Forbes journalist for excessively capitalizing software development costs. In contrast to most other software developers that typically capitalize about 20% of R&D costs, Sierra capitalizes 80%.... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Financial Statements; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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  • 2018
  • Article

Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market

By: Wen Wen and Feng Zhu
We examine how app developers on the Android mobile platform adjust their innovation efforts (rate and direction) and value-capture strategies in response to Google’s entry threat and actual entry into their markets. We find that, after Google’s entry threat increases,... View Details
Keywords: Platform-owner Entry; Entry Threat; Innovation; Complementors; Mobile App Industry; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Price; Innovation and Invention; Applications and Software
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  • 05 Nov 2024
  • Book

Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech

applications that they spurred traditional lenders to action. The next set of advances are proving to be even more accessible. Platforms are built in the cloud and come ready to help a business owner do... View Details
Keywords: by Karen G. Mills; Financial Services
  • February 2000 (Revised August 2000)
  • Case

Microsoft Latin America

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Alberto Ballve and Antonio Davila
Mauricio Santillan, regional vice president for the Latin American division of Microsoft, has introduced a new performance measurement system to help his country managers formulate and control strategy. Microsoft Latin America's priorities are rolling out of an... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Applications and Software; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Global Strategy; Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Latin America
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  • 15 Nov 2016

HBS 2+2 and Yale SOM Information Session at Wellesley College

Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS and the Silver Scholars Program at the Yale School of Management. The event will include a presentation View Details
  • 16 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

judgement. Key Takeaways Unconscious bias exists in recruiting, and it is the responsibility of employers to both name it and address it in order to create diverse and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries

    The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million

    The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology... View Details

    • Web

    Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications Research & Applications Research & View Details
    • Web

    European and UK Personal Data Collection Disclosure | HBS Online

    these Disclosures. These Disclosures concern In-scope Processing by any means, including hardcopy (such as paper applications or forms) and electronic means (such as websites View Details
    • 01 Apr 2021
    • Blog Post

    An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs

    air,” she said. Never one to shy away from a problem, Shodiya developed virtual windows software that could help identify potential problems and reduce the need for repairs. She took her idea to the head of... View Details
    • December 2012 (Revised January 2015)
    • Technical Note

    Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model

    By: Howard Stevenson, Michael Roberts and Jim Sharpe
    The funded search model is one alternative for individuals who, at some point in their career, want to run their own companies. This note looks at the funded search, as a means to entrepreneurship through acquisition and describes the path to buy and run a business... View Details
    Keywords: Search Funds; Search; Entrepreneurial Finance; Investor Behavior; Career Planning; Entrepreneurial Management; Fundraising; Negotiation; Entrepreneurship; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Personal Development and Career; Private Ownership; Acquisition; Finance; Leveraged Buyouts
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    Residents & Fellows Course - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    and the institute have developed a two and one half day seminar focused on frameworks, application tools, and case studies highlighting real-life... View Details
    • Web

    Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems - Course Catalog

    Enrollment The course could be open for cross-registration; enrollment will be limited to 50 students. Enrollment by application only: To apply, please submit your CV and a paragraph of interest to this... View Details
    • 28 Jun 2023
    • Blog Post

    Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni

    set up in his home with voice recognition software and accessible facilities works very well for him and allows him to do his best work. Being intentional about identifying the... View Details
    • January 1993 (Revised May 2004)
    • Case

    Adventurous Computer Games, Inc.

    By: William J. Bruns Jr.
    A new company producing computer games must begin to capitalize computer software development cost. To do so requires a cost accounting system, decisions about which costs to capitalize, and how to match costs to future revenues. Teaches accounting standards for... View Details
    Keywords: Product Development; Applications and Software; Cost Accounting; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
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    • 07 Nov 2017
    • Blog Post

    Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

    themselves during the business school application process “I believe that women consistently under-value their abilities and potential, and are absolutely more likely to doubt... View Details