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  • 01 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

through the crowd to lesser-known microfinance borrowers in developing countries. Nanda puts most current crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo in the equivalent of the donation or lending category. Kickstarter began as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 12 Dec 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

Business School Case 518-030 Enpara.com: Digital Bank at a Crossroad In March 2017, Elsa Pekmez Atan (MBA 2004), was wondering about the future of Enpara.com, a digital-only banking platform of QNB Finansbank. Since its launch in October... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 2, 2016

Silicon Valley software developers and technological innovations such as autonomous vehicles, aggressive marketing strategies, and cutthroat poaching practices—all of which forced number three competitor Sidecar out by January... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

host's profile picture is the second-most prominent element on any listing page, displayed next to the default picture of the property.) "Research has shown that when something is more salient, you respond more to it," Luca says. "This is something a View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising
  • 29 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 29, 2008

patent records to explore these trends with greater detail. The contributions of Chinese and Indian scientists and engineers to U.S. technology formation increase dramatically in the 1990s. At the same time, these ethnic inventors became... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

common operating platform across three separate institutions, BancoSol of Bolivia, Mibanco of Peru, and Banco Solidario of Ecuador. The Banca Regional is a response to forces that the banks perceive as potentially threatening to their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

invest in a medical technology company that licenses intellectual property from a privately held IP holding company based on a platform technology. Entrepreneurs Amar Sawhney and Fred Khosravi founded Incept... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2020 (Revised February 2023)
  • Teaching Note

Uber: Competing Globally

By: Alexander J. MacKay
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Globalization; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Law; Management; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Supply and Industry; Industry Structures; Planning; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms; Transportation Networks; Transportation; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai; Shanghai Shi; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; London; England; Latin America; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US); South America; Colombia
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  • 21 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 21

Benjamin G., and Michael Luca Abstract—Online marketplaces often contain information not only about products, but also about the people selling the products. In an effort to facilitate trust, many platforms encourage sellers to provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 25

specifically at remedying criticisms leveled at the recent point system proposed by U.S. policymakers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-025.pdf Multi-Sided Platforms Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Julian Wright Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

Manufacturing commons are "webs of technological knowhow, operational capabilities, and specialized skills" that underlie many industries, universities, and the government. Also, see Professor Jim Heskett's conversation with his readers... View Details
Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing
  • 18 Feb 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery

panel agreed. Ullas Naik, managing director of JAFCO Ventures, noticed a trend toward more open operating systems. "People aren't buying dedicated servers," he said. "They're buying blades." The new thinking is to avoid huge packaged View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Martha Lagace; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

with the most experience and those who have worked most recently-precisely the individuals who would recognize that this is a gift. Download working paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mluca/Papers%20on%20RIS/oDesk.pdf Search Diversion and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

example, as the rate of patenting new inventions. We find that high levels of tertiary education, high investments in research and development, and a solid platform of information and communications View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 27 Aug 2013
  • First Look

First Look: August 27

risks. This shift is attenuated for firms with stronger technological capabilities and is more pronounced for firms whose home markets have weak IP systems. Using data from the global smartphone market, we find support for these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2022
  • Case

SuperRare: Turning an NFT Marketplace into a DAO

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Scott Duke Kominers and Amy Klopfenstein
In June 2021, John Crain and Jonathan Perkins, the founders of SuperRare, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), contemplate whether to transform their company into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Crain and Perkins founded SuperRare in 2018 to... View Details
Keywords: NFTs; Crypto Economy; Alternative Assets; DAOs; Arts; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Finance; Currency; Investment; Markets; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Network Effects; Market Design; Market Transactions; Market Timing; Web Services Industry; North and Central America; United States
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  • 14 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 14

(GMCR) senior executives in a negotiation to license technology from Keurig, a startup that has developed an innovative "portion pack" coffee brewing solution. The negotiation will determine the royalty to be paid to Keurig by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Apr 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

Summing Up Is intellectual property becoming community property? Is a new generation of users and consumers of intellectual property produced by new technologies bringing totally different assumptions and attitudes to bear on its... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 08 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 8, 2016

that UGC on platforms ranging from Yelp to Facebook has a large causal impact on economic and social outcomes ranging from restaurant decisions to voting behavior. These findings often leverage unique data sets and methods ranging from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

technology enablement for emergency preparedness and response have taken on increased significance. Public health organizations like ADHS play a critical role in any statewide preparation for large scale emergencies. With issues like... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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