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Mike Maples Jr.
I was a kid, my dad once told me `It’s only over when you decide to quit.’” So Maples plowed ahead into his investing career. To raise his chances for success, Maples did what has been characteristic of his career: view the... View Details
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Ryu Kawano
financials and determine where value is derived from." After a year, he accepted a position with TPG Capital in Tokyo. "Part of what attracted me was the opportunity to work in my home country — I hadn't lived or worked there before," Ryu explains.... 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
- 29 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
DIVERSIFYING OUR CASE PROTAGONISTS: HOW IS HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL DOING A YEAR LATER?
members to commit to writing a case with a Black protagonist by Juneteenth (June 19) 2021, or 2022 at latest. Every faculty unit also created a plan to develop more inclusive and diverse teaching materials. “Our students are right that... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Diversifying Our Case Protagonists: How is Harvard Business School Doing a Year Later?
members to commit to writing a case with a Black protagonist by Juneteenth (June 19) 2021, or 2022 at latest. Every faculty unit also created a plan to develop more inclusive and diverse teaching materials. “Our students are right that... View Details
- 13 May 2015
- Blog Post
Former Engineer Gives Consulting a Test Drive
direction of companies facing critical issues in the case method. This motivated me to aim for a consulting internship. I chose to work in a frontier market, as the stage of development of businesses there gave me a good chance of being... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
America needs people to have more chances to advance in this economy. That is the American dream we all hope to be true and want to see come to fruition for as many individuals as possible.” By eliminating... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) of OMERS Ventures and His Career Switch into Venture Capital
could broaden his skill set, build his network, and ultimately make a career pivot, but exactly what his next role would be was unclear. That was until Memme heard a talk by Doug Leone, partner at Sequoia Capital, and learned more about... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- 04 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Motherhood and the MBA
before starting RC year, and have been friends ever since. Annette and I have very different backgrounds, but since there are so few of us moms, we have gotten a chance to connect and learn from each other. What kinds of resources are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
Sherwood says by phone from her office in Grand Haven, Michigan, where she serves as vice chairman of JSJ Corporation, a family-owned entity comprising six manufacturing companies. "I had come right out of college, and many of the men had... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
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Terrance McGuire
through those experiences were as powerful as the courses themselves,&rdquo he said. During the summer after his first year, McGuire worked at ARD, the iconic venture capital firm founded in the 1940s by famed HBS professor Georges... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
History by the Case Method Professor David Moss David Moss knew his proposal to develop a history course for Harvard College students might take Dean Nitin Nohria by surprise. But it was Nohria who surprised... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
Art by Craig Frazier Related Links Alumni New Venture Contest Opens Webinar series (ongoing) Entrepreneurship at HBS (video) Harvard Launches Innovation Incubator Why is it that even when smart, educated, well-networked people launch new... View Details
- 29 Jul 2020
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To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS
chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. I had to take it. With the support of my chain of command, I decided to pursue my MBA, and I separated from the military in April of 2018. It was scary at the time to leave a job I was good at and felt... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- News
Power Play
contributed complementary skills from the energy sector—to establish the firm’s leadership team. Advani believes the company’s middle-market private equity investment strategy is better executed and better aligns the firm with its investors and executive teams—a luxury... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 23 Feb 2015
- News
Preserving a Musical Tradition; Inspiring Future Generations
soundtrack of Dominican life. The young musicians are all a part of the nonprofit iASO Bachata Academy, established by Ben de Menil (MBA 2006) in 2013 to preserve the country’s musical tradition and educate a new generation of Dominican... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs
of action when facing the unknown. Chance and Intent: Managing the Risks of Innovation and Entrepreneurship edited by David L. Bodde (DBA 1976) and Caron H. St. John (Routledge) This book discusses three... View Details
- 15 Apr 2017
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Bringing Markets to Myanmar
chance to be an agent of empowerment in this process. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is... View Details
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Commencement 2020 Address | About
Commencement 2020 Address Play Video duration: 13:29 As prepared by Dean Nitin Nohria, May 28, 2020 Class of 2020, friends and family, and members of the Harvard Business School community: In the nearly 400-year history of Harvard, this... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011. For the smaller US Airways, it was a chance to bulk up to compete on an equal footing with the big domestic carriers on the tarmac, United and Delta. In their articles below, Harvard... View Details