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- 14 Mar 2014
- News
Start-up Takes the Legwork out of Shopping
- Web
Usage and Policies - Research Computing Services
someone with an active appointment, is required for access to RCS resources.... Research Computing Platform Terms of Service This Agreement establishes the terms and conditions under which HBS will provide you with an account to the... View Details
- October 2023
- Case
CornerUp: Digitizing the Corner Store
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Stacy Straaberg and Diego Zainos De La Sota Riva
In July 2023, Jason Diaz, co-founder and CEO of CornerUp, assessed the progress of his business-to-business e-procurement software application (app) startup, founded in January 2022. CornerUp began as a fast-moving consumer packaged goods (FMCG) distributor in New York... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Small Business; Transition; Decisions; Social Entrepreneurship; Geographic Location; Disruptive Innovation; Market Participation; Digital Platforms; Trust; Business Strategy; Expansion; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Technology Industry; United States
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell
Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model. View Details
Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Business Model; Betting; Leisure Industry; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Diversification; Financial Services Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, John Heilbron, and Neil Campbell. "Betfair (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-517, May 2017.
- 02 Aug 2021
- News
Cracking the Code
Bubble, which is designed to help people turn their ideas into startups and which was cofounded by Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012), received $100 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch. The company’s click-and-drag interface allows users without any coding... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
Arab Emirates Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Midwest/Central U.S. HBS Club of Chicago Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing New England HBS Association of Boston Marco Bitran, MBA '03 AI Exchange... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
- Web
Tony Shu | MBA
areas of interest: PropTech, Real Estate Tech, Data Science, Web Development, Platform Businesses, Automation, Smart Cities/Buildings, Consumer Technology Professional goals: I hope to be an entrepreneur for... View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
The Welfare Effects of Peer Entry in the Accommodation Market: The Case of Airbnb
By: Chiara Farronato and Andrey Fradkin
We study the effects of enabling peer supply through Airbnb in the accommodation industry. We present a model of competition between flexible and dedicated sellers - peer hosts and hotels - who provide differentiated products. We estimate this model using data from... View Details
Keywords: Peer To Peer; Digital Platforms; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Accommodations Industry
Farronato, Chiara, and Andrey Fradkin. "The Welfare Effects of Peer Entry in the Accommodation Market: The Case of Airbnb." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 24361, February 2018.
- November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Supplement
Global Unichip Corporation (B)
By: Willy Shih and Chen-Fu Chien
Jim Lai, President of Global Unichip Corporation (GUC), mapped out the changes he saw coming to the global semiconductor industry. The big question was how many system developers would start coming directly to GUC. View Details
Keywords: Abstraction; Value-network; Vertical Integration; Entry Barriers; Intermediaries; Dis-intermediation; Aggregator; Vertical Specialization; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Integration; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Industry Structures; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Complexity; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Taiwan
Shih, Willy, and Chen-Fu Chien. "Global Unichip Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-049, November 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
some social media platforms soar while others fizzle, and how business can use them to generate profit. "I have always been fascinated that humans interact online when we can interact offline as we have for thousands of years," says... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 May 2020
- News
Keeping Families Connected
content on their respective screens. Launched in 2016 as a story app for young children, Caribu has since expanded to offer a variety of activities for kids up to age 13. The platform was named one of TIME magazine’s best inventions of... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- News
A Quick Study
over online flashcards. By 2012, the pair had left medical school to focus on the founding of Osmosis, in an attempt to bring their tools to a wider audience. A recent profile by the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences explains that Osmosis is an... View Details
Shara Ticku
Shara Ticku is the CEO and Co-Founder of C16 Biosciences, the makers of Palmless : the platform for sustainable palm oil alternatives. C16’s proprietary technology platform... View Details
- December 1999
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A5): Solaris 7: Rich Green on Product Strategy and Culture Change
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Solaris, Sun Microsystems' version of the UNIX operating system, was an amorphous collection of capabilities that had accumulated over the years, a product the company vaguely wished it could market and sell better. Developing and marketing Solaris 7 would help... View Details
- Web
Isha Puri | MBA
interest: Artificial intelligence, language models, fintech, product management, ethical technologies. Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: Early in college, I had built a successful AI-driven View Details
- 14 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Manager's Guide to Leveraging Disruption
and the orchestrator. How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption Large companies can be easy targets for disruption, but there are steps that can keep them ahead of the innovation curve. Rule 1: Don't emulate startup cultures. What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- April 2008 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Visions of Web 3.0
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and David Andrew Vivero
Explores the Semantic Web, a vision for the next generation of the World Wide Web in which information is stored in machine-readable formats. While the Semantic Web would make information more easily accessible, barriers to its adoption are very high because website... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and David Andrew Vivero. "Visions of Web 3.0." Harvard Business School Case 808-147, April 2008. (Revised May 2010.)
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Personalizing the Path to Professional Success for Women
Many women hit a point in their career unsure which path to take or even how to move ahead. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) has designed what she calls the ideal “playbook” with Landit, a technology startup that offers a personalized career... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
on a Tuesday at 2 p.m., who’s going to show up?” Agora, the online platform Sze launched last year, offers a place for citizens to interact with their elected representatives using everything from message boards to streaming video chats.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
use of AI in everything from facial recognition to predictive sentencing. She found it nonetheless. The online rental platform uses its pricing tool to increase host revenues by dynamically adjusting rental prices according to demand.... View Details