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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Research Brief: Pocket Change
are big differences,” says Pons, who mined what is believed to be one of the most comprehensive data sets of political contributions made through online fundraising platforms such as ActBlue (Democrat) and WinRed (Republican) and reported... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Profile
Evelyne White
Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online... View Details
- 29 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas
social network that would allow everyone to share their lives with one another across geographies. "Compared to the value of the global network idea, the value of the actual product of a platform for college kids was much less,"... View Details
- 21 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)
local customs were. My best travel experiences have always involved having a local person on the ground, so I set out to launch a platform where travelers could connect with local people. Sharing a meal is one of the best ways to break... View Details
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Deep Reading
platform in a wide group, without concerns of poor links and incorrect information. There are two parts of the technology: the retrieval of documents and its ‘logic.’” At the moment, Virtual Havruta increasingly manages to identify and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- May 2017 (Revised July 2017)
- Supplement
Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory
By: Tarun Khanna, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
Approximately 1.1 billion residents of India (99% of the population) had a unique biometric identity—Aadhaar—by 2017. In six years, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had achieved an unprecedented milestone in emerging and developed markets. The... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Emerging Markets; Information; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Infrastructure; Identity; Projects; Information Management; Government and Politics; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Transformation; Society; Welfare; Social Issues; Private Sector; Public Sector; Information Technology Industry; Asia; India; New Delhi
Khanna, Tarun, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-512, May 2017. (Revised July 2017.)
- Web
Sean Meng | MBA
intersection of technology and business: I caught the innovation bug during my time in San Diego working on a GABA(A) PAM pipeline for a CNS therapeutics startup. Immersed in this supportive startup culture, I saw firsthand how a drug... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
tend to seek technology partners that can grow with them over a long period, rather than bearing the switching costs of starting over with a new platform and supplier. Ideally, a sophisticated analytics... View Details
- October 2001
- Case
Meg Whitman and eBay Germany
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
After acquiring the German online auction company Alando.de, eBay CEO Meg Whitman and her team must integrate Alando's Web site with the company's existing platform. The acquisition is the first step of eBay's journey to become a global trading platform. In addition to... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Integration; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Globalized Markets and Industries; Germany
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Meg Whitman and eBay Germany." Harvard Business School Case 402-006, October 2001.
- 12 Dec 2015
- News
Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy
guests with African-American names are about 16 percent less likely to have their reservations accepted. As Luca told the Washington Post: “Nobody at Airbnb was thinking to themselves, ‘let’s build a platform where we could discriminate... View Details
- January 2017 (Revised August 2019)
- Supplement
X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (B)
By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
Three years after launching his brick-and-mortar store, X Fire Paintball and Airsoft, Steve Herbert Sr. and his sons began selling products on Amazon.com’s third-party Marketplace and online sales expanded rapidly. Over time, X Fire noticed that products of which it... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Competition; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Small Business; Retail Industry; Canada
Zhu, Feng, and Angela Acocella. "X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 617-047, January 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Bringing a new funding model to the life sciences industry
Andrew Farquharson (MBA 1999) wants to change the landscape for biomedical financing. The cofounder of VentureHealth, an online funding platform based in Silicon Valley, Farquharson leverages deals with investors who want access to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
health care systems to simplify the process of finding doctors and booking appointments for patients. It also provides a sophisticated enterprise management tool that helps health systems track, maintain, and manage provider data. The Kyruus View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 May 2020
- News
Kevin Mayer Takes Over TikTok
Kevin Mayer (MBA 1990) Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Kevin Mayer (MBA 1990) Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Kevin Mayer (MBA 1990) has left his position leading Disney’s streaming business to take over the video-sharing platform... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
New Idea: State of the Art
Photos courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum On the subject of art’s relevance in the digital age, Scott Belsky (MBA 2008) has never been one to mince words. “Art institutions need to change the way we think about the future, rather than simply inform us... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
In 2010, Maria Gotsch (MBA 1989) called a meeting with the chief information and technology officers at five of the largest banks headquartered in Manhattan. The session would last for three hours, but as Gotsch recalls, the executives in... View Details
- August 2004
- Case
Microsoft.NET (Abridged)
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Leadership; Management Skills; Organizational Structure; Digital Platforms
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft.NET (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 605-025, August 2004.
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
enormous collective negotiating power with respect to keystones. The same mobility that allows them to escape devastating technological transitions allows them to potentially "leave" a keystone that is trying to extract too much... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
technology from a competitor? We felt the Palm OS was the best platform for a handheld. OK, we were biased on this subject! We knew that we could get a product to market much faster by licensing the... View Details
- December 2018
- Case
Choosy
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2017, Choosy is a data-driven fashion startup that uses algorithms to identify styles trending on social media. After manufacturing similar items using a China-based supply chain, Choosy sells them to consumers through its website and social media pages.... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Algorithms; Machine Learning; Neural Networks; Instagram; Influencer; Fast Fashion; Design; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Invention; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Production; Logistics; Business Model; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms; Social Media; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; New York (state, US); New York (city, NY)