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Moving Beyond Direct-to-Consumer

Changing consumer behaviors have redefined what it means to be direct to consumer ("DTC"). What once began online a decade ago as a distribution and disintermediation strategy has since evolved into a multifaceted approach for the modern-day brand.

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20 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Tackle the First 90 Days of Your Next Role: A 5 Step Process for Success on the Job

of visualization that athletes have been using for decades.” Furthermore, when sharing your goals, make sure they are supported by defined action items to will work in service of those goals, as well as a clear articulation as to why... View Details

12 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Publish or Perish: What the Research Says About Productivity in Academia

we need to know who’s the most productive,” Myers says. “And that means we need to take seriously how we’re measuring scientists’ inputs and outputs, which can be quite a challenge.” You Might Also Like: Being a Team Player: Why College View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Education

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Program Details - Doctoral

includes three meals per day in a Harvard dining hall, along with some meals provided at HBS Spangler Center; Stipend. A living stipend to support additional expenses. The stipend for Summer 2024 was $3,500; Fitness Center. Free use of Harvard View Details

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Crossover Into Business

For professional athletes. By Harvard Business School. For professional athletes. By Harvard Business School. Crossover Into Business is a semester-long program in which professional athletes develop their business acumen by working with... View Details

14 Sep 2021
HBS Seminar

Dashun Wang, Northwestern

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Hiring Organizations

- Art Resource Collaborative for Kids Aristotle Capital Management Arkifi Arlington Capital Partners Articul8 AI Artisan Aryn Assembly Ventures Athletes First Atlantico Atlas Air Atlas Venture Auctane Audax Group Audere Capital Autodesk... View Details

09 May 2024
Research & Ideas

Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing

cross-pollinate through committees, seminars, speeches, athletic events, or even chance meetings. Zoom, Slack, and social media facilitate some virtual information sharing, but it’s unclear to what degree. While it’s still early days in... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

August 2021
Case

Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (A)

By: Anita Elberse, Briana Richardson and Cydni Williams

In May 2020, Chris Lyons, a partner at leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz receives the news that his company has reached a verbal agreement with one of Silicon Valley’s hottest social-media startups to lead its ‘Series A’ funding round, in a deal that... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment; Talent Management; General Management; Inclusion; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Nonprofit Organizations

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03 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

career advancement, Gompers is comparing intercollegiate varsity athletes’ careers with non-athletes. (Spoiler alert: The athletes have more career success.) You Might Also Like: It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

with others. They don’t hide behind their flaws; instead, they seek to understand them. This lifelong developmental process is similar to what musicians and athletes go through in improving their capabilities. How leaders develop their... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

12 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.

After COVID-19 shut down most professional sports leagues last year, fans have been eagerly returning to games and matches. But what will keep them coming back after the pandemic? Leagues might assume that their star athletes and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Sports

15 Feb 2022
Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

engine, that outboard motor is going to start [to sputter]. If you don’t know [the second curve] is there, or you’re afraid to use it, then it’s just going to be clear decline.” The striver’s curse Professional athletes expect that their... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

11 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

than another. The cause might be situational, based on where a person grew up, the family they were born into, or the educational opportunities they had—in other words, luck. It might be individual, based on factors beyond a person’s control, such as raw intelligence... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

01 Oct 1997
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J. Hughes Norton III

services. IMG also sponsors tournaments and events and does television production and merchandising as well. Behind this boom, however, is the industry concerned about overexposure or a backlash against the enormous sums athletes make? On... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

26 May 2023
Blog Post

Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth

Space exploration has produced so many technologies that are now part of everyday life. Polymers in space suits became the flame-retardant suits used by firefighters. Miniature imaging systems became the cameras used in smartphones. Even the soles of modern View Details

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Life at Harvard - Doctoral

option to cross register into courses at the other schools, such as the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard School of Public Health and MIT; the opportunity to participate in university-wide academic and cultural events; and the use of the View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Crossover Into Business

athlete. How much does it cost to participate in the program? The Crossover Into Business program is currently free for professional athletes – we do not charge any application or program fees. I am a professional athlete. Will Harvard... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Game On

It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

23 Jan 2024
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A Wide Net

Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details

Keywords: April White

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