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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
Image courtesy Ernesto Humpierres Image courtesy Ernesto Humpierres In classic engineer fashion, Ernesto Humpierres (MBA 2011) has always enjoyed building systems, whether it’s a Lego set with his twins or an e-commerce side hustle with... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
classmates for two years built poise, which is incredibly important when you’re constantly in front of customers, retailers, investors, or even the Sharks! Wiegele: “We also took a digital marketing strategy and e-commerce class... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
still wary of Mexico in the wake of a series of economic crises. In addition, he notes, "We now must compete against Internet companies for capital as e-commerce firms attract investors seeking high returns. But I think as our country... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Mobile robots revolutionize order fulfillment
The brainchild of Mick Mountz (MBA 1996), Kiva Systems, with its army of small, battery-powered, orange mobile robots, offers a game-changing approach to the way e-commerce retailers such as The Gap, Staples, Saks 5th Avenue, Crate and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet
e-commerce solutions for the laboratory supply market; CitySoft, which builds Web sites and intranet applications and recruits and hires employees from underrepresented urban areas; and ZEFER Corp., an Internet consulting firm. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
we need less office space; e-commerce will mean we will need less retail space and new kinds of industrial buildings. Autonomous vehicles—if the ethical, legal, and technical issues can be resolved—may reduce the need for roads and... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An engine of innovation in public education
inner-city school in New York City, before HBS. After receiving dual graduate degrees at Harvard, Leschly sold Exchange.com, the e-commerce site he created, to Amazon. Years later, he returned to HBS to teach a course he developed,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
local shops an enticing web presence alongside their e-commerce peers. Yang took a leadership role at Esquel Group, which her father founded, in 1995. The company has grown steadily despite the economic downturn, and today Esquel Group... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
China, saw how social e-commerce operated there, and identified an opportunity to bring a similar model to Latin America. “In Latin America, only 6 percent of the population buys online, and as we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic,... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Africa Business Conference Creates Ongoing Forum for Change
difficulty lies in expanding the world's understanding of a culturally diverse continent that is in the earliest stages of exploring high-tech sectors such as e-commerce and telecommunications. “Africa is a blank canvas where anything can... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Hair Today
extensions market. Today, Upgrade is an e-commerce site where customers can create a customized wig at an average cost of $500; it also has a brick-and-mortar location in Houston’s Third Ward, where Winters was raised by her grandmother.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
market over the years. While the company continues to make envelopes and printed products, it also produces packaging for pharmacies and other e-commerce mailing needs. With 9 manufacturing facilities and more than 20 sales offices in the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Stress Test
there any precedent for the logistical demands of this moment? On a smaller scale, you can look to the holiday season. There’s always a lot of stuff to ship and a deadline for arrival. It happens every year, and it’s been getting worse and worse as View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
for-profit. She began to make her mark as vice president of business development at Novica, in Los Angeles, an e-commerce company that connects artisans in developing countries to businesses and consumers in the US. "It's an innovative... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
shared mobile-based longitudinal Electronic Health Records via mobile phone. AVA is an invitation-only shopping platform. The company addresses the gap between the growing market demand for fashion and the lack of availability of branded merchandise and View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
retailer Wayfair. “They want to know, ‘Do I feel like I can add value and make a difference?’” Gulliver manages a 300-person team at Wayfair dedicated to helping the growing e-commerce company recruit and retain talent. Her role is... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
infrastructures common in nonprofits, as well as frequent culture clashes. “Eight months in nonprofit time is about a morning in Internet time,” one Web executive noted. Technical challenges, such as incorporating a charitable aspect into View Details
- 15 Mar 2019
- News
A Model of Drive and Impact
Pablo Fernandez Alvarez (GMP 17, 2014) is cofounder of Clicars, an e-commerce platform in Spain that allows users to buy and finance refurbished cars hassle-free. In this interview, Fernandez explains the business model, the reasons... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Taking Tailoring High Tech
the Boutique Online Shoptiques founder Olga Vidisheva (MBA 2011) offers all the technical tools and support a small shop needs to get started in the e-commerce world and a one-stop boutique shopping portal for customers. Thinking Inside... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)
and do fulfillment for our e-commerce orders. First thing in the morning, we pack and ship the orders that came in overnight. Beyond that, every day is different. One day, we might be out of the office meeting with prospective... View Details