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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Asia-based old economy and new economy firms. The development of supplier and client relationship management in Japanese companies. Business frontiers are being pushed back in countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Poised to enter the World View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
elements in life that drive you away from working on something you're passionate about. It can be peer pressure (e.g., 'you should do consulting or finance'); money (e.g., 'a hedge fund is the job with the highest odds of making good... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs
Birchbox, a beauty product subscription box service that has grown to more than 1 million subscribers. “We started raising funds and suddenly we were in rooms where there were no people who looked like us,” said Barna, now the first... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
childhood. Thirty years later, however, the bird (a palm warbler) rejuvenated Thayer’s interest — and would eventually lead to a career shift. When that palm warbler flew into his life, Thayer was president of Gateway Investment Advisers. As manager of a low-risk... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
up a global hedge fund called JGP. "Our focus is on global trading, with a special emphasis on Brazil," Jakurski says. "Today's telecommunications allow those of us in faraway markets to compete with Wall Street's big guys. It's amazing -... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
Tom (MBA 1969) and Patricia Barry It was a given in Tom Barry’s family that, having done well in math and science in high school, he would pursue a degree in a related field as a student at Yale. But during his junior year, the Ohio native jumped at the chance to... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Spread the Wealth
a dual purpose. First, to help companies build loyalty with employees and customers and to introduce individuals to share ownership. In addition to receiving share rewards, Upstreet users can buy shares on the Australian and New York stock View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the reach of business from Silicon Valley to the global arena
William H. Draper III (MBA 1954), one of America’s first venture capitalists, financed hundreds of high-technology companies. He also was chosen by President Reagan to be president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, where he helped to sustain... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
His work on private equity funds has examined the relationship between general partners and their portfolio companies. Gompers recently coauthored two books: Entrepreneurial Finance and The Money of Invention. His Harvard degrees include... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
Web Extras Experiment Fund President’s Challenge US–China trade relations exhibit at the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center New Venture Winner an Undercover Success Angela Newnam (MBA 1996) did not set out to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
easy; finding a business model that was going to be sustainable was the hardest. There was a lot of competition, people weren’t purchasing things online yet, funding started drying up, then the Nasdaq crashed. We had to figure out how to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
and send it to the company via a prepaid shipping box in exchange for cash. After that, Gazelle resells the tech to individuals, wholesalers, and international buyers. So far, so good: To date, Boston-based Gazelle has handed out $150... View Details
Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
the MBA Program, and John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ '47), who helped launch the School's Social Enterprise Initiative, provided substantial guidance and support. (Both now serve on O'Neill's school board.) Then came a frustrating struggle to establish a permanent site ("We... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
vanilla milk shake. The Question: With the second product en route to market, the team has decided all funding options are on the table and has considered bridge loans, another round of angel financing, bringing on a new partner willing... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
told my father that I didn't want to be in a family company," says Fung with a chuckle. The elder Fung challenged his son to use his HBS skills to breathe new life into the trading company, founded by Fung's grandfather in Canton, China,... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
fund, we can keep this going indefinitely,” says Club President Mia Duchnowski (MBA 2010), adding that since 2003, the club has sent more than 60 Chicagoland nonprofit leaders to the program. Similarly, the HBS Club of Atlanta has an established endowment—a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
Donaldson Illustration by Joe Ciardiello When William Donaldson (MBA ’58) was sworn in as the 27th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2003, Wall Street and the commission itself were in turmoil. A wave of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
Philadelphia Club Hosts Shapiro Photo courtesy HBS Club of Philadelphia HBS professor emeritus Ben Shapiro addressed the HBS Club of Philadelphia at a gala benefit on March 27. The event, held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, raised View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
from the very beginning.” With the generous support of Howard Cox (MBA ’69), HBS offered matching scholarship funds and needs-based financial aid to broaden the program’s reach and impact. Once in the classroom, participants work their... View Details