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- June 2008
- Teaching Note
Transparent Value LLC (TN)
By: Sharon P. Katz and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for [108098]. View Details
- 13 Jun 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Momchil Filev and Ben Faw (both MBA 2014)
In our latest “First Five Years” interview, we discuss product reviews, lessons learned at HBS, and more with BestReviews.com cofounders Momchil Filev and Ben Faw (both MBA 2014). The company, which they View Details
- 25 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups
Entrepreneur-in-Residence Eric Ries, lean start-up thinking entails launching as quickly as possible with a "minimum viable product," a bare-bones creation that includes just enough features to allow for useful feedback from... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
initial step in his quest to help readers—particularly millennials and Gen Zers—better understand how the news is spun. The company’s launch product is a free daily newsletter that aggregates headlines from... View Details
Rose Totino
Using her car as collateral, Totino secured a $1,500 loan to launch a pizza take-out restaurant in Minnesota. Since pizza was so new, Totino also had to bring samples of her product to the loan committee to... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
useful to predict sales and replenish its inventory for PCs. Buyers monitor the sales of a certain product line soon after it is launched and update their forecasts based on those observations. They expedite... View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
To the people of Ghana, shea butter is known as “women’s gold.” Used for everything from stretch marks to diaper rash, it’s a go-to product in high demand. And it offers employment opportunities for women willing to survey shea-nut trees... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back on Course
Stephen Julius (MBA '88), who is English, and Stephen Heese (MBA '88), his Yank buddy, were classmates at HBS, divided by a common language perhaps, but united in their love of quality boats. Last year, the two men took the helm of Chris-Craft, the 128-year-old company... View Details
- Web
Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog
the fall cohort Application can be found here . Accepted students will be notified by August 20, 2025 Ventures enrolled in the course may be eligible to receive non-dilutive grant funding. Career Focus Startup Operations is designed for three types of students: Those... View Details
- Profile
Rachel Silverstein
to wear a lot of different hats – when you're lean, it's all hands on deck. I got involved in opening a new market launching a digital app launching a meal plan subscription View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Women and VC
DODI: Backing ventures with products important to women and families. Photo courtesy Monica Dodi A cofounder of MTV Europe, a former executive at Walt Disney/Europe, and former CEO of AOL’s Entertainment Asylum, Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) is... View Details
- Career Coach
Alan Braly
Alan (MBA ’10; SM, MIT ’11; BS, JHU ’02) has ~20 years of life sciences experience across a variety of therapeutic areas, roles, and sectors, working in product management, strategy, innovation, and product... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way
join a start-up and the lessons she learned. 1. No pressure, no diamonds.In the cash-strapped environment of a start-up there is pressure to deliver direct results; there's no hiding behind the delayed consequences and layers of management of a bigger company. As my... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
for a long time, the major ski manufacturers just kept doing what worked last year.” Meanwhile, snowboarding companies were pushing the limits of production technology and design. The Faction Collective, where Hoye is cofounder and CEO,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Supplement
Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)
By: Debora L. Spar and Olivia Hull
Keywords: Strategy; Information Technology; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Science-Based Business; Marketing Strategy; Business Plan; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Social Issues; Integration; Health; Health Industry
Spar, Debora L., and Olivia Hull. "Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-017, October 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- 24 Dec 2014
- News
Promoting citizen commerce
Entrepreneur Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) launched The Grommet with a goal of bringing undiscovered, unusual products to market and helping their creators succeed. (Published December 2014) View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
branding is one priority. What else do you focus on? The company is built on product innovation. Rick Alden had the idea that launched Skullcandy while he was riding a chairlift. His phone rang, and because... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
along with a camera and other features. By September 2007, just 74 days after the June launch of the iPhone, Apple and its mobile carrier partner AT&T Mobility had sold one million units. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
toothpaste was clinically proven to reduce and prevent cavities more effectively than toothpaste with the same level of fluoride alone. All major industry players, including Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, and Colgate itself, had long ago View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)
She shared the same germy fears and so we teamed up to launch Spruce & Co—our consumer goods startup focused on simple products for everyday healthy routines.” What have been some of the most enjoyable and... View Details