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Krishna Yeshwant

After graduating from Stanford with a degree in computer science, Krishna subordinated his earlier interest in medicine for one in engineering. While he enjoyed his work developing fake "honey pot" servers to ensnare would-be... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World

Computers and e-commerce, cars and corporate titans — these themes are at the core of Harvard Business School Publishing’s latest compilation of best-selling cases. Written wholly or in part by current or former members of the HBS... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Making Finance Personal

use over engineering-driven solutions in the consumer-software space and showed that simplicity trumped bells and whistles, an important lesson for subsequent entrepreneurs in those early days of the computer and software revolutions.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

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Cameron Stone | MBA

Cameron Stone Computer Science, Secondary In Mathematical Sciences Mather 2023 Cohort 5 I have an entrepreneurial spirit and itch to build. I also naturally gravitate towards leadership roles where I can be a decision-maker. So, being a... View Details

22 May 2017
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Two On-Track Investments

how much Seth Klarman (MBA 1982) and a co-owner paid for Cloud Computing, winner of the Preakness Stakes on May 20. A 13-1 prerace underdog, Cloud Computing paid $28.20 to win and earned his owners a $900,000 paycheck. Cloud View Details

Keywords: horse racing; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Equipment Corporation (DEC) that would change the course of computer technology. DEC was the brainchild of Kenneth H. Olsen and Harlan Anderson. A US Navy veteran, Olsen was getting his master's degree at MIT and working with Anderson at... View Details

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Previous Year | MBA

$4,202 HUSHP for Student Spouses/Dependents $0 Housing (9 Months) $17,280 ($1,920/mo) Food (9 Months) $6,120 ($680/mo) Transportation (9 Months) $2,280 ($253/mo) Other Living Expenses (9 Months) $8,320 ($924/mo) Computer [Variable; not... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Deals For Sale

FairMarket is an online auction house that allows companies with surplus computers and computer components to sell to the highest bidder. "We make the distribution chain more efficient by acting as a... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

23 Oct 2024

The MBA + Master's Tour Latin America

Join The MBA + Master's Tour Latin America to connect with top business schools, including HBS, from the comfort of your own computer or mobile device. View Details

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Grace Li | MBA

Grace Li Computer Science / Neuroscience, SM Computer Science Quincy 2025 Cohort 7 I am overjoyed to join Tech Fellows, a community of dreamers who are able to see beyond the limitations of today to invent... View Details

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Faculty | Information Technology

Creative Cloud Budgeting ChatGPT Edu Computer Upgrades Generative AI Tools at HBS My Requests Information Security Marketing & Communications Templates O365 SharePoint OneDrive O365 Teams Personal Devices Printing Travel Information... View Details

19 Sep 2019
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Predicting Human Behaviors

partner, Honda) began in August 2014, when Misra started his year as a Blavatnik Fellow in Life Science Entrepreneurship, a program launched in 2013 at HBS. Among the numerous scientists Misra met with in his search for marketable life science ventures was an... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 Mar 2015
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Giving back to the city that he calls home

One of the proudest moments for Howard R. Leibowitz (AMP 106, 1990) when he served as director of intergovernmental relations for the City of Boston was to create a computer access center for residents of public housing in Brighton.... View Details

05 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Economic and Technical Drivers of Technology Choice: Browsers

Keywords: by Timothy F. Bresnahan & Pai-Ling Yin; Computer; Computer

05 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Why IT Matters in Midsized Firms

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti, George Favaloro, James Utzschneider & Greg Richards; Computer; Computer

April 1990 (Revised June 1993)
Teaching Note

Understanding the U.S. Dollar in 1985 & 1987, Teaching Note

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Agreements and Arrangements; Computer Industry

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August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
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Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B): The Second Profiling Iteration

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Describes the process of transforming a recently formed division of Hewlett-Packard. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Transformation; Computer Industry

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September 1995 (Revised May 2002)
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Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (B), The

By: V.G. Narayanan and James D Evans

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Conflict and Resolution; Computer Industry

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May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
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Palm (B): 2001

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell

This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the... View Details