Internet And Online Services Industries - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Sep 2015
First Look

September 8, 2015

demonstrates why some places, times, and industries should be associated with a greater degree of experimentation by investors. Investors respond to financing risk—a forecast of limited future funding—by... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups

effects—wherein the value of a service is dependent on the number of people using it. Case in point: Amazon.com's attempt to enter the online auction business failed because eBay already had such a strong,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

25 Aug 2014
News

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999

successful online marketplace Care.com. Marcelo, the fifth of six children, was raised in a tight-knit family. Her parents, who eloped in their late teens, did not fall into stereotypical gender roles. “My father was the one who stood by... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

analyses of data covering 69 two-digit SIC industries at two points in time, 1991 and 1999. Across industries, we find that the likelihood of internalization of advertising View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

full-service international passenger model with a premium air-cargo business model while separately operating a no-frills passenger model for domestic flights. LAN's multi-model success comes from recognizing the complementarity of its two high-end View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

given that product architecture has been shown to be an important predictor of, among other things: product performance, product variety, process flexibility, and future industry evolution. We explore this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

HBS Course: Starting a Private Investment Firm

What resources are recommended for this course? Suggested Resources Private Equity - Funds, Firms, Transactions, etc. Pitchbook
Information on companies, deals, funds, investors View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

New HBS Portal Offers Alumni Just-In-Time Business Information

Two years ago, Thomas J. Michalak, executive director of Baker Library, got a phone call from a Boston-area HBS alumnus. The graduate was researching a management project and wanted online access to the... View Details

19 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission

free and still build a strong business model through add-on products and services that they may charge for. Q: How do online companies walk the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey J. Bussgang; Technology

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Paul Baier | Baker Library

and his partner bootstrapped for ten months but were unable to get funding. So they closed their doors and Paul joined AOL and then Open Market, where he saw an opportunity to... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Next Level

streaming service, especially since the pandemic, when the video gaming business was booming. And beyond the business metrics, there’s the challenge of trying to make the gaming industry more accepting View Details

Keywords: Maggie Mertens; photos by Cameron Karsten; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

01 Oct 2002
News

Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.

Coop's brand name, while a core Coop management group retained control of Internet and catalogue sales, Coop membership, and interactions with local universities. A $4 million... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

The Accidental Innovator

that, it immediately professionalizes teaching to be on a par with medicine or law because in principle it’s at least as important to society. Beyond brick and mortar, where is the Internet taking Khan... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308065 ScriptLogic®: Point, Click, Done! Harvard Business School Case 508-114 ScriptLogic is a software company that has built a product portfolio that fits under a 'Point, Click, Done!' umbrella; its products are easy to download,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 19

network of bilateral relations that are more or less hospitable for IGOs. Read the paper: http://www.torfason.net/site/wp-content/uploads/Ingram-and-Torfason-2010-Organizing-the-In-Between.pdf Working PapersBroadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2017
News

Case Study: Something New

expertise in various parts of a complex supply chain and high efficiency (to keep lead times down and costs manageable). But that is valuable precisely because it is difficult View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2008
News

The MBA Turns 100

Six months before Harvard Business School officially opened in October 1908, the School had no classrooms, no faculty, and no curriculum. But its proponents had a Big Idea: Create a professional school designed to train managers for a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

11 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

Meneilly, manager of hip-hop star Shawn Carter-better known as Jay-Z-and a partner in Carter's company Roc Nation and Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Online View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 25

the trading of patents: brokers, non-practicing entities (NPEs), defensive aggregators, online platforms, auctions, and unique entities such as Intellectual Ventures. We discuss the fundamental causes for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne