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- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
Rand, between stupidity and intelligence. This is as specious as it is dangerous. The encouragement and regulation of economic life has been a mainstay of civilization since the dawn of written history. There have been periods of dogmatic laissez-faire before, though... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
However, Wingspanbank's financial backing comes not from a venture fund or an IPO but from a surprising source: Bank One Corp., whose more than $250 billion in assets make it one of the country's top five banks. Led by a team from Bank... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
successful startup, and in a way, it is. However, Wingspanbank's financial backing comes not from a venture fund or an IPO but from a surprising source: Bank One Corp., whose more than $250 billion in assets make it one of the country's... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
an economic analyst," states George B. Kaiser (MBA '66), president and CEO of Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, a private concern based in Tulsa. "Analytical skills are indispensable when it comes to understanding and projecting pricing cycles and creating intelligent and... View Details
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
with coalition partners. Could India make the right decisions needed to lift hundreds of millions of citizens out of poverty? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/712038-PDF-ENG 1366 Technologies: Scaling the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
that we’re smart in the things we’re attacking, and to try to solve real-world problems that make an impact.” Watson General Manager David Kenny (MBA 1986) adds: “The tech sector tends to reward short-term thinking.” But Watson is... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
economy, and their influence keeps growing. In 2017, for instance, America’s ten largest tech hubs accounted for 58% of U.S. patents. Globally, cities such as Tokyo, Paris, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Seoul produced a similar proportion. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
scale up participation directed at an unresponsive state. To maintain ties with different caste groups, BAP takes an apolitical posture and does not actively build the capacity of communities to mobilize politically and make demands on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
even been overtaken by, market forces and finance? How big and how pervasive is the business of sports? Swinging for the Seats A recent Georgia Tech study put the value of the sports industry at $152 billion annually. But HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Venture capital, for example, and the public equity markets that support it, has channeled money to innovative ideas that have transformed industries... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
to have scaled their software startup, InsightSquared, to $2 million in revenue and secured an $8 million round of venture capital. However, they disagreed on the path ahead, specifically on the sales and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
by the importance of the issue to the firm's business rather than the scale of the firm's prior lobbying efforts. These results support the existence of significant barriers to entry in the lobbying process. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem into a Breakthrough Success By Danny Warshay (MBA 1994) St. Martin’s Press The Entrepreneurial Process, one of Brown University’s highest-rated courses, has empowered thousands of students to start their own ventures. You... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
converting an idea into reality, recruiting inspired talent, transforming buyers into partners, aligning financial and other supporters, and scaling the business. 100 Mistakes of a Start Up CEO (Start Up Guru Series) by Bill Lewis (AMP... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Your Way through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture by Scott Belsky (MBA 2009) Portfolio We love talking about starts and finishes, even though the middle stretch is the most important and often the most ignored and... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures headquarters from the suburbs to the downtown area in 2010; and add urban-dwelling millennials, who see opportunity in Detroit’s relatively inexpensive real estate. Of some potential foreign investors... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
sensations like Jenna Marbles to billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, and proves why the old strategies aren’t working and why only the boldest and baddest ideas will survive. A Love Affair Spanning More Than Half a Century by Ruth Seligman... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
development process undertaken by Gauri Nanda, the founder and CEO of Nanda Home, as she ventures to innovate beyond her initial product launches. Having achieved commercial success with her first product Clocky, a roll away alarm clock... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
scale infrastructure issues on a global level. A related case, "Water Shortage and Property Investing in Mexico City," HBS No. 210-085, contains more real estate finance and less water infrastructure finance material than this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne