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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
25th Annual African-American Student Union Career/Alumni Conference
year's alumni conference chair. "As the AASU reaches a critical milestone in its evolution, the January meeting offers a forum for reflection, introspection, and a discussion of the future," notes Hightower. "The Silver Anniversary... View Details
- Portrait Project
Polina Yampolska
Ten years ago, sitting in a cramped, unheated kitchen in my family's apartment on the outskirts of Kiev, I wrote the closing paragraph of my college application essay: "I like to be a small part in a huge machine that is called human civilization, a part with a... View Details
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Early-Stage Feedback | New Venture Competition
Early-Stage Feedback Business Track Early-Stage Feedback allows potential participants in the New Venture Competition (NVC) to receive guidance on their venture. This is a great opportunity to get feedback on View Details
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
Business scholars increasingly hinge their hypotheses on sociological and psychological studies, seeking a true handle on what motivates executives, employees, consumers, and policymakers. For instance, the following studies suggest several simple weight-loss tips. TIP... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Negotiation - Course Catalog
success requires the ability to negotiate. Whether you are forging an agreement with your suppliers, trying to ink a deal with potential customers, raising money from investors, managing a conflict inside... View Details
- Portrait Project
Nana Quagraine
capability. As a leader, I will promote equality by continuing to break boundaries and build bridges. By creating economic opportunities for those less fortunate, particularly African women, I hope to help shape a world where everyone has the opportunity to View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
technical, regulatory, and economic. Advances in technology, which enhance existing advertising capabilities and create new ones, reach well beyond the Internet and include things such as innovative new software, sophisticated data... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 3 PM – 4 PM EST, 11 Dec 2017
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Entrepreneurship: Failing Well
Most ventures fail. Most lives are built on journeys that did not get to their desired destination. How can we think about failure as a necessary part of growth and learn to fail well? View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
which was how the pandemic would affect their careers. In response, CPD made it a priority to ensure that students would still have the breadth of internship and full-time opportunities available to them as did previous classes—a near impossible goal to View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- Profile
Adil Seetal
knowledge. The key to HBS is that the emphasis isn't on theoretical knowledge, but on sharpening your thinking by engaging tough challenges with incredible people." "One apprehension I had," says Adil, "was about... View Details
- 25 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation
and the school’s social impact coursework—including an amazing IFC to Denmark and the Netherlands focused on decarbonization. Tell us about your career journey since graduating. Were your roles always... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
of my HBS recommendation letters, was now Plaid’s Head of Finance, so I reached out to him to set up the project. Next, I asked Karen Mills, professor of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM), to supervise. As the previous Administrator of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Better Care at Lower Cost
doctor’s attention, he explained. Innovations like MinuteClinic that reach previously underserved consumers or provide benefits to those overserved by doctor-based care have the potential to reshape the... View Details
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
at a time, with little discussion about possible alternative approaches. Complex-processing improvisations are multidimensional. Parties move from one pattern to another, progressing in stages through multifaceted relational, substantive, and procedural acts to View Details
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
a product that has 15 million users or reaches a market value of $100 million or $500 million, that’s a great feeling. At Google, the scale of your impact is much bigger. The first day we launched Social... View Details
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Jonathan Evans
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I decided to earn an MBA to enhance my understanding of how organizations navigate our increasingly interconnected world in pursuit of adding value. But I decided to attend HBS because I... View Details
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Andrew Pratt
of like-minded colleagues to create an aerospace start-up. Basically, we’re posing a question: What would you do if you had a professional-quality flying camera? Before, you couldn’t get one for less than $30,000 to $50,000. But we’re making one for closer to $1,000 to... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- Portrait Project
Jialei Tian
Live in fear of failure – unable to wholeheartedly realize my potentials and relentlessly pursue my dream. My first experience of failure took place when I was in the third grade. Two weeks after winning a spot in a school show, I was... View Details
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
service on the Internet "could never have happen(ed) before and pose(s) a threat to brand loyalty." If there is a weakness in your offering you are at risk. Others were reluctant to reach such a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
potential of your company Developing a road map to get to that potential Accelerating current organizational performance Harnessing and rewarding top talent Leveraging cash as... View Details