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- 08 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
On the Road: HBS Midwest Tour
started the last season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix on the trip. I’m at least 4-5 years behind the times, but I say better late than never. 3. What questions came up during the events? Questions surrounding non-traditional... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Data-Driven and in Demand
on Netflix to personalized healthcare.” As for kicking off her new career post HBS, Ho is excited to be a part of the booming AI revolution that provides not only innumerable consumer benefits, competitive advantage, and efficiency gains... View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When the Netflix series Geek Girl debuted this summer, it quickly became the second most-watched show globally on the platform. Based on the young adult book series by author Holly Smale about... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Getting New Ideas off the Ground
company called Firefly, and we pioneered personalization on the internet. We were responsible for inventing something called collaborative filtering. If you go to Amazon and it recommends books, or if you go to Netflix and it recommends... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
was already awash with sophisticated algorithms employed to match people with the perfect Amazon purchase, Netflix binge, or Friday night date. Why hadn’t anyone applied these models to match people to their perfect career? MORE Polli... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
director of recruiting at Netflix and an advisor to Struct Club. “This is an opportunity to have a dialogue that is long overdue. We want to spend some time talking about what we can do in this profession,” said Mitchell. With panelists... View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
Netflix and Blockbuster in the DVD rental market and, later, Netflix's subsequent growth (and strategic challenges) in video streaming. The case is set in September 2011, after Netflix announced the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
with the conference, Lisle says, but also financially supported it and provided speakers. Lisle witnessed the connections that began to form as a result. “The Google staffer knows of the Netflix staffer who is working on accessibility,... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
so in a manner that is consistent with host country goals and equally useful to the long-term viability of Nestle? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=906406 Netflix Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?
that enable them to predict new patterns for the future. ”We are in a new industrial revolution led by algorithms” We have all seen the process in action, whether it’s Amazon telling us we “may also like” to buy an Instant Pot programmable pressure cooker, or View Details
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
bookstore owners are increasingly seeing their competition not as Barnes & Noble, but as Netflix and other entertainment apps that tie people to their couches. “Retailers who succeed are able to create a unique experience that... View Details
- 22 Oct 2018
- News
Capital Murder
after another, then one sentence after another, then a paragraph, and a page, and suddenly you’ve written a chapter. Is there any way in which your job at Netflix was useful in the experience of creating something of your own? More the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
This realization led her to pursue inclusion program manager roles at Netflix and later at Amazon. “Each transition has been about a question that needed to be answered or a problem that needed to be solved,” Ramirez explained. With that... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
customers interact with a service. Companies like Netflix or Amazon, for example, might be able use the model for more effective timing or services, Ascarza says. “Imagine, for instance, how you connect to e-learning. When you connect to... View Details
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
allocated. Clickstream data was provided by ComScore, an audience measurement firm. In the development of the internet, 2008 and 2013 were landmark years. Netflix and Hulu began offering streaming services in 2008, and YouTube videos were... View Details
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More is currently one of the more visible proponents of this perspective. Could the long tail really provide increased profits for Hollywood? And is it true that it is better to be View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
HR for Netflix Animation Studio, Aaron Mitchell (MBA 2011) ensured that each round of interviews was focused on a theme related to a value of the company or capability for the role so that even if questions are not asked in the exact same... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
technologies and people’s expectations have changed. Your shopping experience at Amazon, your music experience with Spotify, and your viewing experience with Netflix show you that much more is possible. “Why isn’t HBS enabling this for me... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
To Boost Communities, Alumni Clubs Send Nonprofit Leaders to HBS For one week every summer, nonprofit leaders from across the globe convene on the HBS campus to sharpen their leadership skills and expand their impact through the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process - Recruiting
critical to success that may discourage diverse candidate from applying. Then with clear success factors in mind, plan a line of questioning that provides that specific information. As Director of HR for Netflix Animation Studio, Aaron... View Details