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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
raised $93,853 from 421 investors earlier this year largely by pitching the investment to its existing user base. “It’s hard to do due diligence on a private company,” says Hofmann. “If you’re a user you’re probably already convinced of the View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
cattle ranching. To learn the value of his crop, a farmer could turn on the radio for regular market updates from commodity exchanges. But prices of the seeds and chemical fertilizer used to grow those crops were not listed anywhere; a... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
pay for that speed, Kelleher says. The Question: Gold Rush Vinyl could reduce that time even further—to two weeks—if it solves supply chain bottlenecks in sourcing the record jackets and the plastic resin used in production. As a new startup with speed as its View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
others, which is much more difficult to do in developed nations." Starbucks met that challenge by creating a "third place" for the customer between home and office, increasing the size of its stores and adding enticements such as soft... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
cookies? Fresh out of HBS I opened a cookie shop in downtown Boston. Every morning I watched thousands of people walk by; no one bought cookies before noon. So I added fresh croissants and baguettes, two items that were not in the... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
and then added basic materials and aerospace and defense.” After seven years leading teams at Vista, Kovatch joined Covanta, a renewable energy company where she was responsible for building an innovation program as well as a marketing... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
what's important to you and what you stand for; values are critical to success and happiness. Get yourself a compass and forget the clock. It is far more important to know in what direction you are headed than how fast you are going."... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
believe as if you were an owner? (2) Do you take action based on those beliefs? (3) Do you focus on adding value to others and take responsibility for the effect of your actions on others? Leadership is a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
economy work better, thanks to technology. At least, that’s how the story of the modern economy is usually told. But the authors show that the revolution is bigger than technology: it is really a story about the transformation of markets. From the auction theories... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
They’ve had their opinions so valued at home that they can’t help but expect the rest of the world to receive them the same way. When they show up at work, we inherit that. They believe they’ve got something to give the world and are... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
product categories the frantic effort to keep up with the competition by adding features and gimmicks can paradoxically result in a “sea of sameness.” In a personal narrative voice, and drawing extensively on the experiences of family and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
all the involved constituencies, with victims' families first and foremost, Whitehead says. "We will try to meld all those views together into a plan for the memorial site," he explains. "Some of the 25 million square feet of office space must be rebuilt," Whitehead... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
defining value in different ways, or from LEAD about placing a strong emphasis on emotional intelligence as a core value in conducting business. I love the lesson from strategy about defining blue oceans... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
foundational understanding of the pathways to a board seat and how to create a value proposition, while the second webinar focused on creating a board resume and networking. “The goal was to have a tactical conversation about how to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
the ground up, Jenrette's restorations have met the highest standards. "Most of the people associated with my projects have been working for me for twenty years or more," he notes. "They're in their businesses because they love to work with beautiful things. I really... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
original limited partners was in place. (By the 1980s, six more families had been added to the group.) At a time when venture capital was little more than a cottage industry that operated on a small scale and invested at a slow pace,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
risky start-up founded by some kid who left Harvard early. “High tech” had a slightly different meaning: Nice offices had big IBM Selectric II typewriters featuring a prancing steel ball. Fax machines were cutting-edge, and we were among the first to enjoy the View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
revenues, falling property prices, and increases in crime, since many foreclosures are clumped in certain neighborhoods. One of the reasons the housing market will be slow to recover is that foreclosures have added to the glut on the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
answers." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "One of the most important elements of leadership is fairness. You have to be consistent in the decisions that you make and the messages that you deliver. An organization looks to you as representative of the View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
You get a first-class experience, it’s personalized. So we love that. We want you to log in, but we don’t prevent you from getting the information you need. So first principle was, okay, we want Reddit to be free and open, and ads allow... View Details