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Robert H. Sorensen
Sorensen led Perkin-Elmer to become one of the premier diversified technology companies in the United States. It developed the first commercial super minicomputer in 1979. During his CEO tenure, sales and earnings more than tripled and Perkin-Elmer grew to become the... View Details
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Robert W. Galvin
Galvin led Motorola to become the second largest producer of semiconductors in the nation in the mid-1960s, and by 1984, Motorola had $2.5 billion in semiconductor sales. In the 1970s and 80s, Galvin also had tremendous success producing microprocessors, eventually... View Details
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Scott D. Cook
Though he was not the first individual to launch a personal finance software company, Cook was the most successful. His focus on easy of use and customer service helped to develop Quicken into one of the most successful software applications introduced in the last two... View Details
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Jenny Huang | MBA
Jenny Huang Computer Science, SM Candidate in Applied Math Dunster 2020 Cohort 1 As a programmer and avid learner of emerging technologies, I am excited to learn how to build an innovative technology venture from a business perspective. I... View Details
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Ty Geri | MBA
Ty Geri Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Leverett 2023 Cohort 4 I'm excited to be surrounded by a group of entrepreneurial problem-solvers who can challenge my ideas and help each other build sophisticated solutions that match the... View Details
- 01 May 2013
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Celeste A. Guth, MBA 1986
computer science and economics. “For my graduate degree, I knew I wanted to study finance, and I knew I wanted the HBS brand,” she says. “I maxed out on every possible type of student loan to make that happen.” That experience was the... View Details
- 15 Feb 2018
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Can Financial Innovation Solve Household Reluctance to Take Risk?
- 16 Mar 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It
Laurence F. Probst, III
Probst turned Electronic Arts from a simple producer of videogames into a bona fide and consistent “hit producer.” With such mega-hits as Madden NFL Football, The Sims, and Harry Potter, Probst has created a sustainable franchise. Under his direction, EA has become the... View Details
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Alexander M. Poniatoff
Poniatoff, founder of Ampex, created many of the major innovations in commercial recording technology and produced the first US built magnetic audio tape recorder in 1948 revolutionizing the radio industry. After creating the standard for audio recording, Ampex... View Details
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John H. Patterson
After somewhat hastily purchasing a small cash register company, Patterson devoted the rest of his life to promoting and improving upon the cash register technology, revolutionizing commercial business transactions and making NCR into the United States’ largest... View Details
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Kenneth H. Olsen
Olsen's DEC pioneered the minicomputer market in the 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the microcomputer market in the 1980s, garnering profits of over $1 billion by 1987. Olsen shepherded his company through many tough times, including DEC's un-preparedness for the... View Details
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John E. Jonsson
Jonsson built Texas Instruments as a leader in transistor technology. He acquired a license for using the Bell silicon transistor patent, employed qualified personnel and started extensive research in this field, which resulted in many major innovations and a... View Details
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Andrew S. Grove
While CEO of Intel, Grove delivered a ten-year annual return of 44%. Under Grove, Intel became more valuable than IBM with a worth of $115 billion and annual profits of $5.1 billion. Grove’s Intel controlled 90% of the world market for PC microprocessors. In... View Details
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Stanley C. Allyn
As leader of National Cash Register, Allyn was an ardent supporter of first-class working conditions for employees and a strong believer in corporate citizenship for his company. By 1947, Allyn had tripled National Cash Register’s sales volume with total sales of $98... View Details
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- 09 Feb 2012
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Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing
concerned with not just reviews but all the factors that create trust with their users. Do People Watch Online Video Ads? Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch The mere fact that an online video advertisement reaches a viewer's computer... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
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Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation
experimentation and are triggering fundamental changes in R&D processes and performance in such fields as integrated circuit design, automotive development, and pharmaceutical drug discovery. Computer modeling and simulation, rapid... View Details
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first minimum wage and 40-hour week History Of The 40-Hour Workweek More leaders are scrapping the 40-hour workweek That time America almost had a 30-hour workweek Why Do We Work 40 Hours A Week? 1939 John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry complete the prototype for the... View Details
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Eric Lin | MBA
Eric Lin Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Quincy 2022 Cohort 3 Discovering an idea is only the beginning. Everything else that goes around the idea -- the team, resources, and product market fit -- is essential for the success of... View Details
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Eric Li | MBA
Eric Li Computer Science Kirkland 2024 Cohort 6 T echnology has been responsible for a ridiculous amount of both positive and negative change in human history. By default, tech is merely an amplifying tool, and I'm inspired by instances... View Details