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- 19 Sep 2019
- News
Predicting Human Behaviors
Above: Sid Misra (MBA 2013) cofounder, Perceptive Automata (Len Rubenstein; courtesy of Perceptive Automata) Amid the hubbub of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology tradeshow, Sid Misra (MBA 2013)... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
human physiology (typing is still difficult on a small keyboard), technology (battery life for a fully converged device might be in minutes, not hours), and human preference (would the iPod be as popular if it looked like a cell phone?).... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
venture capitalists working on the two coasts. Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at HBS, met Blakeman through a former student as he created a course called “Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley” to... View Details
- Web
Nathan Zhao | MBA
builders and thinkers in my Tech Fellow cohort. Tech areas of interest: civic tech, consumer tech, product management, human-computer interaction, deep tech, tech ethics Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business:... View Details
- Web
William H. Draper, III | Baker Library
Europe and Asia; a year later, he cofounded Draper Richards L.P. to bring attention to domestic technology companies. He is also a cofounder of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a venture philanthropy group... View Details
- May 2004
- Article
Environmental Implications of Wireless Technologies: News Delivery and Business Meetings
By: Michael W. Toffel and Arpad Horvath
Keywords: Information Technology; Communication; Information; Environmental Sustainability; Business Ventures; Technology Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Arpad Horvath. "Environmental Implications of Wireless Technologies: News Delivery and Business Meetings." Environmental Science & Technology 38, no. 11 (May 2004): 2961–2970.
- 16 May 2017
- Blog Post
Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering
the engineering team at Akili Interactive, a start-up in Boston that is developing a digital therapeutic for ADHD. I cross-registered across the river in MIT's Revolutionary Ventures class, which is part of the Synthetic Neurobiology... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
go-to-market projects in sectors ranging from social impact venture capital to artificial intelligence. “Having the chance to deepen my learning in such a hotbed of technological innovation, all while... View Details
- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Numenta in 2020: The Future of AI
By: David B. Yoffie
In 2020, Numenta’s co-founder, Jeff Hawkins, completed his pathbreaking research on artificial intelligence. His co-founder and CEO, Donna Dubinsky, had to find a business model to monetize the technology. This teaching note explores the challenges of building a... View Details
- Profile
Alex Slusky
started the program.” The best simulation of business experience Alex pursued the MBA because he had an interest in venture capital and wanted “to find a way to combine technology and strategy – how do we go... View Details
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
Eric Giler by Francis Storrs Standing on the stage of TEDGlobal in Oxford, England, WiTricity CEO Eric Giler (MBA 1982) is nervous. It's July 2009, and he's about to show how his company's technology can beam electricity through the air... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Cyberposium 15
ranging from cloud computing and converging devices to venture capital. Keynote speakers included YouTube CEO Chad Hurley and Jim Balsillie (MBA ’89), co-CEO of RIM, maker of the BlackBerry. For more, visit http://tinyurl.com/yc7yfox. View Details
- May 2001 (Revised April 2005)
- Exercise
Betonn Corporation: Confidential Negotiation Information
A two-party, multiple-issue dollar-scoring negotiation exercise dealing with the formation and terms of an IT-industry joint venture. Subordinates have made some progress on several issues but have reached an impasse. Division heads will now attempt to reach a... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Types; Joint Ventures; Conflict Management; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry
Sebenius, James K. "Betonn Corporation: Confidential Negotiation Information." Harvard Business School Exercise 801-419, May 2001. (Revised April 2005.)
- Article
Interorganizational Alliances and the Performance of Firms: A Study of Growth and Innovation Rates in a High-technology Industry
Keywords: Organizations; Alliances; Performance; Business Ventures; Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology; Information; Technology Industry
Stuart, Toby E. "Interorganizational Alliances and the Performance of Firms: A Study of Growth and Innovation Rates in a High-technology Industry." Strategic Management Journal 21, no. 8 (August 2000): 791–811.
- May 1995 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Microsoft/Intuit
Microsoft Corp. proposes to acquire Intuit Corp. Examines the strategic fit and the price proposed to complete the transaction. View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Applications and Software; Acquisition; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Microsoft/Intuit." Harvard Business School Case 295-121, May 1995. (Revised November 2001.)
- Web
Curriculum | MBA
a cohort on campus in August and complete the Design Theory and Practice. They then come together during the January term for Technology Venture Immersion. During Year 2, students split their time between... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
For all their variety, restaurants have two things in common: a kitchen where food is prepared and a dining area where customers consume it. But what if you could use technology to ditch the dining area and just keep the kitchen, trimming... View Details
- Web
Sela Kasepa | MBA
the success of the technology venture is heavily driven by the efficacy of the business principles. Professional goals: I am driven by work that impacts the lives of people, and so I aspire to work in an... View Details
- March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Perplexity: Redefining Search
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Michelle Hu, Sriraghav Srinivasan and Radhika Kak
By early 2025, Perplexity had rapidly evolved from a modest startup into a popular "answer engine" valued at $9 billion. The company had boldly positioned itself as the disruptor to Google aiming to redefine search for the AI age. Through novel AI... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Venture Capital; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Technology Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Michelle Hu, Sriraghav Srinivasan, and Radhika Kak. "Perplexity: Redefining Search." Harvard Business School Case 125-093, March 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
independently from their parent organizations. Even in ventures with comparable staffing levels and start dates, those that had separated from the core business were more innovative and had higher market-penetration rates than those that... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower