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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) - Course Catalog

contracts and exit decisions be structured. They aim to prepare students for these decisions, both as entrepreneurs and as investors. The next three modules look at a variety of financing models across the venture's life cycle, View Details

06 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales

they would purchase a target item in the center of their screens. The participants were divided into three groups: an alone condition, where they viewed only target items without any other items; a matched condition, where they viewed... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Advertising

William H. Gates III

In 1980, Gates signed a contract with IBM to develop an operating system for their new personal computer. Gates retained the rights to his operating system, MS-DOS, and struck deals View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Marty Blue

equipment. As a licensee she helped guide Reebok’s licensing negotiations with the NFL and NBA. At Reebok she grew her skills in industry analysis, partner due diligence, contract negotiations, product... View Details

Keywords: Fitness & Sports;#68;#Transportation & Logistics;#20;#Ecommerce

11 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

when they radically restructured their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a uniform cap (as well as a floor) on team payrolls. It also set maximums and minimums for individual contracts and declared many more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports

10 Mar 2021
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Elevator Pitch: Game Time

says. “With this type of AR, we can draw family and friends to the table for game nights in a whole new way, even when your fellow players are at different tables, in other cities.” Stats: Tilt Five is located in San Jose, California, and has 14 employees and four... View Details

Keywords: AI; virtual reality; gaming; technology; entrepreneurship; startups; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

readers? Use data science. Make money by doing deals with television and filmmakers and book publishers. The case describes the challenges of matching readers to stories and of helping writers produce better... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

stick with practicing medicine. This essay argues that physicians currently in practice could be equipped over time with the management skill necessary to develop and implement new models of primary care. A... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2001
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Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer

who applied to the School on a lark, accepted a position at Bain & Company after graduating from HBS as a Baker Scholar. She and a Bain partner later wrote an article about leadership styles and submitted it to the Harvard Business Review. “It was a View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Nov 2016
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Paving the Way to College

navigate the college admissions process, including test prep, college visits, and working with admissions offices. In this interview, Frankel talks about the origins of the idea and what College Match has... View Details

Asa G. Candler

sold in every state and by 1898, Coca-Cola had moved into Canada, Hawaii, and Mexico. In 1899, Candler signed a bottling contract with two Chattanooga lawyers, birthing the Coca-Cola franchise system, which... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

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Midwest Student Association | MBA

match their recruiting needs with the job interests of Harvard Business School. Annual Events Annual Cornhole Tournament Taste of the Midwest Potluck Bonfire and S'mores Night Midwest Sports Watch Parties... View Details

10 Apr 2019
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How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

focus too much on formal contracts in order to transfer knowledge or other resources to their company, rather than less formal arrangements, the researchers learned. “With early stage tech companies, there is a huge emphasis on working... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009

result. The latter result, together with transitivity of blocking, leads to an elementary proof of the so-called stable median matching theorem, showing how the often incompatible concepts of stability... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Career Coach

Peter Platzer

Peter (HBS '02) is a former hedge fund manager who currently runs a space exploration company he founded in 2012. A coach for HBS since 2002, he enjoys helping individuals find their unique career vision, matching their passion, skills... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Entrepreneurship; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All)

John W. Marriott

Marriott built the fastest growing, most diversified and most profitable lodging company in the United States. By 1964, it had approximately $85 million in annual sales with 122 units in 14 states. Its business lines included 73... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

Juan T. Trippe

Known for his sharp negotiating skills, Trippe built PanAm into the world’s only truly global air carrier. Trippe’s success at PanAm was due in large part to his cooperation with different branches of national governments, winning large... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

Samuel M. Zemurray

Zemurray made his first fortune with the Honduras-based Cuyamel Fruit Company, and intended to retire when, in 1930, he sold the company to United Fruit in exchange for stock in the larger firm. A falling stock market, however, forced him... View Details