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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
for iPhone and Android. The timing was great as mobile apps were starting to take off. However, my Bessemer team and I became fixated on the pricing model and passed on the Series-A round. Just a few years later, the company sold to... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-099.pdf Mobilizing Culture for Public Action: Community Participation and Child Rights in Rural Uttar Pradesh By: Mangla, Akshay Abstract—Community-based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
his eyes. It’s been a labor of love for him. And he said, I don’t want a square box or a rectangle. I want something with lots of light, lots of windows. And he designed an absolutely beautiful building. JH: A lifelong resident of North Minneapolis, Jamil Ford started... View Details
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
they already knew from a roster of names and photos. Researchers randomly assigned participants to teams and work stations in a large open space and challenged them to create a mobile app for the Indian wedding industry. They tracked... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
"With the virtual mobility of global labor insured, only those companies and nations will grow ... that make the best use of entrepreneurial qualities...." How governments should spend money in support of innovation clearly... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Plunging Into the Net
it is the way people will adapt to and use that technology and the way firms will mobilize it to do smart business. As Rayport points out, "Internet-based businesses encounter the same management and marketing challenges that traditional... View Details
- November 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Teaching Note
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato and Sarah Mehta
Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-003. Set in March 2018, the Case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. The Teaching Note offers guidance for instructors who wish to use the case either with or without its dataset... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
presidential election. These results highlight the trade-offs associated with mobilizing voters in recently established democracies. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50950 Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
gasoline rather than Mobil if they disagreed with the Mobil CEO’s views on a social issue that’s not directly related to the business? When do the costs of CEO activism outweigh the benefits? And when can... View Details
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- Web
Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
increasingly pervasive nature of mobile connectivity and access to big data tools provides the opportunity to increase financial inclusivity through fintech startups. Mobile payments, saving, and lending are... View Details
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
mobile phones, tablets, as well as desktop computers. Do some retail executives mislead investors to win in the stock market? Source: Rawpixel Ltd Consumer activity data included counts of specific events that appeared to involve a... View Details
- Web
Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
figure out which assets to harden and defend, which to abandon, and which to prepare to rebuild after events. I’m interested in how we can cost justify and mobilize investments in real property - and address the human vulnerabilities as... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent
by HBS alum Annie Davis. “I’ve been passionate about social and environmental issues my entire life,” says Davis, who joined Prokanga in 2018 as managing director of social impact. “From a social impact standpoint, we are mobilizing an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light
course developer. As Dean, he led HBS through some of the most momentous and challenging times in its history. In 2008, as the global economic crisis unfolded, Light acted swiftly to strengthen the School’s financial structure and View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
Costa Rica showing interest, and diverse, with corporations considering Agora to help manage shareholder and employee communications. “People want to be heard, but they have no channel,” says Sze. “We’re trying to fix democracy, one town hall at a time—or even just one... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- Web
1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
effort to arrive on time to the immersion. The Global Experience Office provides more information on travel insurance recommendations on myHBS. Phone Policy Students participating in an Immersive Field Course must activate a global plan (voice, data and text) with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
“It’s been a great boost, and top-line results followed.” What’s ahead: Last spring the company raised $15 million in Series B funding, which will help GAIA expand into other densely populated urban areas in Mexico, as well as on the View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
Brightstar and Encore, which act as trade-in white labels for large retail chains and mobile carriers. Sure, these competitors lack Gazelle's brand in the eyes of consumers and Gazelle's website has a great NPS score, but I worry that... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
Applied Corporate Finance Investors as Stewards of the Commons? By: Serafeim, George Abstract—Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of initiatives seeking to mobilize investor voice towards positive... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman