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- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"denial is avoidable and leads to failure," such as Henry Ford's presumption that consumers would continue to want black autos in the face of evidence that they were becoming more interested in color; IBM's dogged pursuit of PC... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 31 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Spent This Summer Coding
"faster" route, but working with contractors can be a black hole of time and capital. In contrast, technical founders can enhance velocity, an important attribute of successful startups, and accelerate attaining product-market... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
practices, which resulted in an offer to teach at Howard University. There, Fitzhugh created a marketing program and organized the school’s Small Business Center, in addition to introducing generations of black students—including HBS’s... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
companies is evaluated by linking the 2007 SBO to the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). We quantify the dependency of the United States as a whole, as well as individual states, on the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs in terms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
Listening to entrepreneur pitches is one of the best parts of working in venture capital, says Anna Khan (MBA 2016), a vice president in the San Francisco office of Bessemer Venture Partners. “It’s a sacred kind of meeting because they’re... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 23 Sep 2021
- News
Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies
pro-bono consulting service for Black-owned companies. The program emerged from the association’s desire to “use our education and experience” in concrete ways to make a difference in the Black community, says OPN co-lead Michele Rogers... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
late 2010. He was satisfied with the quality of his care until, hovering above the spittoon, he spotted black fungal algae encircling the drain. Something about the entire business struck Singh, an View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Alumni Books Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace By Carice Anderson (MBA 2006) Jonathan Ball Publishers Professional development manager, coach, and consultant Carice Anderson shares her... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Optimizing requires saying no so you can focus your time and attention on the things that are important to you.” —Lara Hodgson (MBA 1998), cofounder, president, and CEO, NOWaccount Network Cynthia and Phil Black (MBA 2002) Children: Croix... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
superpower: Innovation. In this episode of Skydeck, we’re kicking off a three-part series called “Out of the Valley.” It will focus on the work of Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010), a venture capitalist and author of the book, Out-Innovate: How Global View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
individual level of analysis that neo-institutional theorists often tend to neglect. Relying on Bourdieu's conceptualization of fields, I propose that individuals' social position is a key variable in understanding how they are enabled to act as institutional View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
looking to better serve their senior members can reach out to him at lpolaner@mba1954.hbs.edu. HBS Association of Nigeria celebrates outstanding leadership Simi Sanni Nwogugu (MBA 2004) was among three honorees at the HBS Association of Nigeria’s (HBSAN) Annual View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In mid-June, weeks after protests against racial injustice spread globally, the Leadership Now Project—founded in 2017 by HBS alumni to fix American democracy—released the Business for Racial Equity Pledge.... View Details
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
before guests were treated to a private tour of the massive media production facilities. Jaqueline Burgos (MBA 2014) opened the chat by introducing Professor McGee, a media industry expert and entrepreneur who was named one of the 50 most... View Details
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
School Case 806-073 Follows the growth of an entrepreneur from his early startup activities. As the company evolves from 1998 to 2005, looks at key decisions and turning points as AtHoc's strategy adapts in response to changing market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
than those who dress conventionally. “You're saying, 'I'm so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a nonconforming way'” Think Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in his hoodie, or the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs in black... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
WE RISE
When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent of new companies receive that coveted... View Details
- Web
Digital Exhibits | Baker Library
the mid-19th century, the family partnership evolved from a general store to the fourth-largest investment banking house in the country. HBS Entrepreneurs Collection In 2001, Harvard Business School initiated a two-year oral history... View Details
- Web
DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
1957, Olsen and Anderson submitted a four-page, typewritten business proposal to ARD, followed in May by a nine-page proposal. 43 ARD offered the two entrepreneurs $70,000 in equity financing for a 70 percent share and an additional loan... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
University of California. The $5,000 cost was beyond her family’s means, but Thompson-Woode’s mother decided she would ask the community to invest in her daughter’s dream. “The city raised the money,” Thompson-Woode says. “People wanted to see this View Details
Keywords: April White