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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Come Clean
Simon. But he saw an opportunity in a sleepy family company with a great reputation. He introduced systems that track customer preferences and check an order’s tiniest details, reducing the opportunity for error and improving efficiency.... View Details
- 14 Sep 2018
- News
Lessons Learned 10 Years After the Financial Crisis
solace after a call with his wife. The events of the period were so chaotic, he notes, that he didn’t even check in with his brother—“my best friend”—who was a senior vice president at Lehman Brothers until several days later. In an OpEd... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
among the 9 percent of venture capitalists who are women, so talk about what happens when there is a woman in the room, when there is a woman who’s writing the checks and making the decisions. Dodi: Well, there’s been a lot of studies,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
5, 10, 30 minutes) to accomplish small, meaningful tasks—like going for a walk around the block or checking in with a friend. Fund time Outsource tasks that you dislike, and don’t forget that you can buy together time with your partner by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Vets Support Homeless Comrades
students and other members of the HBS community. Those who would like to make a donation may send checks payable to the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans to the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association (attn. New England Shelter for... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
career and networking information, and access to many search engines and databases. For more information, check out the article on page 6 of this issue. This is a valuable resource for all HBS alumni, and I urge you to explore it the next... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
conversation. Check periodically with contacts to keep them posted on your progress. Approach networking as a reciprocal event and offer your help in return. Personal factors are affecting my career. How can I make my life work? “Having... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Mission in Motion
fellowships that support students and alumni who want to use their business skills to create social good. As you'll notice in this issue of the Bulletin, that drive can take many forms. In "Making Change", we check in with alumni honored... View Details
Keywords: summary
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
studying the air they breathe when they are at the surface; we study them where they live, underwater. And yet that’s exactly what we do with humans. For all this time spent indoors, we tend to focus much more on outdoor air quality than on indoor air quality. View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
2018. The deadline to apply is January 22, 2019. Semi-finalists from around the world will compete in the live finale at the Rock Center on April 23, 2019. Leading up to this year’s event, we checked in with a few past winners to find out... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
created value in the for-profit marketplace and want to take a similar approach with philanthropy," Emerson asserts. Joining this group of philanthropists are baby boomers, who are "entering their retirement years very engaged," Emerson notes. "They are not going to be... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
school, something I didn’t know anything about. After leaving Grand Bank, I started Grand Angels to help local entrepreneurs. We’re here not only to write the checks but to mentor companies we invest in. Many entrepreneurs will tell you... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
let’s say my share of the deal netted me $7 million, more or less. A good day at the office by any standard. For this happy transaction, my accountant advised me shortly thereafter that I would likely owe Uncle Sam a little more than $1 million in tax. A million... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Navigator Takes Off
at it, check to make sure that your personal and professional information is correct in the alumni directory. Look for the Update My Profile link at www.alumni.hbs.edu. View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Action Plan: Fired Up
and Traeger on.’ #TraegerOn immediately took off, and we grew in tandem with our online community.” Prioritize product experience. Traeger’s convection-based smart grills use an app and sensors to monitor the right combination of heat and smoke; users can remotely... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
investing immediately, with the first check we received,” he says. The initial fundraising goal was $4 million; the fund has now raised $25 million. Aravaipa also had long-term vision. “This isn’t software,” Fenwick-Smith explains.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
walked over to my computer and created a Facebook group called Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United. I sent invitations to 30 friends. Five minutes later the 30 had grown to 150. In an hour it was 500. When I was at the grocery store that afternoon, I View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
The Rites of Autumn
sessions, check the progress of campus renovations, hear the latest on the School's initiatives from Dean Kim B. Clark, and, of course, catch up and network with each other. Reunion giving was also noteworthy. By the time they'd gathered... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Spring Training for Startups
Angie Hicks (MBA 2000); discussions of a few of HBS's top entrepreneurship cases; and—naturally—plenty of networking opportunities. Summit attendees were also invited to check out the finale of another startup event on campus that day:... View Details