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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Strike Up the Broad(band)
open-standards, fertile software platform from which thousands of novel applications will bloom." While many of those new applications will benefit consumers, the authors raise concerns that the technology might exacerbate the "Big... View Details
- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
protect against pests and diseases, enhance grain and fruit quality, and improve plant nutrition. Some of the microbes under development may soon be used to reduce fertilizer usage and to substantially reduce methane gas escapage. Rick... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
everyone to own a home, and so homeownership became a national obsession, fertilizing the roots of this mess. I’ve spent a lot of time asking people why some of the most important decisions received such little discussion. Here’s the most... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
mining and exporting raw phosphate rock—its traditional focus, which it performed at a relatively low cost—towards greater production of phosphoric acid and finished fertilizer products. In the next phase of the program, OCP planned to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
cattle ranching. To learn the value of his crop, a farmer could turn on the radio for regular market updates from commodity exchanges. But prices of the seeds and chemical fertilizer used to grow those crops were not listed anywhere; a... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 10 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Founding a Company at the Intersection of Medicine and Technology
partners. Beginning with using machine learning to help select the healthiest embryo to transfer during IVF, the company hopes to eventually build a suite of tools to help fertility specialists deliver the best possible care to patients.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
potential fertility with her ob-gyn, Tariyal was told that she could come back for a clinical workup after she had tried and failed to conceive for a year. Determined to give women more agency over their health, Tariyal cofounded NextGen... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
needs are increasingly ignored by these firms, which now require large margins to support their burgeoning overhead. The low-end gap thus created offers fertile ground for startups to enter the market with innovative approaches... View Details
- Profile
Terrance McGuire
effort. With MIT, the Broad Institute and the Whitehead Institute as centers of biomedical research, the Kendall Square section of Cambridge has become a fertile birthing ground for startups. McGuire has overseen more than 50 successful... View Details
- Web
Women, Work, and the “M” Word - Blog: Health Supplement
menopause space. After working for three decades in international development, big tech at Google, government service in the Obama administration, and on the founding team of the healthcare startup Cityblock Health, I watched fertility... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
organic, fish-based fertilizer distributorship out of his homes in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Sun Valley, Idaho. He also publishes a resort resources guide, Local Favorites, which focuses on the Sun Valley area. "It's pretty amazing for... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
70 percent of American homes pay for cable and satellite TV," he added, "it's clear that people are willing to pay for choice, convenience, and special programming that meets their needs and interests." For his company, Glaser said, online music provides... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
twenty-first century, and then to tell us what they hope will be the most fertile areas of business research between now and 2020. But we didn't leave it there. Professor Jim Heskett is moderating a similar discussion with HBS Working... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing
collectively. Even though the drone comes at a high initial investment of around US$5,000, this machine enables farmers to use a tenth of the water used in manual irrigation (just 10 litres per acre), slash fertilizer use by 50%, and... View Details
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
green technology is a testament to the power of nurturing a strong startup ecosystem. The company's close-knit relationships with suppliers and investors have cultivated a fertile ground for innovation, leading to significant achievements... View Details
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
programs to support children and education—but they're often not coordinated, resulting in gaps and redundancies in service. This a fertile area for collaboration. "What you see in some places are business, civic, and education... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
reactors. Business management students are learning the lessons of Japan'scontinuing recovery from the double-disaster earthquake and tsunami.Photo: iStockPhoto Teaching And Learning Devastated but rebuilding, the Tohoku region is a View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
and CEO of Natalist, a direct-to-consumer fertility company. We talked with Tecco about how the pandemic has impacted the health care startup and venture capital ecosystem. What ideas and companies have seen an increase in funding during... View Details
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
(HBS MBA'87), director of the Agribusiness Program at HBS. A Family Farm Woolf Farming & Processing, established in 1974, is located in the southern part of California's Central Valley, one of the most fertile areas in the country.... View Details