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- 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: the student New Venture... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The New Venture Competition's Digital Democracy
winners will now face virtual judges, with online polling deciding the winners in two categories—each carrying a $25,000 prize. HBS alumni and students can visit the NVC site to learn about the finalists and watch their video pitches. Then on April 1, the virtual polls... View Details
Keywords: New Venture Competition
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fever Pitch
their favorite investment, while some 1,600 students and alumni voted on awards for impact and innovation among finalists from 14 global regions. Best Investment Selected by HBS Alumni Angels StreetShares (Mid-Atlantic US Region) Mickey... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Putting the Game Within Reach
every fan,” Rottenberg says. The more they interact with the league, the more Fan IQ points they rack up, thus unlocking greater voting privileges. It’s a video game come to life. After debuting a team in the Indoor Football League in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Passing the Torch
17, 2001), which described Immelt as being so popular and well-liked at GE that, if it were put to a company-wide ballot, he would have been voted "Mr. Congeniality at the very least." Immelt revealed that he intends to increase the use... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In the Driver's Seat
“crazy.” Hitchcock has hired a former NASCAR crew chief to be Fanz's spokesman, and he intends to seek out the best available personnel for crews and drivers. Among other perks of ownership, the stockholders will be able to vote on whom... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- News
Endowment Tax Debate Puts Harvard on the Spot
Just in case you missed it, the Massachusetts legislature has voted to study the idea of taxing college endowments 2.5 percent annually on the amount that exceeds $1 billion. That puts Harvard, with a $34 billion endowment that includes... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Making Democracy Work
challenges that business, government, and society are facing. Navigating the Populism Phenomenon Building a Strong and Prosperous Society Maintaining a Resilient Democracy Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change View Details
- 27 Oct 2014
- News
Supporting new art by bringing private funding to public museums and spaces
or even two steps removed from the artists themselves,” says Evans. “At VIA, we work directly with artists, meeting as a group to learn, discuss, and vote on which projects we will support.” Since she launched VIA in 2013 with cofounder... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
my ideas, maybe some of them will become reality in 15 years.” He can keep investing, too. While he no longer devotes time to DFJ’s early-stage venture fund, he has already backed two startups through Innovate Your State. Placeavote, for example, is a digital View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Fighting Back from a Knockout
bit of tarnish. Thanks to years of mismanagement by the administration he was voted to replace, Cranston’s bond rating was reduced to B, the lowest of any municipality in America. In an opinion piece in the Providence Journal (November... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
voter turnout has been quite high, although no specific figures were given. In the two days following the debate, voting was held until one presidential pair received 50 percent of the vote. “After a hotly contested final round, Fred... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
New MBA Leadership Course
design-team member and course head Lynn S. Paine, one of ten HBS faculty members who taught LCA this year. Paine explains that after a lengthy review of the first-year offerings on managers’ responsibilities that began in 2001, the faculty View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
Regulation FD, which impairs the free flow of information between companies and their owners. Discipline. Selling can be said to discipline managers by driving the stock price down, but it's hard for one shareholder to have a discernible impact. View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
America the Unequal
reactions to policies that would seem to benefit them, like raising taxes on those who earn and own a lot more. Why would the poor oppose taxes on the wealthy? Because many believe that they, or at least their children, will eventually be wealthy, View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
for partnership between the faculty, staff, and students." Even as an undergraduate at Harvard, team leadership came naturally to Mitchell. He was a two-time captain of the varsity basketball team, was voted the team's most valuable... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 13 May 2013
- News
The Power of Three
record, raising $4,000,835. To demonstrate their commitment and to inspire their classmates, the trio led the way with major contributions of their own. “I personally benefited from a fellowship that allowed me to go to HBS,” Dias Griffin explains. “It was an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Woman in the House
governor’s ascension to the top office. The former controller of Indianapolis was confirmed in a unanimous vote by both the State Senate and the House of Representatives. “Congratulations, senators. You just made history,” said Senate... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Case Study: A Place at the Table
by Carmen Nobel Taking Care of Business: Marlene Krauss, Mary Falvey, Annon Adams, and Vicki Keller, circa 1967. Photo courtesy of Baker Library historical collections, HBS In 1962, the Harvard Business School faculty voted for women to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations
impact of a robust get out the vote effort. The trio visited the country multiple times to develop and roll out a text message campaign to encourage voting, which ultimately reached 2 million—about 40 percent—of Kenya’s registered voters.... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson