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- 04 Nov 2019
- News
A Home for Startups
companies, and early-stage companies, with a lot of startups, a lot of freelancers, and creative professionals who all come together. It's a very energetic space. When you walk into the space, you feel the vibe. “This is not just meant for young people. We are View Details
Keywords: work space
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
Fostering Great Leadership
the University of California, Olivier set his sights on HBS. He was attracted by the School’s reputation, the alumni network, and the location. “I was born and raised on the West Coast, so Boston was a foreign part of the world to me,” he... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Student Snapshot
gave up. What are your post-HBS plans? I plan to stay in this sector my entire life. I’d like to use Catalyst Alliance as a means to attract more MBAs into social nterprise — I want to contribute to making it as appealing as the private... View Details
- Profile
Katie Laidlaw
Why was getting a degree from HBS important to you? HBS attracts people similar to me, yet different from me in every way. I was particularly drawn to challenging myself in this learning environment and meeting new people from around the... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 30 Nov 2021
- News
Cold Calculations
electrical engineering and 58 patents, asked the venture capitalist for help in setting up the organization. In the intervening years, the small nonprofit has attracted interest from such organizations as the United Nations and the Arctic... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Murray Named Class of ’08 Fellow
share this transformational experience with others,” says Jennifer Lee, who cochaired the class gift effort with Tricia Glynn (both MBA ’08). Murray was attracted to HBS because of the Healthcare Initiative, the case method, and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Merck’s Gilmartin on Vaccines, Global Health
but most have been driven away by fears of liability and government discount price-setting. “No one company or handful of companies can undertake all the research” necessary to produce needed vaccines, he said. Incentives must be introduced, so as to View Details
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
farms of Europe and the US. It helps explain laws to protect small business from the ravages of the A&Ps and Walmarts. It increasingly drives politics as well as government policy. It is especially attractive at times of low growth... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
are likely to play important roles in the post-2000 leveling off. The first is recent U.S. immigration restrictions following 9/11 and the reduction in the number of H1-B visas available for temporary, high-skilled workers. Second, both India and China have become more... View Details
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
with valuable experience and by opening new doors of opportunity. Attracting and Hiring Diverse Applicants To attract applicants, Harlem Capital leverages prep programs focused on diverse talent like MLT,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
people-watching, and the general ambience, it was extremely attractive to customers. Also, a key aspect of our strategy is to be preemptive; we get there ahead of the competition, and if we're a little late, we accelerate our development.... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Candidates Seeking Opportunities After Graduation: Lessons Learned
opportunity.” Matt Severson: Starting over for the right fit In the spring, Matt Severson (MBA 2019) directed his search toward venture capital, exploring his options among friends and family in the Bay Area around San Francisco. The insights he gathered suggested that... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Constanza Oliveira e Sousa
for-profit businesses. Education First represents my first opportunity to be a general manager. What really attracted me to them is the people. I want to be in a company with an entrepreneurial spirit—and one that was more focused on... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Joe…
cleantech start-up. I had no prior experience in investing whatsoever. After learning more about finance in my course work and interacting with my classmates with investing backgrounds, I became attracted to a potential career in venture... View Details
Keywords: Technology
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Max Wibaux
firefighting while managing two or three challenges simultaneously. This was attractive to me!" Yet the concentration on marketing left Max with gaps in some of the fundamentals of business such as finance and entrepreneurship. In... View Details
Keywords: CPG
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Carter Romansky
business through product sales), Carter did a major refocusing of his own. "I wanted to add values back into the picture," he says, explaining his attraction to the nonprofit sector. "Traditionally," Carter says,... View Details
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Filippo Mezzanotti
recommendation on how to improve the organization of the banking sector. The Business Economics Program There were three elements that attracted me to the program: the rigor and the prestige of the program, the cultural richness of the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad
hone their leadership, teamwork, and design thinking skills to prepare for their Brazil immersion. The process informed the goal: to help their partner company attract more young families to the bakery chain and scale the business. “In... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
ATTRACTING INVESTORS like moths to a flame is Firefly Network, Inc. (www.firefly.com), a privately held firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that strives to make the Internet more consumer-friendly. Firefly CEO and co-founder Nicholas Grouf... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons