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Avoiding Startup Failure - Course Catalog
either address a topic approved by the instructor or one of the following topics: Using course frameworks, analyze factors that contributed to the failure of a startup of their choosing. Write a “pre-mortem” for a going concern—or a... View Details
Making Sense of Past and Present
entrepreneurs managed through many tricks and traps to write the untold rules of capitalism. Professor Jones’s course also pushed me to deeply think about my intrinsic values as a leader and entrepreneur. What do I stand for? What is my... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Innovations Under Way Will Shape HBS’s Future
to be the new Alumni Board president at a time that will shape HBS for decades to come. With great change comes great opportunity, and I hope that as alums we take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen our engagement with the School and become a part of View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
hepatitis B from $20 to $1. “Close to consumers, they understand the local market and health-delivery infrastructure,” write Daar and Singer. “They have the potential to invent and develop drugs at far lower cost than northern biotechs... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Charles W. ("Bill") Cassell
questioning and learning." Cassell immersed himself in the writings of cutting-edge thinkers and research on the subject of learning. "I came across more and more material that criticized the traditional processes of education that had... View Details
Keywords: Eileen McCluskey
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham on September 11
have told her that Haines’ quiet insistence made them take the warnings to evacuate more seriously. “Unfortunately, we all have this mindset that we’re on the phone or we’re writing an e-mail, and that we have to finish whatever it is... View Details
- 16 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
long stretches of time, and (gasp) just hang out. Personally, I'm terrible at slowing down. Zoom has brought out the worst of my tendencies in this regard and so am keen to heed my own advice here! In Jim Collins' book, Built to Last, he View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.In soccer, it's axiomatic that controlling... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
one hand, could write a doctoral dissertation titled, "World War II Manpower Mobilization and Utilization in a Local Labor Market" and, three decades later, pen an opinion piece for The New York Times headlined, "Yes, Throw... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Deep Reading
Orthodox, and Reform—it cited some writings that said it is permissible so long as it does not involve gambling; other texts took the stricter stance that playing sports defies the spirit of Shabbat. Virtual Havruta also provided links to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
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Strategic Plan | Information Technology
Writing (completed) 3.04: ExEd / HBSO – Alignment & Expansion of Core Business System 3.05: HBS Live Online Classrooms 2.0 3.06: Learning Experience Platform Integration with MBA & ExEd 3.07: Research Administration Program 3.08: Student... View Details
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Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog
described above. The course will be capped at 30 students and will be application-based. Grading will be as follows: 30% class participation 30% projects/independent research (based on bi-weekly summaries of activities, learnings, and reflections) 20% View Details
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
Melcher. She served as president and handled the business side of the growing school, from learning to write a budget to scouring used furniture stores for inexpensive desk chairs and finding ever-larger classroom spaces (the school moved... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Honoring a Legend
Inventions at Georgia Tech’s ATDC incubator, with a mission to commercialize a set of scientific breakthroughs for improving silicon photovoltaics. Through his Freeing Energy Project, Nussey is writing a book to help people outside the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
Fadule: Alumni can be on the lookout for people who meet our criteria and encourage them to apply. If you've worked with a candidate and know him or her well, you might write a recommendation to be included in his or her application.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
New Releases
you have a targeted process that accumulates knowledge before the critical decisions need to be made," writes Iansiti, "you're going to run into all sorts of problems." Technology Integration provides an intensive guided tour that... View Details
Keywords: Robert Binstock
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
I am writing this letter on the heels of another wonderful reunion weekend at HBS. If you're like me, a "reunion zealot," you know how special these events are. Not only do reunions give us the chance to reconnect with dear friends, but... View Details
- 02 Aug 2011
- News
A Fearless Force for Change
view video clips of her numerous national media appearances and read blog entries and other writings that embody her personal life philosophy to live without fear. A sought-after motivational speaker, Linn was also working on a book at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
There are some things you just can’t learn in an HBS classroom—what it takes to jump out of an airplane, for instance, or the experience of playing at the World Series of Poker. Yet those kinds of out-of-office pursuits are important, says HBS assistant professor Jon... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
"It is difficult to conceive of a child as commerce," writes Harvard Business School professor Debora L. Spar in her new book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception. In fact, baby... View Details