Publications

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Cost-Accounting/9780132109178.page Mixed Source Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gaston Llanes Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We study competitive interaction between a profit-maximizing firm... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital: Hot Markets and Current Industry Trends

added. Neeraj Agrawal, Senior Associate, Battery Ventures, said he's interested in enterprise software and data center automation, but not so keen on customer relations management or wireless. "The shine's off that apple." We're... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Profile

Jeff Bussgang

Even a quick glance at Jeff Bussgang’s resume reveals a deep commitment to entrepreneurial innovation. After playing a leading role at Open Market, an Internet commerce software firm that grew to $100 million in revenues and a successful... View Details

10 Aug 2017
News

Into the Light

is in energy efficiency. She was an early employee of OPower, a software company that provides utilities, and their customers, better information about energy usage. After the company’s IPO, in 2014, Poindexter took a step back to... View Details

Keywords: April White; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2016
News

How I Got to Google

create the elective course Product Management 101. Update: A former business operations intern at the software company Autodesk, Soheili recently landed a product manager job at design firm Homepolish. SS: What are the characteristics of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Apr 1998
News

Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO

filmless camera with CD-ROM software that captures and edits images on personal computers, and the PDC-2000, an affordable digital camera for industrial and commercial photographers. DiCamillo takes a somewhat cautious approach, however,... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Herman I. Safin

HBS Show. Safin graduates with an offer from Siebel Systems, a fast-growing California software development company. His Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship requires him to spend at least two years in the republics of... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Dec 2010
News

Eight Join HBS Faculty

Torfason is an instructor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches the first-year course The Entrepreneurial Manager. His research focuses on how behavior is influenced by the social structures of individuals and organizations. He is cofounder of handPoint, a... View Details

08 May 2025
Blog Post

Startup Roots and Engineering Ambitions: Lizzie Matusov (MS/MBA 2022)

maximize the number of walks per day. It’s a fun story to look back on, but it also highlights that, from an early age, I was passionate about bringing ideas to life. As I grew older, that desire only expanded in scope and scale. When I landed my first job in View Details

March 2002 (Revised August 2002)
Case

Microsoft.NET

By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman

Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Policy; Business Model; Computer Industry; Web Services Industry

Find at Harvard

November 2021 (Revised December 2024)
Case

Kermit PPI

By: Kyle Myers, Matt Grennan and Sarah Mehta

Launched in 2011, Kermit PPI helped hospitals save money on expensive orthopedic implants and devices by enabling them to renegotiate their contracts with device manufacturers and better monitor compliance. In 2021, as they look to grow, they are entertaining two... View Details

Keywords: Health; Health Care and Treatment; Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Contracts; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States; Maryland

July 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Game Time Decision for AppDirect

By: Andrei Hagiu, Laura Arjona and Emily Zhang

AppDirect is a start-up that offers small businesses software-as-a-service solutions through a business app marketplace and portal. Daniel Saks, co-founder and co-CEO, is faced with the key question of deciding distribution strategy: should AppDirect find channel... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Distribution; Applications and Software; Innovation Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States

December 1996 (Revised June 1998)
Case

Midnight Networks, Inc.

By: H. Kent Bowen and Marilyn Matis

Midnight Networks, Inc., is a small computer network validation company. This case describes how the five founders built their business from operations earnings and how they established "best practices" operational processes to run their firm successfully. Operational... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Operations; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Information Technology Industry; Massachusetts