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- 01 Mar 2023
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Case Study: Power Nappy
had worked as a design engineer at Procter and Gamble, in addition to having cofounded a social enterprise that successfully commercialized biodegradable sanitary pads in India. Saigal started looking into the $10 billion diaper industry... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Road Work
commercial construction and regular business loans, Camino also offers tips on navigating government-sponsored COVID-relief programs. “We have a great member-services team that is there for people when they need to speak to someone, and I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
The Race Against Resistance
people die as a result. And yet, there are only 42 antibiotics currently in clinical development, and typically only 20 percent of infectious disease drugs that enter phase 1 clinical trials will receive FDA approval. Eric Kimble (MBA 1994), chief View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
microorganisms use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to photosynthesize sugar, proteins, and fat—the latter in the form of an oil that can replace fossil fuels in applications where batteries either can’t store enough power or are simply too heavy to lug around, like... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
very good at developing, qualifying, and commercializing innovation, we're not necessarily any better than others at creating it. So when we learned about a toothbrush that an entrepreneur had made from a spinning toy he had developed, we... View Details
- 14 Feb 2019
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Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
chemical fertilizers. Soil from the average cultivated field contains 0.5 to 1 percent carbon, while soil from the average virgin land, including forest and prairie, contains 3 to 7 percent. “Carbon capture is the only way to get out of this,” he said, explaining his... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Entrepreneur Daniel S. Bricklin: A Class Act
taken seriously." Nevertheless, he decided that his new software program was better suited to PC use. Before long, Bricklin and Frankston had launched their first product: VisiCalc, the first commercially available electronic spreadsheet.... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 20 Feb 2013
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Thanking Veterans Online
commercial perks and government benefits to veterans, Hall feels gratified that his business venture is directly serving men and women who have served their country. He thinks of a sniper who fought under his command. In Iraq, the soldier... View Details
- 20 Jul 2022
- News
Wired to be Inspired
understand, first of all, don't get confused by purpose statements. Theranos had one. Purdue Pharmaceutical had one. Facebook pulled one out in 2016 when they were in trouble. And you read those statements and you’re like, you gotta be kidding me. So the first thing is... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
Harvard Business School with the hope of returning to his banking career. “Harvard showed me a whole different aspect to banking,” he says. “Professor Charlie Williams, who taught Commercial Banking, was my mentor. He made banking... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
and shipping them to restaurants. His idea was to use a similar procedure as the basis for a commercial ready-to-heat soup operation. Eager for a new challenge and armed with both legal and business know-how, Shafir joined with Nessen to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
The awarding of “up-front” bonuses — before cash and profits from commercial endeavors — invites employees to maximize their short-term interests while compromising the company’s long-term interests. Systems of reward that ignore... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
effort in Allston around the commercialization of science and technology. Finally, values and leadership may be the most important work we’ve done here. Leadership is now a defining characteristic of HBS, with a yearlong sequence of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
used software to launch their attacks. “Under the press of business and getting a product to market, some commercial software manufacturers have indulged in a ‘good–enough’ standard,” says Langstaff. “They reason that they can always fix... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
Current business models seem no friendlier to stem-cell R&D than the existing political climate. But that could be on the verge of change, says Bruce Cohen (MBA ’82), president and CEO of Cellerant Therapeutics. His Palo Alto firm develops and View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Work of Art
largest Planet Fitness franchise in the country and had learned about commercial construction along the way. Price offered to put Kaphar in touch with a trusted contractor who would look at the building. That conversation turned into many... View Details
- 07 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Property Owners Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Greg Saunders (MBA 1990) is the chief executive officer of CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital, a California–based financing firm focused on empowering commercial property owners to reduce their the carbon... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Accelerating Therapies
supporting early-stage technologies, enhancing their value, and making them attractive candidates for licensing, startup formation, and commercial development. The idea for the Blavatnik Fellows program resulted from conversations between... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
2005, McNerney assumed his current role at Chicago-based Boeing. With just over $68 billion in annual revenues and more than 157,000 employees, Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company, manufacturing and supporting commercial... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
private companies that have drastically lowered launch costs while pioneering new technologies. This infusion of competition and innovation has led to an increasingly symbiotic relationship between the government and the commercial space... View Details