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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
said Dean Kim B. Clark in announcing the gift. “All of us in the HBS community are forever grateful to Arthur for his generosity and help as we guide the School to meet the demands of the new century. We are proud to rename South Hall — the building that houses our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
sports, education, health, and economics. He shows what questions to ask, which data to collect, how to mold data to yield answers, and how to interpret numbers computed by others. Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century: Innovation... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
Tim Draper (MBA 1984) tells 30 students assembled poolside at Draper University, a seven-week entrepreneurship boot camp targeting 18- to 28-year-olds that he launched in 2012 after purchasing and renovating the vintage 1926 Benjamin... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Women Entrepreneurs Share Insights at WSA Conference
the conference attracted more than 800 women to the HBS campus. The panel on entrepreneurship at which Shukla spoke was moderated by HBS professor Lynda Applegate. It focused on the unique challenges women face in starting a company,... View Details
- 13 Jun 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Momchil Filev and Ben Faw (both MBA 2014)
can help a lot, and yet these are not sufficient. Entrepreneurship is a skill you learn out in the wild, through failure after failure and through persistence when everything... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
change,” says Childress. Why the shift in attitude? “Some people point to 9/11 as creating a heightened awareness of the world as an interconnected system and spurring a search for meaning,” observes Childress. “It may also be generational. Social View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
From the Classroom to Casablanca
with local business partners, tackling real-world challenges through intensive project work for up to 10 days. While the novel ideas the students generate for a new product, service, or experience for consumers are often well received by... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
millions of young adults in West Africa who are eager to embrace better opportunities through WAVE Academy (West Africa Vocational Education), an ambitious vocational program that finds entry-level jobs for its participants within six to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
investor), was interested in investing in entrepreneurship in the aging sector as his “third act.” The duo combined forces and launched Primetime Partners last summer. Primetime’s $50 million venture fund currently has 10 companies in its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Home Sweet (Modular) Home
houses are designed, built, and marketed.” A graduate of MIT, Stuntz launched Green-tech in 1998 following the acquisition of his former firm, Acorn Structures, a custom-home builder. “The new owners didn’t need two presidents,” he... View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- News
One Last Pitch
the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with HBS Alumni Clubs and Associations. In the alumni category, 164 teams had battled it out in 11 regional competitions around the globe. On Wednesday night, in a theatrically... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
Art by Craig Frazier Related Links Alumni New Venture Contest Opens Webinar series (ongoing) Entrepreneurship at HBS (video) Harvard Launches Innovation Incubator Why is it that even when smart, educated, well-networked people launch new... View Details
- 13 Jul 2015
- News
Empowering entrepreneurs in Africa
Maimouna Diakhaby (MBA 2016), who came to HBS because of its leadership focus, plans to return to Africa to help empower deprived communities through entrepreneurship. (Published July 2015) View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Courting the Poor
manner, through virtual showrooms (see photo above) that use computers and sales staff to help customers navigate the store’s inventory and make a purchase. “The company had an amazing influence on customer behavior,” Frei notes. “People... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
years in the Young Presidents’ Organization — the first woman from Queensland invited to join — Russo had sharpened her business skills and bolstered her confidence through seminars and conferences, including a weeklong YPO program held... View Details
- 23 Jan 2017
- News
The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee
offices. Burwick managed all of this, the article notes, while guiding the company through a transition from public entity to private ownership. Before joining Peet’s, Burwick worked at PepsiCo and as president of Weight Watchers North... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2014
low-income youth and companies needing skilled labor. His yearlong training program offers 18 through 24-year-olds the technical, professional, and communications skills needed to transition into careers and college. The award-winning... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
Science Entrepreneurship at HBS, cites studies showing that even mild dehydration can compromise performance by as much as 29 percent. Nix has garnered interest from both endurance athletes—which include about 30 million dedicated runners... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell