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Dylan Zhou | MBA
but who also enjoyed drawing and painting, learning about this artist-turned inventor (who eventually grew into a businessman too) struck a chord with me and showed me a lifestyle in tech/business that I continue to strive towards today.... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
manufacturers often discard the products sent to them by outside inventors without even looking at them. Because of their hurdle rate—the minimum return required on a contemplated investment—they probably don't have the time or resources... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gray
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
Economic Journal Global Collaborative Patents By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for U.S. public companies, where the inventor team is located both... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Kavya Kopparapu | MBA
Kavya Kopparapu Computer Science/Neuroscience Lowell 2022 Cohort 3 All my life, I've been an inventor working on projects to solve significant problems that I care about. In just the past five years, I've tackled problems such as access... View Details
- 22 Jun 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation
Does Money Lead To Creativity? Inducement Prizes and Innovation Throughout recent history, many foundations have tried to induce innovation through competition, offering massive cash prizes to inventors who meet the challenge of creating... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Dressing by Number
More Retail Revolutions Manufacturing Makeup on Demand Although it isn’t available yet, Mink, a 3D home printer that produces custom makeup, has already made serial inventor Grace Choi (MBA 2013) a cosmetics celebrity. Katrina Lake knew... View Details
- 04 May 2023
- Blog Post
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
whenever they knew the address of each patent’s inventor and used cutting-edge empirical methods to determine causality. In addition to the 1.4 percent uptick in patents, the authors found that new applications cited other patents 3.4... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Elevator Pitch: Game Time
the company completed the largest-ever crowdsourcing campaign for an augmented reality product, raising $1.7 million, and followed it with a $7.5 million Series A in summer 2020. The technology was conceived by inventor Jeri Ellsworth in... View Details
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-006.pdf The Agglomeration of U.S. Ethnic Inventors Author:William R. Kerr Abstract The ethnic composition of U.S. inventors is undergoing a significant transformation-with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy
Jaegle, an MBA candidate who co-leads HBS’s rowing team, met with a Harvard College strategist who surfs, a brilliant inventor at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Harvard Medical School physician-in-training with United Nations... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Noted & Quoted
—HBS professor Rohit Deshpandé, quoted in an obituary for Thai billionaire Chaleo Yoovidhya, inventor of the popular Red Bull energy drink. (Washington Post, March 19, 2012) “Sex sells, and it has since the dawn of time neuroscience just... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
mid-19th century. I selected individuals from different parts of the country who became true titans through the relentless pursuit of a vision or mission. My subjects either were inventors themselves or had leveraged technology in a new... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
inventions). Various factors can affect a company's inventive output, including the presence of inventors who work alone, the type of collaboration among those inventors who work in teams, the amount of team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
when making pricing decisions in the US syndicated loans market and mutual fund managers when making asset allocations near the time of an election. 3. Entrepreneurs and inventors influenced by politics Yet another study found that... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
California, Rock became a believer in the group's vision and set out to sell their idea to potential investors. Thirty-five companies turned him down; investing in something at the idea stage was too foreign to them. Eventually, Rock found Sherman Fairchild, an View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors Your company’s scientists and investors can be antennas that bring great ideas into your company. The key, says Associate Professor Lee Fleming, is understanding... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
is enough interest to go further? Which is the better strategy for young innovators? What are the pros and cons of each? Can the risks be measured and mitigated? “The pitch or spec dilemma touches any independent inventor looking to sell... View Details
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John Bracaglia
technology," says John. Keynote speakers included David Ferrucci, the lead inventor behind IBM Watson, and Max Tegmark, an M.I.T. professor of physics and founder of the Future of Life Institute, an organization that, John says,... View Details
Larissa Bifano
Larissa was named to the PTAB Bar Association’s Inaugural Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials list. And in 2018, she was named to the Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly Top Women in Law list, noting she “helps inventors get protection for some of the... View Details
Keywords: Legal
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Patent search: Product-associated patents
sans-serif;">roduct names rarely appear in patent documents Product name may change A patented technology may be used in many different products with different names Below are some tips for finding patents by product: Search the name of the... View Details