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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
sell it." He uses as examples the fact that few people pay to have their name not listed in the phone book and the popularity of "free" computers -- where consumers get a computer in exchange for giving out View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Professor, Historian, and Storyteller
idea for this book rose to the fore. The Times was eager to have a prominent individual as the editor, so when Nancy Koehn agreed to do it, that was a big selling point for everyone.” As the September Bulletin was going to press with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
They became skilled at watching the bottom line, managing scarce resources, and forming relationships with government and business organizations outside the company. At Abbott, young MBAs most often were placed in sales. As a result, they developed deep functional... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
people build things was very rewarding to him, and he felt he could do this at a larger scale for general-purpose programming. Josh started working on this idea in December 2011, more as a personal project; it wasn't even called Bubble... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Bidding Up
Editor Julia Hanna talks to Wilson about thinking beyond standard economic models, what collaboration looks like to him, and the work that has fundamentally changed the way governments and corporations buy and sell essential goods and... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
challenge that was in front of you. Obviously, there are risks, there are opportunities, but what was your personal calculus as you thought through the opportunity? JW: Professionally, it actually didn’t feel like a big risk because it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
development, and other business activities where on–demand creativity is essential to success. — Deborah Blagg Wheel, Deal, and Steal by D. Quinn Mills (Financial Times Prentice Hall) As a follow–up to last year’s Buy, Lie, and Sell High:... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue
25-year-old company that sells fashion jewelry and home accessories to 450 retail accounts, discussed some of the challenges she has faced as a woman in business. Friedlander attributed her success to a "constant state of being creatively... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
Prescriptions: Free the Data! Build a Killer App Measure Health Care's Real Costs Make Medicine Personal Leverage Human Nature Integrate Preventive Care and Payment BUSH: A passionate advocate for improving health care efficiency and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
1977) (Logos Press) By focusing on three areas—vision, process, and output—managers can improve their performance and satisfaction within their businesses and in their personal lives. This book brackets management insights with a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
entrepreneurship as a trip on a roller coaster, not a rocket ship,” says HBS professor and entrepreneurship expert Bill Sahlman, an early investor in E Ink and longtime adviser to Wilcox. “Very few companies go straight up, and E Ink is no exception. It’s come close to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
on-demand business model. Its success was linked to the proliferation of smartphones in the United States, which made quickly ordering a car to the user’s location possible. A similar trend was emerging in Jakarta. That rapid growth of internet- ready cell phone... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
Illustration by Jeffrey Smith Follow the Passion & Purpose blog A new book about dynamic young Harvard Business School MBAs, Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders (Harvard Business Review Press), presents some two dozen View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
extend their education, and develop workplace skills. They also receive support in personal areas where they need it, such as mental health, addiction recovery, and parenting. A Partnership Is Born Anderson’s own path was shaped by her... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
business, politics, media, and the arts. With a personal fortune estimated by Forbes to surpass $3.5 billion, Schwarzman has come a long way since leaving Lehman Brothers in 1985 to cofound Blackstone with start-up capital of $400,000.... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
ex-wife and I with the model that he and she who much is given much is required. They know that they've always had to give back as well. My life has been very intentional relative to giving back and helping others. I believe that every good business View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
Hsieh, and Lyft founder John Zimmer, centers around a team-based curriculum. To date, DU has nearly 500 alumni from 50 countries, with more than 250 startups created, including a medical device company, an apartment listings app, and an exchange for users to View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
personally transporting several patients to local COVID wards. “Instead of giving people numbers, we do the work for them,” he told India Today. “If someone needs a nebulizer, a medicine or oxygen, we get it to them.” The article goes on... View Details