Product Pivot - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

Many distinctive aspects of the textile and apparel industries present challenges to implementing electronic commerce. First, and perhaps most important, is the difficulty of accurately characterizing the product online. Many of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

07 Sep 2021
News

September 2021 Alumni Books

Workparent answers all your questions and has the feel of a good talk with your favorite mentor. Finally, the handbook you need to thrive as a working parent. Pivot for Success: Hone Your Vision, Shift Your Energy, Make Your Move By Amy... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 9

under plausible assumptions regarding this altruism and the reaction of consumers to firms that demonstrate insufficient altruism, existing firms (or brands) can face a larger demand for new products than new entrants. Moreover, the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2022
Blog Post

Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience

We had a period of time where our engineering team grew to three times its size within six months, and we saw how onboarding fell apart using just a document and a buddy. Our team’s productivity dropped precipitously, and we all felt the... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Digital ID network empowers individuals, disrupts the data brokers

a way to verify their eligibility. As a result, he cofounded ID.me, a secure, user-centric identity network. Hall launched ID.me in 2013 with fellow HBS classmate Matthew Thompson (MBA 2010), a former Army Ranger. The company is a pivot... View Details

Career Coach

Lauren Murphy

Lauren is the Founder and Principal Coach of Pivotal Executive Coaching, partnering with senior business leaders to accomplish their professional and organization goals. She works with executives in technology, healthcare, real estate,... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad

Considering an international assignment? Working abroad can be a pivotal juncture in one’s career. Yet making a successful transition to another country isn’t just a question of adjusting to a new culture — it’s also about personal... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; international; relocation; employment

25 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups

have succeeded, one is still in its nascent stages, and one is "pivoting," Cook said. In lean-start-up lingo, pivoting means taking a major change of course based on user feedback—the idea being that it's easier to change the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog

writing a founders’ agreement. You’ll learn tactics for dealing with difficult situations, like firing an employee, pivoting your business model, or selling/closing the business. The course supplements case studies and discussions with... View Details

19 May 2021
Blog Post

Instagram Takeover - Ja’ Saint-Tulias (MBA 2022)

"calling” than a career pivot. As a first-generation student born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, chemical engineering was a path towards creating skincare products and addressing the beauty needs of people of color. However, throughout... View Details

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Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study - Course Catalog

successfully executed a pivot when the original product idea failed to sell. Course Administration/Grading: Enrollment for this course is by application only. To apply, please submit your CV and a paragraph... View Details

Intriguing Questions

criteria of success since I leave with more questions than answers, and three broad lessons that I would like to share. The first is that as much as history is shaped by political figures and pivotal events, it is also shaped by... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

Turning Point: Sparking Change

feel like a million dollars, because I had successfully defended my position in front of 70 people and a tough professor. I was in love with marketing from then on, but Chip Bupp, my operations and production management professor, showed... View Details

25 Sep 2015
Blog Post

4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face

we had a shared passion for technology and building great user-focused products: four out of the six team members had cofounded their own company, three had worked in product development, and four were engineers. Everyone on the team was... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

How Do I Get Your Job?

educate them about these issues. It took a real pivot for me—a real U-turn—to understand that I couldn’t shame customers into feeling bad about past decisions. I could only give them a product that made them... View Details

Keywords: April White

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012

Cynthia says, "but preferred to be on the side of figuring out what products could be. I wanted to move from analyzing results to creating them." At HBS, Cynthia immersed herself in entrepreneurial coursework and club... View Details

05 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Addressing Unmet Needs in Health Care Using an MBA

you arrived at HBS, were you planning to go into a health care career? What influenced your decision to pivot into that industry? Before coming to HBS, I worked at Procter & Gamble as an operations manager. While my first job (only... View Details

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The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation | Information Technology

Featured Case The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation In 2024, VideaHealth was a pioneering startup that sought to make artificial intelligence commonplace within dentistry. Creating an AI factory, they developed View Details

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Generative AI for Business Leaders - Course Catalog

consider? These questions are pivotal whether you aspire to be a corporate innovator driving AI initiatives or a startup founder focused on the burgeoning GenAI market. Understanding the complexities of GenAI goes beyond using... View Details

Profile

Ed Rogers

wine recommendations that take special occasions into account. Once we realized our core differentiating factor, all of our other activities pivoted to communicate our distinction. How do your HBS ambitions fit into the big picture of the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

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