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- 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31
The case explores RentJuice's early development and the challenges it confronted in scaling its direct sales effort. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/811069-PDF-ENG Rent the Runway Thomas R. Eisenmann and Laura WinigHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009
customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that should DVDs (e.g., documentaries) are held significantly longer than want DVDs (e.g., action films) within-customer. Similarly, we also predict and find that people are more likely to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
business leaders, moderated by HBS professor Myra Hart, at the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference. Robin Chase said that being a woman did not hinder her ability to start Zipcar, a service allowing customers to rent cars... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
conditions, people are scrambling and realizing that it's tough to refinance their debts. For instance, a landlord of an apartment building in Bangalore has a short -term loan in dollars that is being serviced or paid for in rupee receivables. In other words, the... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
payments, and are forgivable if firms use the cash infusion for essentials like rent and to retain most workers. A catastrophe in France A dozen years ago, as the Great Recession unfolded, French small businesses also faced catastrophic... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 319-013 Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since the ensemble’s inception, she has rented spaces where... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport
industry: dry bulk carriers, which primarily carry iron ore, coal, and grains; cargo ships, run by companies like Maersk that rent container space; and fuel tankers. In 2011, Dry bulk ships made up about 40 percent of the shipping... View Details
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
capture rents outside of the marketplace. We synthesize this body of research under the umbrella term institutional strategies, which we define as the comprehensive set of plans and actions directed at strategically leveraging and shaping... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
for someone to get off the ground: enough to buy inventory, rent space, and begin to generate an income in order to feed, clothe, and shelter a family. A legal loan of that amount from a real bank is also the difference between paying... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
does not exceed 30 percent of the median family income in a given area. In one typically hard-pressed neighborhood, Boston's South End, the average two-bedroom apartment rents for $1,400, considerably more than 30 percent of an average... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007
rental customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that people are more likely to rent DVDs in one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs (e.g., documentaries) are rented... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
decade, they have also encountered difficulties that could limit future growth. In some ways they’ve become victims of their own success, says Raffaelli, reinvigorating neighborhoods only to see their own rents rise. In addition, they’ve... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
drugs,” says Giusti. Working with leaders at direct-to-consumer enterprises and five leading cancer organizations, they drew on the experience of businesses including Keurig, Peloton, and Rent the Runway to develop more effective... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54794 Harvard Business School Case 518-047 Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent Armarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the opportunity to View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
systems were in need of an update, and since GLBG last made heavy IT investments in the late 1990s, the technology had changed considerably. GLBG sought Rechtin’s advice on whether or not it should build a new data center, pursue a wholesale colocation solution, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
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First Look - November 1, 2016
conversely, the flaunting of a busy life and a dearth of leisure time. In addition, people’s relative interest in buying luxury experiences versus luxury products is increasing. Technology has introduced new business models, such as collaborative consumption in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
travelers the flexibility and convenience of flying private aircraft for their personal and business needs at an outstanding and unparalleled value. Sentient functioned differently and more efficiently than traditional charter companies: it used an open fleet model,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 8
concentration and rent seeking. Recent economic reforms have shaken up many sectors of the economy and stimulated rapid economic growth. Conglomerates, which account for a substantial portion of large, organized business activity, need to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
team's time slot. They go off to digest the feedback, making way for a team in the hallway that's vibrating with nervous energy. Much like the businesses that had their start in a similar scene—recent successes include CloudFlare, Rent... View Details