Skydeck - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Mar 2019
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Life Is a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes In 2010, Noam Wasserman (MBA 1999, PhD 2002) was teaching a course he developed at HBS called Founder’s Dilemmas, which focused on the challenges that young startups face.... View Details

13 Mar 2018
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes In 2007, Navy SEAL Marcus Lutrell wrote a book called Lone Survivor, which recounted his experience during a 2005 mission in Northeastern Afghanistan that ultimately... View Details

15 Sep 2016
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The Burning Man Project

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Hi, I'm Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck, and editor of the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Today's episode offers an inside look at Burning Man. One of the things you'll hear is that... View Details

03 Mar 2020
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Can This Man Change the American Diet?

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Ayr Muir: Hey Chris, where’s the medlar? These are medlar. Julia Hanna: Wow. Ayr: I’m trying to find a nice squishy one. So in... they were popular in medieval times and... View Details

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12 Jul 2019
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The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I wanted to ask a quick favor. We’re running a two-minute, ten-question listener survey to help us continue to bring... View Details

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

redefining the sector, and McDonald’s wasn’t keeping pace. MORE Growing from Within—Almost 90% of McDonald’s in the US are owned and operated by franchisees. Paulo Pena (MBA 2004) runs the rest. Hear from Kristy Cunningham on the all-day breakfast initiative on the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

HBS Alumni podcast, ICV Partners cofounder Willie Woods (MBA 1993) discusses what companies can do to improve Black representation in their ranks. “The approach I'm talking about is a team,” Woods tells Skydeck contributing host Chitra... View Details

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