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- 28 Oct 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Nick Soman (MBA 2010)
be defeated by greater and greater things.’ Every day brings bigger opportunities and challenges, and I get to take on both with an amazing team.” What do you know now about starting a company that you wish you had known then? “I wish I... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS
enthusiasm, his opinion changed when he began interviewing the entrepreneurs. At that point, he said, "I was sure there were some promising opportunities in this group." Before the forum was over, presenter Jill Card of IBEX Process... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Beyond Case Writing
opportunity to withhold information from their husbands about access to contraception. The results? Providing cheap and convenient forms of birth control led to a reduction in unwanted births only when women were given full autonomy over... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
advance initiatives to serve society and to address the opportunities and challenges facing the world today,” Datar said. Broad, Versatile Support Strengthening the role business plays in society has been central to the HBS mission since... View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
requires a significant initial capital investment, and she raised just over $10 million in seed and series A funding to get it up and running in 2011. Since then, Lin’s had plenty of opportunities to raise more capital. But the company’s... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
opportunity “to add to the texture of a village of creative artists who have the power to influence a huge global audience.” A year later, with Blackhouse cofounders Ryan Tarpley and Carol Ann Shine, Diamond began developing and hosting... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
are much better leaders,” he explains. Stepping out of the CEO’s chair early gave George the opportunity to put his thoughts about leadership into a recently published book, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets of Creating... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Starbucks the world's fastest- growing global brand. "We're fortunate because coffee and the coffeehouse concept have cross-cultural relevance," Smith observes, predicting that the company will have a presence in fifty countries by 2005. "Our stores provide people with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Lighting the Way
transcend a corporate environment that fails to offer every employee equal access to opportunities for growth. An organization’s strength is its diversity, and managers who recognize this are better positioned to leverage the skills,... View Details
- 07 Nov 2018
- News
A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis
access a safe drink of water, and one in three people lack access to adequate sanitation. We can channel the opportunities that we've had, the insights that we've had, the relationships that we've forged, to solve one of these great... View Details
- 24 Oct 2016
- News
Health Care Pioneer Giusti Named McCance Senior Fellow at HBS
research, K–12 education, and environmental conservation. A longtime HBS volunteer and donor, he established the new chair in honor of his 50th HBS Reunion. “I believe in the momentum of the School,” said McCance upon making this recent gift. “I see tremendous View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Making Private Equity Public Knowledge
of three investment professionals, offering Sheyner the same thing that first attracted him to private equity: ownership. "It's an opportunity to place a really big bet on myself, which is what I want to do." View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Extending Opportunity: Brock Family Fellowship
30th. "I'm interested in supporting people and helping them find their way," she says. "Throughout my career, I've tried to mentor women in hopes of extending opportunities to them." Brock-Wilson, who participated in the School's two-day... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Time to Trek
WesTrek in past years. “I think both the students and alumni benefit,” he says. “Each group gets low-risk access to the other — it’s a great introduction for students to learn about a particular organization and industry, and the company gets the View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Outsourcing for Radical Change
don't think of using outsourcing in the way this book describes. If they confront the need to transform their enterprises, they should know about this tool. For consultants, this may be one of the solutions a client needs. For entrepreneurs, many of their highest-value... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Books
Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty, by Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian MacMillan, offers a practical blueprint for thinking and acting in environments that are fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain. It provides both a guide to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
provided an opportunity to consolidate student services previously scattered across campus. MBA administrative offices moved into the top floor, and the lower level included a casual-dining grill, the Harvard Coop, IT support services, a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual around yoga offers market View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Collaborative Cures
scientific and technological foundations of medical invention are already straining our existing institutions. By thoughtfully approaching business model innovation, we will be more successful in navigating the opportunities and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bruce Levy (MBA 1977)
no conflict, it would be like a doctor not having sick patients or a firefighter not having any fires to put out. So you deal with it. Player skills, competition, and coaching in the WNBA is getting better and better every year. Now women in college realize there’s a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen