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01 Feb 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

themselves, and develop a communal approach to software platforms to support office operations. In addition, the committee will conduct a survey of clubs to improve its understanding of their successes and challenges. The ultimate goal of... View Details

January 2023
Case

Proday: Calling the Right Play

By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn

Sarah Kunst knew the elements of a successful startup from her tenure at venture capital firms. In April 2018, however, her own app – Proday, a home fitness platform featuring exercises filmed by professional sports stars – was floundering. Kunst theorized that... View Details

Keywords: Social Media; Entrepreneurship; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Product Launch; Social Marketing; Failure; Sports; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Technology Industry; United States

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15 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 15

case concerns the negotiations of a deal by HgCapital, a UK-based private equity firm, to buy Visma, ASA, a Norwegian software company. Visma has received an offer from Sage Group, a strategic acquirer. HgCapital must determine if it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

and more in terms of fostering growth. For those used to a venture-capital model of funding fast-growing software start-ups, it will mean realizing that a socially focused company may grow slower than, say, a cloud computing firm, but... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 May 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Denial Endemic to Management?

Microsoft became dominant in software for PC operating systems; and the belief by entrepreneurs and investors alike that online grocery orders to the long-gone Webvan, the largest single start-up during the Internet bubble, would become a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

information accessible and portable, have been talked about for a long time. One hurdle to progress on this relates, again, to the existing business model, which makes it difficult for information stored on one health-care provider's View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

browsing, address and date book, and wireless e-mail. Oh, and you can also make phone calls on them. And video will be introduced on next-generation phones in the U.S. this year. "The phone is the key device," said Mike Kelley, vice president of engineering... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2005
News

A Primer on Patents

call center, although he had little to do with the invention of the telephone or computer. Financial and software firms will probably end up paying this fellow several billion dollars in royalties. Fighting his lawsuits would not only be... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2003
News

Naina Lal Kidwai

encourage investment in the energy sector would also boost competitiveness. What are attractive investment opportunities in India? Sectors that require technical and labor-intensive input, such as software services, business process... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

2001 Bluesolid (now Appear Networks) has created a software company focusing on WLAN and Bluetooth networks (the so-called WLAN hotspots). The company has gained 15 large corporate customers during its first year of activity, and garnered... View Details

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

packs expire have largely failed. Kadakia must decide, preserve the product or pivot to a new business model? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817002-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-065 Delivering the Goods at Shippo Laura Behrens... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

technology or software people are trained in. People won't flinch to make sure that their employees have the right tools and technology. Language is no different. Q: How are talent evaluation methods driven by a language strategy? Or how... View Details

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley

02 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity

more favorable coverage when spills were reported—the researchers performed a textual analysis of the newspaper stories, mining the text with software that ranks the tone of the words used in a given story. When they added up the scores,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

10 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

Radiologist Some parts of the teleradiology model closely resemble outsourcing in industries like electronics, business processes, or software development. The health-care customer—typically a hospital—sees the need for a service that is... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

consumer who rips you off), same as the old boss (the corporation who ripped you off).'" So many questions, so little time and space. What do you think? Original Article Two Chinese students, entrepreneurs designing a start-up involving View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

services and software space has been consistently strong. Students are also joining technology companies that overlap in retail, heath care, and other direct to consumer industries as they find roles in companies that align directly with... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Mar 2023
News

Is AI OK?

company’s financials. Ballard also knew that Black men were nearly three times more likely to be denied a loan than white men, and that the figures weren’t much better for women, Latinos, or immigrants. So he challenged a group of data scientists and View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

06 Dec 2021
News

HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation

Capital Tech Opportunities who invests in B2B software companies in the late-stage growth phase. Hopkins cites an example that was brought to life in a case discussion attended by the protagonist, a founder of a company who had placed his... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Paul is primarily interested in teaching data science to management students through the case method. This includes technical topics (programming and statistics) as well as higher-level management issues (digital transformation, data governance, etc.) As a research... View Details

Keywords: A/B Testing; AI; AI Algorithms; AI Creativity; Algorithm; Algorithm Bias; Algorithmic Bias; Algorithmic Fairness; Algorithms; Analytics; Application Program Interface; Artificial Intelligence; Causality; Causal Inference; Computing; Computers; Data Analysis; Data Analytics; Data Architecture; Data As A Service; Data Centers; Data Governance; Data Labeling; Data Management; Data Manipulation; Data Mining; Data Ownership; Data Privacy; Data Protection; Data Science; Data Science And Analytics Management; Data Scientists; Data Security; Data Sharing; Data Strategy; Data Visualization; Database; Data-driven Decision-making; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Operations; Datathon; Economics Of AI; Economics Of Innovation; Economics Of Information System; Economics Of Science; Forecast; Forecast Accuracy; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Machine Learning Models; Prediction; Prediction Error; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Models; Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Digital Transformation; Information Management; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption

February 2002 (Revised April 2002)
Case

Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business model for hdt, the product of a merger between two portfolio companies. This case discusses the best way for the... View Details