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John R. Sculley
Leaving his position as CEO of Pepsi-Cola, Sculley’s first task as head of Apple involved cutting costs and cutting people, most notably, Apple’s founder and symbol, Steven Jobs. Though the firing of Jobs was difficult for many to digest,... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
H. Wayne Huizenga
Huizenga purchased the one-year old Blockbuster operation from its founders in 1986 and embarked on a massive expansion campaign. Believing that there were low barriers to entry in the video rental market, Huizenga built over 1,000... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
The Anti-Shark Tank
In 2018, female founders received only 2.2 percent of the $130 billion venture capital pie, according to PitchBook; despite that fact, Lisa Blau (MBA 2003) and Amanda Eilian (MBA 2006) are both veterans of the startup world, having... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: No Reservations
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Founder The Pitch The News EatWith CEO Susan Kim (MBA 2003) Founded 2012 This online marketplace allows cooks to sell seats at their dinner tables. TripAdvisor is the latest investor in this... View Details
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Celia Chen
into these industries: what the job entails, what it takes, and the pro/cons of these careers in broad strokes. Celia is also a founder of a coaching platform in China and joined an entrepreneurship-through-acquisition startup in consumer... View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
Illustration by Peter Arkle Illustration by Peter Arkle Sandra Oh Lin (MBA 2003) has raised enough venture capital for now, thank you very much. Lin is the founder and CEO of KiwiCo, which designs and delivers science and art project kits... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 14 Jul 2021
Women in Industry Series: Entrepreneurship
Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Learn from Professor Allison Mnookin why HBS is #1 in female founders and how HBS supports women hoping to start their own company. Hear from HBS female View Details
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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
Conferences Lessons from History Lessons from History Video Clips & Discussion Questions Resources on Indian Business History Business & Government Relations Panel Dr. Prathap C. Reddy Dr. Prathap C. Reddy Founder and Chair of Apollo... View Details
Eric Boutin
Eric Boutin is a digital health investor, board member, and serial entrepreneur, helping early-stage startups to global pharma companies reimagine healthcare through science and technology. Eric helps founders launch, fund, and scale... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
of his new book, Life is a Startup, which Wasserman—who was recently named dean of Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business—discusses here with associate editor Jen Flint. READ MORE Flint: One of the things that you describe in the book is the ability of View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society
for-profit or nonprofit organizations. “Excluding financial service organizations,” he notes, “HBS founders are responsible for nearly 11 million jobs worldwide, across an estimated 43,000 companies and organizations.” In terms of board... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
founder and CEO, Vostu.com. (Financial Times, March 20, 2011) “Do you think the world is out to get you? Go ahead, be a little paranoid. That’s my management tip for today.” — HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, on the power of positive... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India
Amelio Child Care Founder and CEO Sridevi Raghavan (MBA ’08) Amelio is India’s first on-site child-care services provider. The company helps firms to analyze their employees’ child-care needs and assists clients in opening and managing... View Details
Michael Ilitch
quickly generated a loyal customer base. He went on to buy the Detroit Red Wings National Hockey League team building them to their current status as one of the wealthiest sports franchises in the world. Ilitch later added to his portfolio by purchasing the Detroit... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
Paris Wallace
Paris Wallace (He/Him) is the CEO & Founder of NCL (Hiring). EIR @ Harvard Business School. Investor. DEI Crusader. Cyclist. Ovia Health (Acquired: LH). Good Start Genetics (Acquired: NVTA) Paris is the View Details
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
startup with twelve locations across the country. From setting the vision to managing construction build outs, crafting pitches to navigating permits, and having meetings in closets to seeing Ever/Body’s first feature in Vogue, Twist has seen the business through it... View Details
Jodi Gernon
I leverage my 30+ years of experience launching and scaling startups to help startup founders and CEOs succeed. This includes helping early stage founders think about how complete customer discovery, build... View Details
Jodi Gernon
I leverage my 30+ years of experience launching and scaling startups to help startup founders and CEOs succeed. This includes helping early stage founders think about how complete customer discovery, build... View Details
Tasneem Dohadwala
Tasneem Dohadwala is the Founding Partner of Excelestar Ventures, where she and her team are active investors in founders that exhibit compelling promise in medical technology, deep technology and beyond. Previously, her experience... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Jeff Goldman
Practicing solely in the field of immigration law for 31 years; mentor to YC, Techstars, MassChallenge and HBS entrepreneurs; Chair of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's Immigration Advisory Council; Founder of Open Avenues Foundation... View Details