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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
security. But by the end of 2021, TuSimple had completed an 80-mile run from Tucson to Phoenix without a human driver in the truck’s cab. Routes are currently focused on the “middle miles” in the southern United States, with plans to... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
Runway, Good Start Genetics, EGG-energy, Urban Water Partners, RelayRides, and Birchbox, among others — the Business Plan Contest has grown and evolved from its first iteration in 1997. Back then, 37 teams... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
Ward - once synonymous with out-of-control crime rates, gang warfare, antiquated public housing, crumbling schools, and degrading poverty - have begun to show indications that there may be a way out of the hopeless downward spiral. In their 2000 book Comeback Cities: A... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Big Turnout for Business Plan Contest
The dream of starting their own business inspired 110 teams of students to enter the 2010 HBS Business Plan Contest, which awarded $170,000 in cash and in-kind services to winners and runners-up in separate business venture and social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet
The HBS entrepreneurial spirit was evident on May 1, when nearly nine hundred students and guests jammed into Burden Auditorium for the finals of the School's fourth annual Business Plan Contest. The winning entry, Bang Networks, provides... View Details
- 29 Apr 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Names 2011 Social Entrepreneurship Fellow
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Extremely Transparent and Incredibly Remote
- 18 Oct 2023
- News
Spreading the Words
and their friends and families, uses tablets and educational games to teach math, English, and local languages at schools. The organization also sets up micro schools—one-room digital schoolhouses in communities that lack the requisite infrastructure, such as refugee... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
the US Constitution, you need to understand the time period from which it emerged, Moss argues, and the problems and personalities that shaped it. Today’s case protagonist is Founding Father James Madison; the question he faces is the debate over the “federal... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Capital Connection
markets teams,” observes Beckford. “We take our expertise and figure out the best way to capitalize the deal, which counter-parties—banks, debt funds, REITs, or even insurance companies—are best positioned to fund it, and then help our partners refine their business... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
a high-quality urban institution, to serving on the Virginia Council of Higher Education, to funding the Batten Center for Entrepreneurship at UVA's Darden School of Business. Batten's biggest challenge these days, he says, is to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
Lee For Jonas Lee (MBA ’93) and his investment firm, Redbrick Partners, the purchase, refurbishment, rental, and maintenance of hundreds of low-cost, single-family urban homes represent a terrific, overlooked market opportunity. “It’s a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
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Elevator Pitch: Bridging the Gap
Anas Aljumaily (MBA 2017) Elian Pres-Gurwits (MBA 2018) Cofounders, Gently Concept: Focused on urban markets, Gently is a last-mile delivery service that uses predictive analytics, electric trucks, and “nano-fulfillment” centers to provide sustainable, affordable... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
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William Jones: Builder with a Mission
At an early age, William D. Jones (MBA '89) learned about the fragility of a stable urban community. From their home in the Skyline Hills section of San Diego, he and his family watched their neighborhood gradually decline as businesses... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
family-run Indian conglomerate. Kahn, who worked for agrichemical giant Syngenta AG and knew the industry well, agreed to have a look. The subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet, had expanded beyond its core business of animal feed in recent years, entering poultry processing,... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
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Taking Time Out for a Challenge
during this unprecedented public health crisis. She is committed to planning for the long recovery and rebuilding process that lies ahead. “I’m proud that, over the last year, Welbodi was able to play an important role in helping three... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Education Innovation
CHILDRESS (MBA 2000) Illustration by Peter Hoey Related Links 5 Bright Ideas Charter Revolution Redux Lesson Plans Minding the Gap In an article for Harvard Business Review last year, former HBS lecturer Stacey Childress (MBA 2000)... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
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Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings
and rational process but through a subjective process. Launching Technology Ventures is for students who plan to work at start-ups and at established companies launching information technology products. Sustainable Cities: Urbanization,... View Details
Keywords: curriculum
- 21 Jun 2022
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Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
become, technologists. So far, the webinars topics have included: Building an EdTech Company; Finding Your Technical Cofounder; and Demystifying Technical Investing. More LTI webinars are in planning stages as well. HBS Club of Dallas... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
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Streamlining the Supermarket
shopping every year, Pedró adds. Orders placed online will be ready for curbside pickup in 30 minutes (home delivery will be available for a low fee). TakeOff also plans to partner with grocery stores, so that customers can shop for items... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs