Leaders have always faced the job of inspiring others while making important decisions with incomplete information. Today's leaders are confronted with challenges and opportunities that have never been more dynamic or complex. We help leaders effectively understand and manage these forces.
Xfund and Sam Altman: Finding Harvard’s Best Generative AI Founders
- MARCH 2025
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- Case
On May 1, 2024, Xfund Managing Partners Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, hosted a high-stakes venture pitch session designed to select one startup for a minimum $100,000 investment. This “Xperiment Stake” competition, dedicated to startups in the Generative AI sector, was particularly...
Hyperscaling Dreams: Ualá’s Path from Startup to Fintech Champion
- FEBRUARY 2025
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- Case
Ualá, a fintech startup founded in Argentina in 2017 by Pierpaolo Barbieri, aimed to increase financial inclusion in Latin America through a digital platform linked to a prepaid card. After rapid success in Argentina, it expanded into Mexico and Colombia, acquiring banking licenses to deepen its...
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)
- FEBRUARY 2025
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- Case
When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Within three years, he had...
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)
- FEBRUARY 2025
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- Case
When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Within three years, he had...
How to Manage for Collective Creativity
14 Sep 2014
We offer programs that strengthen the leadership capacity of individuals and their organizations.
Students exercise the leadership skills they will practice in business and beyond, and leave with lessons in leadership that are practical, priceless, and most importantly, real.
Elon Musk’s Business Empire Is at Risk as Harvard Professor Warns of Instability
Re: Mihir Desai
- 24 Mar 2025
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- Times of India
How To Build Trust At Work: Strategies Experts Say Top Leaders Use
Re: Frances Frei
- 23 Mar 2025
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- Forbes
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