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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
Philippe Cahuzac (far right) and his Gaia Design cofounders (Photos courtesy of Gaia Design) Philippe Cahuzac (far right) and his Gaia Design cofounders (Photos courtesy of Gaia Design) Gaia Design is a Mexico-based online furniture...
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- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Hungry for Change
with a vendor to build an online marketplace that will essentially be a Craigslist of hunger, where restaurants or even smaller entities can post food availability—say, 50 pounds of chicken breasts at a...
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Agriculture
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
a missed opportunity. “Blockchain platforms are mini-economies written in code,” she explains. These digital systems are intended to help people carry out transactions and create value. And who better to help guide the implementation of a new digital currency or...
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- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
in 2015, Sounouvou had recently launched Exportunity, a secure digital marketplace that connects African suppliers with buyers around the world. Through the company’s platform, farmers in Benin can sell their produce to a manufacturer in...
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April White
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
successful online marketplace Care.com. Marcelo, the fifth of six children, was raised in a tight-knit family. Her parents, who eloped in their late teens, did not fall into stereotypical gender roles. “My...
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Susan Young
- 21 May 2016
- News
The Age of Consignment
article highlights the efforts of online fashion resellers Material Wrld, founded by Rie Yano and Jie Zheng (both MBA 2010), and thredUP, founded by Christopher Homer and James Reinhart (both MBA 2009) as well as gadget collector Gazelle,...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
that today’s nurse shortage could reach 1.2 million vacancies in the same time frame. Alexi Nazem (MBA 2011) has seen the impact of these shortages firsthand. “Health care is a very broken system,” says the doctor and cofounder of Nomad Health, an View Details
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April White
- 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...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering Japan through e-commerce
he developed a web-based shopping mall—Rakuten, which roughly means “optimism”—often called the Amazon.com of Japan. “We created an online marketplace where customers can interact with shop owners, and we...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Vision: A Unicorn Evolves
Wes Hather. The would-be founders then went looking for “a big problem” and a tech-based solution. GroupTalent was born in 2011 to address the challenges of employee recruitment with an online marketplace. But two years later, the company...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Learning to Speak the Language of Business
companies with a commanding presence in their home markets. But to call Mikitani’s company, Rakuten, the Amazon.com of Japan would overlook fundamental differences for customers and merchants alike. “We created a real online View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Is the Auction House of the Future Online?
“Balloon Dog (Blue), 2005” by Jeff Koons sold for an undisclosed amount as part of a May Paddle8 auction. (Photo courtesy of Paddle8) When the hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan decided to produce just one copy of their album Once Upon A Time in Shaolin as a work of...
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- 05 Dec 2016
- News
How to Start a Tech Company Without Tech Experience
(photo via Twitter) (photo via Twitter) Rob Biederman (MBA 2014) and his fellow HBS cofounders didn’t have any tech experience when they launched the online freelance marketplace HourlyNerd. Three years...
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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Ready for Take-Off
(MBA '77) of Communispace, a software environment for virtual collaboration within companies. Tracy A. Lawrence (MBA '99) of GetConnected.com, Inc., an Internet channel where consumers can comparison-shop among telecommunications providers. Lydia M. Marshall (MBA '75)...
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Spingboard
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
Laura S. Scher (MBA '85) is something of a modern-day Robin Hood, an entrepreneurial activist who redistributes the wealth of the marketplace to those in need. Through her company, San Francisco based Working Assets Funding Service, this...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
ATTRACTING INVESTORS like moths to a flame is Firefly Network, Inc. (www.firefly.com), a privately held firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that strives to make the Internet more consumer-friendly. Firefly CEO and co-founder Nicholas Grouf explains that the company's...
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Garry Emmons
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap online giftcard View Details
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Multiple alumni
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
fundamental changes that are happening to business as a result of the Internet, digital communications, and ubiquitous connectivity. From building online business models, to formulating digital strategies, to competing in the uncertain...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Show Me The Money — Or Not
course, winning the contest is no guarantee of success. Conversely, a number of plans that failed to make the semifinals found success in the marketplace. Contest judges panned Stig Leschly’s (MBA 1997/JD 1998) plan for Exchange.com, an View Details