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- 01 Feb 2000
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The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum
site, but building a persistent brand is a difficult and expensive proposition. "Online customers clamor for attention to be paid to them," she said. "They expect a high degree of customization and politeness." The next panel moved from...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
venture capitalists and the amount invested in founders has its origins in the same historical forces that shaped most industries: When the VC model emerged in the 1940s, white men dominated the workforce. The persistence of the gender...
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- 15 Jun 2021
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HBS Addresses Racial Equity
community because of the persistent inequities they face, but ultimately, this work will be helpful for all underrepresented and marginalized communities. What we’re trying to do is make HBS a place that is inclusive for everybody, where...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
it made us understand what you have to do and the persistence that you have to find inside yourself to really be successful. My first job at Fidelity was the summer after I got out of high school in a place called the Wire Room, where you...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
which innovation flourishes takes courage. Determined innovators persist despite setbacks. But companies shouldn’t count on people succeeding despite the odds; they should shift the odds. Here are three ways to do that. Put innovation at...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
company, only some brands were thought capable of being globalized. While Lux was a global giant, Unilever’s strategies with its other brands reflected a persistent belief in the dissimilarities rather than the similarities among markets....
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- 27 Mar 2019
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Life Is a Startup
the road it comes crashing down. And what we usually aspire to, is we aspire to be neutral. And that we can go and persist, in the entrepreneurial sector, we talk about the persistence piece of what founders go and do. You get a bump in...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
majority, leadership ranks remain male-dominated. The persistence of these inequalities begs the question: Why haven’t we made more progress? In Glass Half Broken, Colleen Ammerman and HBS professor Boris Groysberg reveal the pervasive...
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- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
women who only wanted to try on shoes. There was a lot of box-carrying. There was a lot of different sizes, colors, heel height, and very little buying going on. So it did teach me to be persistent and responsible with regard to...
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- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
advised Emara to switch roles with her male COO cofounder, at least while she was fundraising. "There were a lot of issues on the investor side, and, honestly, they persist today," she says. The collaborative, big-picture approach behind...
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entrepreneurship;
women;
venture capital;
Egypt;
developing economies;
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- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
participate in this event with our Entrepreneurship Council,” says Wasko. “What was apparent to me was Penny’s persistence and willingness to step up to challenges, which is the hallmark of the successful entrepreneur. She has had great...
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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
persistence in offering SARA’s hard data—and solutions—to craft effective legislation. Langford is a frequent presence at Georgia’s state capitol, working to influence policy addressing the opioid epidemic. “We’re going to be running...
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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
and control is often an illusion. Connecting with friends and with nature, Suchors discovers a source of spiritual nourishment, spaces powerful enough to absorb her grief, and joy in the persistence of love and beauty. Risk: Living on the...
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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
attended many ARD meetings over the years. In the late 1960s, Doriot’s influence persisted through the work of his disciples, as various ARD alumni founded and ran the second generation of successful VC firms, including Greylock Partners...
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- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
That's just my persistence that I have. And so I kind of knew, there's no way I'm going to stop. Morrell: Now, Francis, you're finishing your tour of Africa. Tell me when it is you leave Africa. Tapon: Should be in September of 2018....
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- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia, but was denied a transfer to the university’s all-white College of Arts & Sciences when he wanted to change his major to chemistry. His persistence won out, however, and...
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