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- February 2022
- Case
NFX Capital and Moov Technologies
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Nicole Tempest Keller
In July 2019, James Currier, a general partner at San Francisco-based NFX Ventures, was considering a seed stage investment of $1.5 million in Moov Technologies, a B2B marketplace for used industrial equipment. NFX was a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Network Effects;
Marketplace Matching;
Digital Platforms;
Market Design;
Applications and Software;
Semiconductor Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
San Francisco
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "NFX Capital and Moov Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 822-045, February 2022.
- 2022
- Article
Why Facebook and Twitter Opened the Door to NFTs
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Why Facebook and Twitter Opened the Door to NFTs." Bloomberg Opinion (January 25, 2022).
- Article
Most NFTs Are More Like Baseball Cards Than Fine Art
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Most NFTs Are More Like Baseball Cards Than Fine Art." Bloomberg Opinion (January 20, 2022).
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2021 Was a Mess, Unless You Count the Palindrome Days
Kominers, Scott Duke. "2021 Was a Mess, Unless You Count the Palindrome Days." Bloomberg Opinion (December 31, 2021).
- December 2021
- Article
Auctioneers Sometimes Prefer Entry Fees to Extra Bidders
By: Jiafeng Chen and Scott Duke Kominers
We investigate a market thickness–market power tradeoff in an auction setting with endogenous entry. We find that charging admission fees can sometimes dominate the benefit of recruiting additional bidders, even though the fees themselves implicitly reduce competition...
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Chen, Jiafeng, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Auctioneers Sometimes Prefer Entry Fees to Extra Bidders." Art. 102737. International Journal of Industrial Organization 79 (December 2021).
- December 1, 2021
- Article
Do You Know How Your Teams Get Work Done?
By: Rohan Narayana Murty, Rajath B. Das, Scott Duke Kominers, Arjun Narayan, Suraj Srinivasan, Tarun Khanna and Kartik Hosanagar
In a research study at four Fortune 500 companies, when managers were asked about their teams’ work, on average they either did not know or could not remember 60% of the work their teams do. This is a major problem because it can lead to unrealistic digital...
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Keywords:
Leading Teams;
Work Recall Gap;
Machine Learning;
Algorithms;
Groups and Teams;
Management;
Technological Innovation
Murty, Rohan Narayana, Rajath B. Das, Scott Duke Kominers, Arjun Narayan, Suraj Srinivasan, Tarun Khanna, and Kartik Hosanagar. "Do You Know How Your Teams Get Work Done?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (December 1, 2021).
- November 18, 2021
- Article
With Decentralized Identity, Your Reputation Travels with You Across Cyberspace
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Jad Esber
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Jad Esber. "With Decentralized Identity, Your Reputation Travels with You Across Cyberspace." Future (November 18, 2021).
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Just Tell Everybody to Go Get a COVID Booster
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Just Tell Everybody to Go Get a COVID Booster." Bloomberg Opinion (November 16, 2021).
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How NFTs Create Value
By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
How much could a cluster of pixels possibly be worth? More pointedly, why is it worth anything at all? The explosion of NFTs and their accompanying marketplaces have left many baffled, incredulous, and deeply skeptical. But while NFTs may be fetching eye-popping,...
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Keywords:
Technological And Scientific Innovation;
Crypto Economy;
Blockchain;
Technological Innovation;
Currency;
Technology Adoption;
Digital Transformation
Kaczynski, Steve, and Scott Duke Kominers. "How NFTs Create Value." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (November 10, 2021).
- October 26, 2021
- Article
It's Time to Knock Down the Walled Gardens of the Payments System
By: Christian Catalini and Scott Duke Kominers
Catalini, Christian, and Scott Duke Kominers. "It's Time to Knock Down the Walled Gardens of the Payments System." American Banker 186, no. 205 (October 26, 2021).
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What Really Happens in an NFT Bear Market?
Kominers, Scott Duke. "What Really Happens in an NFT Bear Market?" dGen Network (October 24, 2021).
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Nobel Winners Found Economic Experiments in the Real World
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Nobel Winners Found Economic Experiments in the Real World." Bloomberg Opinion (October 11, 2021).
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A Novel Framework for Reputation-Based Systems
By: Jad Esber and Scott Duke Kominers
Esber, Jad, and Scott Duke Kominers. "A Novel Framework for Reputation-Based Systems." Future (September 30, 2021).
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World Can Have COVID Boosters and Its First Doses, Too
Kominers, Scott Duke. "World Can Have COVID Boosters and Its First Doses, Too." Bloomberg Opinion (September 28, 2021).
- September 24, 2021
- Article
A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy
By: Li Jin, Scott Duke Kominers and Lila Shroff
Platforms are fundamentally changing the contract between workers and companies—and the workers and creatives that create value for platform companies, and rely on platforms for their livelihoods, often have little power when it comes to getting their concerns...
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Keywords:
Gig Workers;
Decentralized Collective Action;
Internet and the Web;
Labor;
Labor and Management Relations;
Digital Platforms
Jin, Li, Scott Duke Kominers, and Lila Shroff. "A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (September 24, 2021).
- September 2021
- Case
Birchal: Equity Crowdfunding in Australia
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Alexandru Nichifor
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Alexandru Nichifor. "Birchal: Equity Crowdfunding in Australia." Harvard Business School Case 822-034, September 2021.
- September 20, 2021
- Article
The Puzzle of OpenSea Private Sale Fees
Kominers, Scott Duke. "The Puzzle of OpenSea Private Sale Fees." dGen Network (September 20, 2021).
- September 2021
- Article
Oh's 8-Universality Criterion Is Unique
Using the methods developed for the proof that the 2-universality criterion is unique, we partially characterize criteria for the n-universality of positive-definite integer-matrix quadratic forms. We then obtain the uniqueness of Oh’s 8-universality criterion as an...
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Keywords:
N-universal Lattice;
8-universal Lattice;
Universality Criteria;
Quadratic Forms;
Additively Indecomposable;
Mathematical Methods
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Oh's 8-Universality Criterion Is Unique." Kyungpook Mathematical Journal 61, no. 3 (September 2021): 455–459.
- August 2021
- Case
Zoom Video Communications: Building a Culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion During COVID-19
By: Karen G. Mills, Scott Duke Kominers, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and Gabriella Elanbeck
Keywords:
Diversity Management;
Diversity Training;
Cultural Change;
Cultural Diversity;
Inclusion;
Inclusive Growth;
Inclusive Hiring;
Hiring;
Hiring Of Employees;
Recruiting;
Performance Management;
Change Leadership;
Race And Ethnicity;
Racial Bias;
Racial Disparity;
Racial Injustice;
Racial Tensions;
Racism;
Organization;
Organization Process;
Organization Structure;
Structural/institutional Racism;
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership And Managing People;
Leading;
Gender Bias;
Discrimination;
Inequalities;
Inequality;
Social Change;
Employee Attitude Development And Empowerment;
Employee Bonding;
Employee Empowerment;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Fairness;
Employee Morale;
Employee Performance Management;
Employee Relations;
Company Culture;
Company Values;
Values;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Age;
Ethnicity;
Gender;
Business Processes;
Change Management;
Change;
Race;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Jobs and Positions;
Job Interviews;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Management;
Management Teams;
Business or Company Management;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Style;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Culture;
Happiness;
Prejudice and Bias;
Satisfaction;
Equity;
Identity;
Leadership Style;
Values and Beliefs;
Technology Industry;
United States
- Article
Why Today Is Math Geeks' Favorite Friday the 13th in a Century
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Why Today Is Math Geeks' Favorite Friday the 13th in a Century." Every (August 13, 2021).