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- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412066-PDF-ENG Customer Discovery and Validation for Entrepreneurs Frank V. Cespedes, Thomas R. Eisenmann, and Steven G. BlankHarvard Business School Note 812-097 Provides practical...
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Carmen Nobel
- 28 May 2019
- News
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
look, I decided that something here is interesting—and probably sustainable. Bitcoin feels increasingly mainstream. What’s behind the lingering skepticism? I think the question is whether there is a fundamental use case. If somebody can demonstrate that, then it’s...
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Dan Morrell
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
patent holder are zero, and an "aggressive" form where they are strictly positive. Even though the patentee's profits are protected with the lost profits damage measure, innovation incentives are reduced relative to a regime where infringement is deterred....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
outcome, even though that was the effect you wanted in a Western market. On the other hand, a sense of peace might be misconstrued as a failure." Valid Concerns For businesses looking to enlist the services of a neuromarketing...
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- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
that these are the most difficult times in memory for many, if not most people. Parents struggle to balance the demands of remote work and homeschooling. Employees who live alone strain to stay focused while isolated from loved ones and...
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- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
valid and do their own independent assessment of what an item is worth to them. For retailers, Ngwe’s research shows that fake original prices could be a strategy to increase sales—but only if regulators don’t crack down harder on the...
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- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
program like Groupon? What steps can they take to mitigate those risks? A: Stories abound of consumers who try to game the system. Consider a customer who wants to dine on a weekend using a voucher valid on weekdays only. Some consumers...
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
"Our process is a structural mechanism that alleviates the problem by getting information into the open and helping managers discuss the undiscussable." But "getting in shape" involves several demanding exercises...
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by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
annually soared from 62,000 to 177,000. Swamped with about 350,000 patent applications each year, examiners are overwhelmed and unable to devote enough time to check out the validity of each one. And thanks to the CAFC, once a patent is...
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- 13 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Following My Dream: Launching a Venture
product (MVP) one could imagine, and I’m very grateful for the advice. Our extensive MVP testing at corporate offices allowed us to validate key assumptions of our business model and value proposition, e.g. more than 70% of our users...
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Entrepreneurship
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
the complex regulatory environment that governs Indian gaming. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51932 Fall 2016 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
integration. The reason is that at low prices, increases in revenue resulting from enhanced productivity are too small to justify the cost, whereas at high prices, the revenue benefit exceeds the cost. Trade policy provides a source of exogenous price variation to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
from fraud, yet simple enough for users to validate their status in a matter of seconds. Hall and Thompson's solution to this problem is Troop ID, a digital ID card that links an email address and password to a person's military...
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
feelings of intimidation with inspiration, achievement, curiosity, and fun. Eureka Ed teammates Nicole Bucala, John Blakeslee, Danny Kuriluk, Rhed Shi, and John Cimina have been working hard during fall 2014 to a) research customer demand...
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- 07 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience
retaining and hiring talent in the tech industry. Companies have reached a point where they must all become tech companies to keep up with the rise of the digital economy, and talent demands continue to outpace the supply of talent...
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- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
care, security, and more). These are valid reasons. But there are workarounds that work. At Harvard Business School, my research looks at ways that the private sector can finance and deliver public infrastructure. For the last three...
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- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
companies must serve a social purpose. “Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose,” Fink wrote. “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance but also show how...
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- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
allocation." The detailed work was still bottom up, but true change had to be driven by the top in a sustained entrepreneurial effort. Bower teamed with Clark Gilbert and others 37 years later to report studies suggesting that while the initial ideas were still...
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by James Heskett
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
Economics 1, no. 1 (December 2009) Abstract Much of empirical corporate finance focuses on sources of the demand for various forms of capital, not the supply. Recently, this has changed. Supply effects of equity and credit markets can...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
Financial Literacy, Financial Decisions, and the Demand for Financial Services: Evidence from India and Indonesia Authors:Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial...
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Martha Lagace