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- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
several months in stealth mode while perfecting a full-featured product and planning an expensive launch party at a Las Vegas trade show. Rather, the lean startup launches as quickly as possible with what Ries calls a "minimum viable...
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Women in Leadership, Legacy, and Global Equity: A Conversation with HBS Alumnae Selena Cuffe and Janelle James - Blog: RaGE Report
ages 6 to 11, and what I had to offer would not fit that mark at all. So, before my wedding (in the Class of 1959 Chapel on campus, to another HBS grad!), I decided to quit my job at P&G and relocate to Boston. I went to work for an...
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- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink...
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- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
Clubs News Clubs News Philly Club Builds Sweat Equity with SLT’s Amanda Freeman A dozen intrepid alumni from the HBS Club of Philadelphia recently worked up quite a sweat to learn more about the fitness industry from wellness entrepreneur...
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Margie Kelley
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok—a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New Balance's strategy—focusing on fit...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
presentations, Cuddy contends that we are likely to lose this self-possession in a fit of worrying about the stakes and self-questioning our performance. If only we could stay in the moment, focused on the task at hand, calmly and without...
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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
application in an industry with the most room for improvement. Online retail, particularly online fashion, definitely fit the bill. Why is fashion a good place to focus? The industry faces several challenges that many other retailers...
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- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
Fellow HBS Classmates Enriching the Internship Experience
who come from your school but don’t work at your company. My friends from HBS have really made me step back and carefully consider the special parts of LA and my overall internship. By comparing and contrasting our summer experiences, we...
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Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
study fit into your broader interest in workplace gender issues? Our research speaks to the question of how men construct identities in the workplace, and the role organizations can play in shaping this process. In other research, we have...
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- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
Four Weeks on the Road with MBAs Across America
business, Made Collection. We helped the Collection refine their target audience and customer acquisition strategy, and Mike and Hicham managed to fit in a jam session with some of their resident musicians, too! We also explored Boulder’s...
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Entrepreneurship
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
The growth continued until the original founder, Mark Mastrov, left in 2008. Since then, growth had stagnated, and the company lost its leadership position to LA Fitness in 2012. Throughout, 24 Hour View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
highest. The course orientation fits with popular conceptions of the world of small business, offering visions of highly energized individuals passionate about doing their own thing developing new ideas and creating most of the jobs in an...
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by James Heskett
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
commit scarce resources. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/117114-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-424 The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness In 2016, View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
pricing model, you can try a tiered pricing structure. Option 1: Refundable deposit paid up front plus a loyalty discount. Option 2: Equity participation (noncontrolling stake) plus volume discounts. Option 3: Combination of 1 and 2 plus surge pricing premiums (à View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
the April concert was Tulane University’s Dixon Hall, with a stage that could barely fit all 67 orchestra members. Location was perhaps the least of the LPO’s challenges that night. Many of the musicians were still living in hotels or...
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- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana—the city’s first-ever luxury hotel—his morning meetings begin with something much more basic: “How much water do we have in the tanks?” On a sunny April day in the airy second-floor lobby, Benedetti...
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Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
stints with Trammell Crow Company, Residence Inn, Summerfield Suites, La Quinta, and Sunterra. Named CEO in 2006, Depatie oversees 6,500 employees and 50 properties in 23 U.S. cities. It is, he says, “the job of my life.” Kimpton Hotels...
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- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/819038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-005 BancoSol and Microfinance in Bolivia BancoSol, a microfinance bank headquartered in La Paz, Bolivia, was forced to adjust its lending strategy and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
be achieved if the Argentine society underwent a cultural transformation, setting solidarity as a core shared value. Its association with the prestigious newspaper La Nación served as a valuable tool in attaining such an objective; it was...
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- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
of research. From this perspective, the cautionary message conveyed is very important. Second, we examine how the paper fits into the Street earnings literature. We arrive at less alarming conclusions than the authors about the degree to...
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Martha Lagace