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- 22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order
co-leading the Collaborative in partnership with the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute—where Jules Kortenhorst (MBA 1986) is CEO—as well as the Association for Energy Affordability, the US Passive House Institute, and the Vermont Energy View Details
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Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by;
energy;
environment;
sustainability;
entrepreneurship;
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation;
Transportation;
Water, Sewage and Supply Systems;
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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
better than the risk for getting into the Internet." Startup Smarts Previous work experience is often the critical factor in helping an aspiring entrepreneur make the judgment calls necessary to spot and develop a good business...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: The Money of Invention
the United States. That trend will continue, they contend. Despite many of the recent excesses in the venture industry and the slide in the economy — and more specifically in the venture-drenched tech sector — Gompers and Lerner assert that venture capital View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Research Brief: As the Wind Blows
To better understand the prospects for future entrepreneurial success in sustainable industries, Professor Geoffrey Jones looks to the past. In his chapter in the new book Green Capitalism?, for instance, Jones delves into the history of wind energy to identify the...
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- 01 Jun 2000
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The Right Connections
backgrounds or experience levels of the top management team -- the CEO, CFO, and chief scientific officer, in particular -- aren't really the deciding factors for investment bankers," explains HBS associate...
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Judith A. Ross
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
losses in June. Will crypto overcome the challenges on the road to mainstream adoption? What’s standing in its way? HBS faculty members Charles C.Y. Wang, who has written about public firms’ investments in, and accounting for,...
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
Professors Eugene Soltes and Aiyesha Dey; image by John Ritter When Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 of all seven charges against him related to the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the jury needed less than five hours to deliberate after a months-long trial. The...
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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
Image by John Ritter Image by John Ritter An estimated $30 trillion in assets worldwide—including half of all professionally managed assets in Europe—are already evaluated through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) or impact screens, leaving no doubt that...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
Programs An outdated regulatory system designed for the traditional banking system was one of a number of important factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis, Professor David Scharfstein says. “The financial system had evolved over 30...
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Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar;
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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets
Lillian Too (MBA '76), formerly Kim Lim, is the executive chairman of her own publishing and investment company in Malaysia. She is the author of eight best-selling books on the ancient Chinese science of Feng shui (pronounced FUNG...
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- 15 May 2020
- News
New Menu
support from some surprising places, including the country of Singapore's investment company, Temasek, and Tyson Foods, the world's second largest processor of chicken, beef, and pork. Both were looking to the future with their View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
and Santiago, Chile For-profit conservationists David Blood (MBA 1985) Generation Investment Management London, New York, and Sydney Investment management that integrates sustainability View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
Silicon Valley a natural fit. It’s a path that worked quite nicely for Thomas, who eventually rose to vice president of marketing at SuccessFactors, a software firm focused on employee performance and strategy solutions. Then, in 1995, Thomas was introduced to chef...
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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
2003, the group fans out to test the idea with some 2,500 farmers in the area; after this outreach, MME has 729 members willing to make the minimum investment of $20,000 and 10,000 bushels of corn annually. For the farmers, MME offers a...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
Samuel L. Hayes, III (MBA '61, DBA '66), the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Emeritus, is a widely recognized authority on capital markets, Wall Street, and the corporate interface with the securities markets. He takes a...
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Garry Emmons
- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
for the global shift away from carbon-based energy, and how to factor climate change into investment strategies that emphasize sustainability. Kiernan says there were several big messages in the discussion,...
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- 01 Jun 2002
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Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
discussed the Argentine crisis that began late last year. A professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Hausmann described the economic factors leading to the fiscal collapse and suggested policy implications for the future....
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- 25 Aug 2022
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Full Stream Ahead
multistrategy firm focused on investment in the entertainment and media space, says that when interest rates are as low as they were for the last decade, “investors start looking for places to pick up returns that feel safe but also have...
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- 13 Jun 2017
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Finding Common Ground
why the environmentalists were visiting Monsanto. As pollinators, honey bees play a crucial role in the food chain, but their numbers have been in precipitous and alarming decline in recent years. What’s worse, no one is able to isolate one specific cause. Suspected...
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Ralph Ranalli
- 28 May 2019
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Ask the Expert: In Security
Young takes your questions about how to safeguard an enterprise against today’s threats and those of the never-too-distant future. Where should companies invest their time and dollars to ensure minimal impact of an event and fastest...
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