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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
your book as you do writing it.” —Douglas P. McCormick (MBA 1997), investor, entrepreneur, and author of Family Inc.: Using Business Principles to Maximize Your Family’s Wealth “[Investment consultant and fellow author] Charley Ellis (MBA 1963) told me to make sure I...
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- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
what is the big market that you're going to address. And so always just keeping an eye on what is the bottom line. I think that was kind of helpful in thinking about pitching investors and, again, backed up by the data that we had....
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Ink
something well, you’re not just looking at a Kuwaiti investor or a regional investor—it’s a global scene.” —Faisal Al-Hamad (MBA 2005), discussing the $170 million acquisition of Kuwaiti online food delivery service Talabat by Germany’s...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
What Barna wasn’t fully prepared for, though, was the additional obstacles that came from fundraising while female. “Trying to explain the needs and consumer behavior of women buying beauty products to View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Charlie Rose Interviews Goldman CEO Paulson
was invested in U.S. capital markets; today it is 33 percent,” said Paulson. “Foreign investors are finding our markets less attractive,” he warned, and later noted that there is a danger that the United States “may suffocate” from...
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- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
leadership practices and organizational culture in the business world.” Beyond his near-weekly speaking engagements, Frey continues to help Utah’s economy as an angel investor who is focused on commercialization of technologies emerging...
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Jill Radsken
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
prevent missed deadlines, or to kick-start savings—then you know there are thousands of apps, books, and YouTube videos promising to help and offering sound guidance. And yet you’re still not where you want to be. This trailblazing book from award-winning View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
several years as a consultant for Construction Specialties, a manufacturer of specialized architectural products. At the same time, his nephew Mark brought him on board as an investor and marketing consultant in several high-tech...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
million sale to Florida investors and impending departure from San Francisco. “That’s my ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ headline,” declares Baer, for whom keeping the Giants in San Francisco is one of the remarkable business accomplishments he...
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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
entrepreneurship as a trip on a roller coaster, not a rocket ship,” says HBS professor and entrepreneurship expert Bill Sahlman, an early investor in E Ink and longtime adviser to Wilcox. “Very few companies go straight up, and E Ink is...
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- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
restaurants in China. It was all the things that investors were pressing for—moves that saved the company $200 million by the end of 2016, with a target of $500 million by the end of 2018. “It was housekeeping,” says Kempczinski of the...
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- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
Corporation, Aspen Strategy Group, and the Aspen Economic Strategy Group; and co-chair of the Cyber Readiness Institute. She shared her perspective as both an investor and a former Commerce Secretary (under President Obama), telling...
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- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
percent with their newfound investor money, or sit back and tinker and refine further. That created a lively debate, particularly between guests in the tech sector and those representing more traditional industries.” This is the second...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
special interests, particularly as they corrode the tax code? Unless both sides of the equation, revenue and expense, are questioned on the issue of fairness, I’m digging my tax heels in. Brian Mullen (MBA 1980) Lawrence, NY Investors...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
like Reddit, analysts took note, with some investors pocketing millions—and others losing their shirts. “A meme stock is a stock whose price has ripped far away from any sense of the firm’s underlying fundamental value,” explains Lauren...
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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
professional goals, she did not realize what made the company so special until after she resigned. Only then did she comprehend what being a true leader involved. The Index Revolution: Why Investors Should Join It Now by Charles D. Ellis...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
literary way. The Money Train: 10 Things Young Businesses Need to Know About Investors By David Pattison (AMP 152, 1997) Practical Inspiration Publishing Before you get on the money train, here’s what you need to know. Say you have a...
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
proud of the turbulence of our own making and the actions we took out of despair. This book sets out to change that. Belsky draws on his experiences building Behance, selling it, and then working as an investor and advisor to distill...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
perfect set of slides to convince investors to back you and your venture. The authors, veterans of the startup world, show you how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show to garner financial...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
what matters most; facing conflict, adversity, and ambiguity with decisiveness and confidence; setting uncompromising standards for behavior and performance; and selecting and developing great people. Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven...
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