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- 28 Sep 2023
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Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive
Left: Sarah Stockwell; Top Right: Vinay Devadanam; Bottom Left: Kristina Anderson; Bottom Right: Nicole Feldner Top Left: Sarah Stockwell; Top Right: Vinay Devadanam; Bottom Left: Kristina Anderson; Bottom Right: Nicole Feldner The Clubs View Details
- 17 Dec 2019
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Under Pressure, OXXO Rethinks the Convenience Store
- 01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup
Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,...
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April White
- 23 Jan 2024
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A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup...
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April White
- 01 Dec 2023
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Venturing Forth
Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market...
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- 31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection
that you can’t reopen—then that’s a positive move forward for the organization, not a negative one. We often punish frontline teams when things don’t go right, and that’s the wrong instinct. JF: You mentioned in the book SpaceX’s...
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- 05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
a three-person startup based out of our home. The difference in size and scale is often challenging, but is training me to compartmentalize my head space, wear different hats, and stay grounded! “While the PCL group is expanding borders...
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- 15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Ross MacDonald Here’s the humbling truth: no matter how high your career soars, how many awards you win or companies you sell or differences you make in this world, everyone has to start somewhere. And in those first...
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- 29 Aug 2023
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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
and helping customers figure out automatically how much to buy. But that's baked into the $25 a ton that users pay. So right now, that's how we make money and actually for an app of our size it means that our revenue model is pretty...
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- 12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
key role business leaders have to play in confronting climate change—and the power of HBS alumni to make a positive difference. Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) President, J Adams Strategic Communications; co-author of A Blessing: Women of Color View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
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How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
brother-in-law, who was a CPA; my dad was an 8th grade-educated entrepreneur. And my uncle began taking the money from the partnership that broke up in 1955 and started a competitive chain called Mr. Donut. My dad was so upset at the fact that my uncle had almost...
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Food and Beverage Stores;
Retail Trade
- 01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
roughly the size of a rugby field. The 50-year-old has been farming this small-scale way all his life, and he's been taken advantage of just about as long. The Nigerian government, long considered one of the most corrupt on the African...
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- 02 Dec 2010
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Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
skill in assembling stakeholders who can survive the loss of the assets they contribute if the worst happens. 7. Learning to lead requires a lifelong effort. Most entrepreneurs aspire to grow their small start-ups into large ventures, but different View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
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"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
- virtually an HBS case study itself in logistics management. According to one planner, Foundations core design team member Stever Robbins (MBA '91), coordinating 253 individual schedules and the needs of six sets of faculty members while...
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- 01 Sep 2013
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The First Scrum
Edited by Linda Kush Fifty years ago, two Scotsmen started an HBS rugby team to help relieve the stress of studies. A look back at one of the School's most storied traditions. Photo courtesy of Mike Rush (MBA 1972) When the game of rugby...
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- 01 Feb 1998
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Running Up the Score
some $130 million each to join the major-league fraternity. Since these teams will largely consist of players existing clubs deemed expendable, backers can have few illusions that their investment will be rewarded - on the field or at the...
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- 01 Jun 2013
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EnTRIPreneurs
their insights about grassroots entrepreneurship to America's larger entrepreneurial community. Two stops on the itinerary: 1. Red Ants Pants (White Sulphur Springs, MT) RAP sells USA-made work clothes designed for women, including 70 View Details
- 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 professor Monica C. Higgins,...
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Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2009
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Ready for Launch
of 93 teams that competed in the 13th annual HBS Business Plan Contest. Final presentations were held in Burden Auditorium in late April. A number of competitors from years past (Endeca, Finale, New Leaders for New Schools, and...
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