On December 12, the Africa Business, Social Enterprise and International Business & Development Clubs co-sponsored a lecture given by Martin Fisher, co-founder of Appropriate Technologies (ApproTEC), a non-profit organization based in Kenya. Fisher, a Stanford Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, first visited Kenya as a Fulbright Scholar in the mid-1980s. In 1991, he established ApproTEC, an… Continue reading New Technologies for Job Creation in Africa
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SPECIAL DOWNLOAD: Sept. 11 Tribute Tune
Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Jonathan Waggoner (NC) of the band known as Corporate Whore composed a song in an attempt to understand the bigger picture behind the tragedy. Here you can download “The Frame,” performed by Waggoner on vocals, Amanda Krantz (NB) drums, James Jarrett (NG) lead guitar, and Neil Edwards (NA) rhythm… Continue reading SPECIAL DOWNLOAD: Sept. 11 Tribute Tune
Editor-in-Chief's Farewell
Somehow it doesn’t feel quite right. It may say “Editor-in-Chief” under my name, but the drive behind this year’s edition of The Harbus most definitely came from someone else – a person who revamped the design, content, and attitude of The Harbus in more ways than most people recognize. That person is Nicholas Allen Will… Continue reading Editor-in-Chief's Farewell
A Guide to Selecting Ski Boots
Ski boots are the foundation to your skiing and probably the most important component of all your gear. Your day of skiing can be ruined if your boots are the wrong ability for you or aren’t fitting correctly. Let’s take a close look why ski boots are so important. Boots are designed for different skier… Continue reading A Guide to Selecting Ski Boots
Viewpoints: Recruiting Blues
I hate recruiting! The whole process is time-consuming, frustrating and sadistic. It’s all becoming very clear that this year’s process is going to come down to a “networked job-search.” Isn’t the main reason we came here to avoid having to hustle for a job? Another big reason we’re here is to change our function and… Continue reading Viewpoints: Recruiting Blues
Editor's Welcome
Welcome to your first special print-edition of The Harbus, the real mccoy that you can only get here on campus. Our online edition is an important complement to the paper, but you’ll be picking up a freshly inked copy every week right here on campus, complete with the handy work of our professional design team.… Continue reading Editor's Welcome
Self Assessment:
Self Assessment: Mid Term Review of The Harbus As an editorial board, we promised our readers a lot in our first issue in January. With the academic year drawing to a close, and finding ourselves half way through our term of office, we would like to take the opportunity to review how we are doing… Continue reading Self Assessment:
Editorial
Last week, Time Magazine dropped a “B-Bomb” on HBS women and career-oriented women everywhere that makes the “H-Bomb” look like carpet static. In an article about the new book by economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children, the author tells every reader what she wonders why her gynecologist… Continue reading Editorial
Designed for Life: Design School vs. HBS
I thought I would write about my observations and experience as a cross-reg student from the Graduate School of Design (GSD). On my walks over the river to Shangri-La, I would reflect on differences in teaching style, people, campus environment, and perceptions of time. Allow me to share. For those who don’t know, the GSD… Continue reading Designed for Life: Design School vs. HBS
Restaurant Review:
Nestled between historic Hamilton and Morris Halls, beneath the exquisite grounds of the Harvard Business School campus, lies a hidden culinary gem. Eschewing signage of any kind, as if to flaunt its secrecy, the spot has become known to insiders as The Tunnel Vending Machines (TTVM). TTVM has built a reputation on romance, so this… Continue reading Restaurant Review:
The Wedding Planner
Starring: Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McconaugheyDirected by: Adam ShankmanRated: PG-13Running Time: 120 minutes Cinematic Question: Is love just love?Cinematic Moral: Beware of romantic inertia. I wanted so very much to get swept away at the cinema. This movie is horrible though–not even worth “Chick-Flick” credit. Granted, the group of teen girls in front of me… Continue reading The Wedding Planner
Harbus Launches New Online Edition
Striving to offer HBS students a newspaper that matches their cyber-lifestyle, the Harbus is launching a new online edition Monday, February 5. Harbus staff say enlivened design and enhanced interactivity will draw ever more users to the address www.harbus.org. “The online edition is the primary gateway to the Harbus for many of our students, alumni… Continue reading Harbus Launches New Online Edition
The Wedding Planner
Starring: Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McconaugheyDirected by: Adam ShankmanRated: PG-13Running Time: 120 minutes Cinematic Question: Is love just love?Cinematic Moral: Beware of romantic inertia. I wanted so very much to get swept away at the cinema. This movie is horrible though–not even worth “Chick-Flick” credit. Granted, the group of teen girls in front of me… Continue reading The Wedding Planner
Building a brand
Can a building represent a brand?Such was the question that launched renowned New York architect Robert A.M. Stern into a lively dissertation on the relationship between buildings and brands. As part of the Spangler Center’s dedication ceremony last Monday afternoon, Stern addressed a capacity crowd with a message as insightful as it was spirited. In… Continue reading Building a brand
TAG Heuer – Not Just a Luxury Watch But a Legacy
Christmas is just around the corner. Gift-shopping season is here, and I can imagine that the Christmas gift that is on top of most people’s minds is that one special gift for a significant other. I’ve always had a hard time choosing gifts for loved ones, especially with picking presents that I feel should last… Continue reading TAG Heuer – Not Just a Luxury Watch But a Legacy
Warren Buffett:
On October 28th, the “Oracle of Omaha”, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, descended on the HBS campus for the first time in almost two years. Mr. Buffett, an economic advisor to John Kerry’s Presidential campaign, spoke at the invitation of the Harvard Business School Democrats Club. Students were clearly eager to benefit from the Oracle’s… Continue reading Warren Buffett:
Alumni Connections: All Tied-Up
Traditionally, neckties that could be described as ‘out-right fun’ were only seen dangling from the necks of eccentric college professors and Joe Six-Pack. It used to be that well-dressed contemporary men would not be caught dead in a whimsical tie. That is of course, until Lee Allison, a former investment banker and ad-man, made them… Continue reading Alumni Connections: All Tied-Up
Entrepreneurial Idol: Battle of the Business Plans
This year’s Entrepreneurial Idol: Battle of the Business Plans contest put the spotlight on the hottest entrepreneurial ideas and the entrepreneurs behind them during the 20th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference at Harvard Business School. Participants included entrepreneurs from all over the United States; MBA students from HBS, MIT, Wharton, Columbia and Stanford; graduate students from other… Continue reading Entrepreneurial Idol: Battle of the Business Plans
Harvard Team Wins $10,000 Prize in National Urban Design Competition
A team of students from HBS and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) recently competed in the 2nd annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The event was held over the past two months, and finalists presented on March 29 in Pittsburgh, PA. The ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban… Continue reading Harvard Team Wins $10,000 Prize in National Urban Design Competition
FIELD 3: Moving yenta-friend from brainstorming to execution
This week was a busy one for my fellow yentas and me. After spending countless hours together throwing out fabulous ideas and cementing our vision last week, it was now time for our three workstreams to, well, get cracking. The marketing and MVP teams worked together to facilitate our first customer interactions (!) while the… Continue reading FIELD 3: Moving yenta-friend from brainstorming to execution
(Business) Design: Fad or Fact?
Currently a Professor at Case Western University’s Weatherhead School of Management, Richard Buchanan is one of the world’s leading design theorists replica watches. Former head of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design, Buchanan joined Weatherhead’s faculty in 2008. He is also co-editor of Design Issues, a premier design journal published by MIT Press. Buchanan defines… Continue reading (Business) Design: Fad or Fact?
Disrupting Innovation: Going Beyond the Buzz-Word of the Day
Why does design theory matter, what we can learn from it, and how we can practice it? I had the opportunity to speak to Tom Hulme (HBS ‘07), Design Director at IDEO London, on the topic of design and its integration with business //www.replicaforbest.co.uk/replica-breitling-watches-sale-for-uk.html, which enabled me to conclude that the concept of innovation is… Continue reading Disrupting Innovation: Going Beyond the Buzz-Word of the Day
Relax!
Relax. I tell myself to relax at least a dozen times a day, when I feel my caffeine-infused veins tense at the thought of my ever-expanding to-do list. To combat this, I decided to head to the Relaxation Response Workshop featuring Dr. Hebert Benson of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH, where… Continue reading Relax!
Tammie on Start-ups
Have you ever had an idea for a product that you thought could be improved, but you did not know how to get it off the ground? Or perhaps you were frustrated by certain things and thought of a product that would solve the issue? For example: Why is there no flashlight on the iPhone… Continue reading Tammie on Start-ups
What is Success?
Marc Ecko’s artistic journey began in the mid-80s in a makeshift design studio and showroom. Evolving from just six t-shirts and a can of spray paint, Marc Ecko Enterprises has become a full-scale global fashion and lifestyle company. He was on campus to discuss his entrepreneurial story, marketing the Marc Ecko brands and current trends… Continue reading What is Success?
Harvard Green Loan Fund Generates Greater Returns than Endowment
Students may not have heard of the Harvard Green Campus Loan Fund, but they have certainly experienced it. The Green Campus Loan Fund (GCLF) was created to provide capital for sustainability projects, and its managers mix business economics with environmental savvy to develop a smart solution to a common incentive problem. Most large organizations separate… Continue reading Harvard Green Loan Fund Generates Greater Returns than Endowment
RC Partner Wins Cyberposium 13 Logo Design Competition
The Cyberposium 13 marketing team held a design competition for the conference logo. It is an example of user-generated content influencing life on campus Congratulations to Ryan Naragon (Partner NA)! Last week he was selected the winner of the Cyberposium 13: Innovation Without Borders Logo Design Competition. The competition, a first for Cyberposium, was created… Continue reading RC Partner Wins Cyberposium 13 Logo Design Competition
Passion and Business Intelligence in Cond‚ Nast Portfolio
“PASSION” is the core business philosophy at Cond‚ Nast Publications, home to the world’s most sophisticated and intelligent magazines: Vogue, Glamour, Allure, Jane, GQ, Architectural Digest, Brides, Lucky, Golf Digest, Vanity Fair, Gourmet, Cond‚ Nast Traveler, Wired, The New Yorker.and the recently-premiered business magazine, Portfolio. The mission of the company is twofold: to inform readers… Continue reading Passion and Business Intelligence in Cond‚ Nast Portfolio
Graphic Designer / Art Director
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ART DIRECTORThe Harbus is Harvard Business School’s weekly independent student newspaper. We are looking for an energetic, creative, self-motivated and committed individual to take charge as our Graphic Designer. This position will be 25-40 hrs/week, depending on experience and skill level. Main job function is to produce The Harbus print and online… Continue reading Graphic Designer / Art Director
Local Motors Wins Pitch for Change Competition
If you had 30-seconds to make your “elevator pitch,” could you sell someone on your business? How about if you had a little bit longer-2 minutes and 2 slides? That’s what this year’s contestants were up against in the Pitch for Change competition. The goal was to identify business opportunities, both non-profit and for-profit, with… Continue reading Local Motors Wins Pitch for Change Competition
