The 1946-64 post-WWII Baby Boom saw the advent of the biggest generation of Americans ever. As this generation has worked its way through life, like a pig swallowed whole by a snake, it has wrought enormous and lasting changes on each stage of life. The generation that gave us free love and alternative lifestyles is… Continue reading The Aging of America
Tag: growth
Secrets to Growth Revealed
There is no question that “growth” is back at the top of any CEO’s strategic agenda. “However, the mindset that has developed around growth projections is totally unrealistic for most companies – even considering the past decade of strong, economic expansion” argued Chris Zook during his growth strategy presentation last Thursday at HBS. The event,… Continue reading Secrets to Growth Revealed
HID Conference Ponders Aids Developments
On April 6-7, 2001, the world congregated at The Kennedy School of Government for the Seventh Annual Harvard International Development Conference. Speakers from places such as China, Bangladesh, Bolivia, South Africa, Latvia, Mexico, Brazil, and Dominican Republic, spoke about “Delivering Impact: Evolving Partnerships in International Development.” The conference organizers, made up from a partnership of… Continue reading HID Conference Ponders Aids Developments
Recession Regression
Cheryl Alkon knew the job market was tight in 1992 when she graduated from college at the tail-end of the last real recession in the United States. But that didn’t make her six-month effort to find a job as a magazine writer any easier. “If someone was going to get a media job, I thought,… Continue reading Recession Regression
How to Make a Bundle in India
The South Asia Business Association and the Entrepreneurship Club invited Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder, Chairman and Group Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises, India’s leading private sector telecom company, to give a talk at HBS on January 26th. Using his own story as an example, Mr. Mittal gave valuable insights into the nature of entrepreneurship and… Continue reading How to Make a Bundle in India
News In Brief
EC Student Trapped Under Weight of Own Engagement Ring (Hawes 203) EC student Erica Lodge was clinging to life late last night as firefighters worked to free the 28 year-old from her 3.7 carat princess cut diamond ring that toppled onto her in what has become an all-too-typical engagement ring-related accident. “It was crazy,” said… Continue reading News In Brief
New Profit Inc.
Inspirational alums: The Social Enterprise Club recently caught up with Alexander Packard (HBS 1997) to get his perspective on his move from the for-profit to the non-profit sector and the challenges and rewards he has experienced in his transition. Harbus: Can you please tell us about yourself? AP: I graduated from HBS in 1997 (the… Continue reading New Profit Inc.
A Minute With: John Malkovich
“The Dancer Upstairs” marks John Malkovich’s ‘official’ debut as a feature film Director, but is far from his first effort driving theatrical vision. Malkovich is a two-time Academy Award nominee (“In the Line of Fire” and “Places in the Heart”), a veteran stage director and one of the founders of Chicago’s highly regarded Steppenwolf Theatre… Continue reading A Minute With: John Malkovich
CEO of Merisant Company – Manufacturer of Equal Visits HBS
Arnold Donald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of St. Louis-based Merisant Company, visited HBS last month as a part of the African American Student Union’s Distinguished Speaker Series. He was named as the #17 “Most Powerful Black Executive in America” by Fortune in 2002 and was recently reappointed by President (G.W.) Bush to serve on… Continue reading CEO of Merisant Company – Manufacturer of Equal Visits HBS
A Minute With: Peter Hunsinger
Peter Hunsinger is President of the Cond‚ Nast Bridal Group, which consists of the two leading bridal magazines in the United States, Bride’s and Modern Bride, as well as 17 regional magazines and two web sites. Mr. Hunsinger became the first President of the division when it was formed in February, 2002. Mr. Hunsinger is… Continue reading A Minute With: Peter Hunsinger
Building the African Dream
Over 800 people attended the 5th annual Africa Business Conference – “Building the African Dream” – three weeks ago on the HBS campus. The conference was a mixing ground of established businessmen and women, aspiring entrepreneurs, and keen enquirers. Countries all over Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas were represented, the people drawn to the… Continue reading Building the African Dream
HBS Team wins the second prize at the Dell Case Competition
“Business models are converging. New access devices are growing. Where it the money for Dell?”. It’s on this somewhat laconic assignment that the final of the Dell Case Competition started on January, 26th in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the enthusiastic HBS team (Don Khamapirad, Yi Sun, Ellis Chi and Benjamin Gigot).We spent 24 very intense… Continue reading HBS Team wins the second prize at the Dell Case Competition
My Job is Not to Manage a Museum
The Harbus recently had the opportunity to meet with Chuck Prince, CEO, Citigroup and interview him about what it takes to run a large company like Citi, the greatest challenges that he sees for the company today, his views on leadership, and his life outside the office. Harbus: With the great changes that a large… Continue reading My Job is Not to Manage a Museum
"I am bullish on India": Mr. N. Srinivasan
On Friday (November 19th), members of South Asian Business Association (SABA) met with the Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Mr. N. Srinivasan, to discuss the current economic situation in India. Mr. Srinivasan was bullish on India and expressed his optimism that India will continue to be a major player on the… Continue reading "I am bullish on India": Mr. N. Srinivasan
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
Fidelity's Feingold Dishes on Funds, Analysts, and Stock Picks
A veteran Fidelity portfolio manager visited the HBS campus on February 24 to give students a snapshot of the company’s research operations. Jeff Feingold, (HBS ’87), serves as Co-Director of Research for Analysts within Fidelity Management & Research (FMR), a position he accepted just four months ago. Formerly, he managed the firm’s Select Aerospace and… Continue reading Fidelity's Feingold Dishes on Funds, Analysts, and Stock Picks
myTake on Resilience: Taking Action After Loss
On the 17th of January, 2009, I was in Brazil working on a project for the Harvard School of Public Health. It was a Saturday morning and my team had piled into the computer lab to meet our deadlines for the next week. I absentmindedly turned on Facebook. It took me about 5 minutes to… Continue reading myTake on Resilience: Taking Action After Loss
What are the Key Challenges to Development and Growth in India?
The ability to harness the large and growing youth population of India and provide them with the skills to participate in the global economy will be key to India’s ability to continue to progress.
Peter Thiel Uncensored
Does modern financial theory make sense? Peter Thiel, founder of Paypal and prominent venture capitalist, says no, and does so strongly. Speaking to a packed Burden auditorium, Thiel attacked the view of the world that has taken root in America—a view in which individuals cannot possibly have definite, deterministic views of what life will be… Continue reading Peter Thiel Uncensored
Robert S. Kapito
“The reason why ETFs are a phenomenal success is that they solved a lot of problems clients faced with mutual funds, namely surrounding transparency, liquidity, costs and tax-efficiency. Remember, we have been working on developing the ETFs for 15 years before it finally caught on and became popular. This alignment of securities features with client… Continue reading Robert S. Kapito
Lessons Learned – Rich or King, No Dilemma for Me!
Striking off on my own to buy a business was all about my being in “control” of my destiny; I wanted to be King! Being rich was way down on my list. I had so much debt – almost $2M when I started – that I was entirely focused on giving all the cash flow… Continue reading Lessons Learned – Rich or King, No Dilemma for Me!
Inspired Entrepreneurship at Zinch.com
As an entrepreneur you always hope that your venture is touching the lives of others in a positive way. But when Mick Hagen started Zinch.com with a vision to give high-school kids a chance to be “more than a test score in their college applications” he never dreamed of helping so many. Aided by a… Continue reading Inspired Entrepreneurship at Zinch.com
Lessons Learned
Determining how much to offer to pay for a company took a long time to get comfortable with.ÿ600 companies were on my target list, I got positive responses from 60 and decided to make offers on 12 of them.ÿ The first one took 3 weeks, the last one 3 days!ÿ PE companies make hundreds of… Continue reading Lessons Learned
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
Tammie on Start-ups
On the outside it looks just like any other office building on West 20th Street in New York City: no bright lights, no big signs, no fashion models running you over as you enter.walking into the office area and getting greeted by the Halloween décor is also different than I imagined. but just as I… Continue reading Tammie on Start-ups
President of BlackRock talks “Money” with Mia
While at CNBC this summer I had the opportunity to meet Robert Kapito, the Founder and President of BlackRock and a graduate of Harvard Business School. As he was getting ready to go on-air on Squawk Box, we chatted about Harvard Business School and the economy. When I realized Mr. Kapito would be on HBS’s… Continue reading President of BlackRock talks “Money” with Mia
Yummy Yum from Around the World
From the Nigiri to the California roll, aren’t we all invariably left wondering what the secret is? From the green to the orange to the white, aren’t we left guessing what it’s all about? Sushi, no doubt, intrigues most of us. Discovering the secret behind these colorful, flavorful bites was a mission I had someday… Continue reading Yummy Yum from Around the World
An Interview with HBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Jeff Walker (MBA ’81)
This article is the third in a series of interviews with this year’s Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. Sponsored by the HBS Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, the Entrepreneur-in-Residence program invites accomplished entrepreneurs to commit to either a semester or full academic year working with faculty and students on campus. Many people consider the worlds of… Continue reading An Interview with HBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Jeff Walker (MBA ’81)
Lessons Learned – Forecasting Improved Sales Revenue
The Harbus is delighted to introduce our latest columnist, HBS alumnus and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Jim Sharpe, who will be sharing business lessons learned over the course of his career. I’ve learned that predicting increases in Sales Revenue is much more elusive than achieving near term margin improvements, especially the further you are removed from the final… Continue reading Lessons Learned – Forecasting Improved Sales Revenue
