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Stories

Making Dreams AttainableMaking Dreams Attainable   

New initiatives aim to position the MBA Program within the financial reach of more candidates 

Step ChangeStep Change   

When she came back to Egypt five years ago, investor Amal Enan embraced the chaos—and found a path to impact her country’s future 

Free SpiritsFree Spirits   

With celebrity backers, splashy investments, and a bevy of tasty new products, the non-alcoholic drink shelf is the new life of the party 

Clearing the AirClearing the Air   

Faculty and alumni on the opportunity—and necessity—of carbon capture technology 
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  • 08 May 2019
  • Skydeck
Lessons from the Ashes
How Warwick Fairfax lost his family’s 150-year-old media empire—and found his purpose in the process
Re: Warwick Fairfax (MBA 1987)
  • 27 Mar 2019
  • Skydeck
Life Is a Startup
Noam Wasserman on what successful founders can teach us about life beyond business
Re: Noam Wasserman (MBA 1999)
  • 01 Mar 2019
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
The One That Got Away
VCs confess their biggest whiff—and what it taught them
Re: Jeff Bussgang (MBA 1995); Rytis Vitkauskas (MBA 2008); Paul Finnegan (MBA 1982); Debby Farrington (MBA 1976); Tim Draper (MBA 1984); Jo Tango (MBA 1995); Fred Wang (MBA 1992); Bejul Somaia (MBA 1998); Sunil Nagaraj (MBA 2009); Luis Robles (MBA 2010); Ethan Kurzweil (MBA 2008); Elaine Gilde (MBA 1978); David Cowan (MBA 1992); Rob Go (MBA 2007); Chad Waite (MBA 1983); Jeffrey J. Bussgang (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration)
  • 17 Sep 2018
  • Boston Globe
The Business of Being Belichick
Two HBS cases examine the coach's storied career
Re: Jonathan Kraft (MBA 1990); Bob Kraft (MBA 1965); Ted Wells (MBA 1976)
  • 29 Aug 2018
  • Skydeck
The Value of Valleys
Alumni share stories of some of their greatest challenges—and what they learned in the process
  • 25 May 2018
  • CNNMoney
The Rebound: Anjali Sud
Anjali Sud was rejected from dozens of investment banks. Now she's the CEO of Vimeo
Re: Anjali Sud (MBA 2011)
  • 08 May 2018
  • CNBC
How HBS Helped Wolfgang Puck Build a Food Empire
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  • 10 Oct 2016
  • HBS Working Knowledge
Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes
Curious about the motives behind white-collar crime, Eugene Soltes spent seven years interviewing nearly 50 convicted corporate felons.
Re: Eugene F. Soltes (McLean Family Professor of Business Administration)
  • 26 Oct 2015
  • Fast Company
Ron Johnson’s Post-Penney’s Rebirth
Fast Company details Johnson’s new startup
Re: Ron Johnson (MBA 1984)
  • 02 Oct 2015
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
The ‘F’ Word
Failure. No one likes it, yet everyone experiences it—even the high-achieving graduates of a certain business school.
Re: Alex Nelson (MBA 2010); Alison Wagonfeld (MBA 1996); Christina Wallace (MBA 2010); Marty Manley (MBA 1987); Amar Kumar (MBA 2010); Jeff Jenest (MBA 1978); Alan Horn (MBA 1971); Julia Kastner (MBA 2012); Charmaine Kyle (MBA 1999); Ken Towl (MBA 1977); Frank Magwegwe (AMP 185); Barry Rowan (MBA 1983); Michael Gingrich (MBA 2007); Mike Enriquez (MBA 1977); Lara Hodgson (MBA 1998); Chuck Stoddard (MBA 1969); Phil Ebeling (AMP 185); Berry Versfeld (MBA 1973); John Sweeney (MBA 1969); Jim Arbury (MBA 1966); Thomas R. Eisenmann (Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs); Shikhar Ghosh (MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration)
  • 14 Jul 2014
  • Boston Business Journal
After Kickstarter Failure, Tiggly Finds Success in Apple Store, Other Retailers
Re: Bart Clareman (MBA 2013)
  • 08 Aug 2011
  • Big Think
Failure Is Not an Option. It's a Necessity.
By:
Professor Bill Sahlman
  • 02 Dec 2010
  • Alumni Stories
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
Re: Marla Beck (MBA 1998); Chris Michel (MBA 1998); Marc Cenedella (MBA 1998); By: Roger Thompson
  • 03 Mar 2010
  • Alumni Stories
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears
By:
Professor Richard Tedlow
  • 01 May 2004
  • Harvard Business Review Classics
Telling Tales
By: Stephen Denning
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