Picture this. It’s Go Day, and you and your FIELD 3 team have started building a product-based business. You pitch to your investor section, and despite a few tough questions, you walk out feeling great and high-fiving each other. Then, after the stock markets open, you hear that your stock price plummeted from $100 to $10 almost instantly.
Last summer, I had the opportunity to intern with Trunk Club, a men’s clothing service that makes it easy to find great clothes without any shopping. It was my first experience working at a start-up; when I joined, the company had just hit their first full year of sales, and was growing quickly. What makes [...]
Chinese Twitter Site Weibo Used in the Fight for Beijing Air Quality
At the end of 2011, the visibly deteriorating air quality in Beijing started to concern Beijing residents. Consequently, one Apple app called “Beijing Air Quality (Data from US Embassy)” started to get frequently quoted and tweeted by celebrities and opinion leaders on Weibo.
Dean Nitin Nohria had grown very concerned as he went around the world and asked alumni and other business leaders, “What are your greatest concerns? What should Harvard Business School be doing?”
Features
- Year In Review: A Conversation with Dean Nohria
Harbus: What was the highlight of your academic year? Dean Nohria: I am surprised and delighted by the amazing things that [...]
- Things To Remember, Things To Do: Reflections on an HBS Education
I worry sometimes that I’ll forget exactly why this was so good. That I’ll look at old Facebook albums and [...]
- An Open Letter to Dean Nohria and Faculty, Staff, and Students
Dear Dean Nohria, I have learned much at HBS from the Professors who make this institution truly great. I am [...]
On Campus
- RCs Bid on Slap-Bets & Swiss Castles, Raise $287,000 for Charity
RC students at Harvard Business School opened their hearts and wallets in recent weeks, raising [...]
- Sexual Assault at HBS Spurs Dialogue on Student Culture
The HBS community began a sobering process of self-reflection on Thursday when all 10 RC [...]
- Opinion: HBS Show Co-President Evaluates Sanction Process
I believe in the HBS Community Values. We should respect each other’s rights, act honestly [...]
Humor, Arts and Entertainment
- School Year in Review: Movies to Watch If You Have Nothing Better to Do
The school year’s coming to a close and you’ve probably seen most of the big [...]
- School Year In Review: A Look Back on The Top Club Hits
1) “LE7ELS” by Avicii Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling. I get a feeling [...]
- Redefining Fine Dining: The Hong Kong Restaurant Review
I am responsible for writing a restaurant review of The Hong Kong. Only 18 short hours ago, I was surrounded by students wearing a haphazard mix of Southern, Texan, and Canadian Tuxedo type clothing, in what was ostensibly the Midwest Club’s Barn Dance on the legendary Third Floor of the same establishment. Now I find myself walking through the front doors again, all-too-soon.
Innovation
- LookMazing: A Start-Up Featuring You
HBS has contributed immensely to the burgeoning fashion start-up scene. But the vast majority of [...]
- Venture Corner: bcalm Gets its Start in the Beverage Industry
There’s a calm taking HBS by storm. One day soon, out of the corner of your eye when walking by Spangler, you will notice a green and silver glimmer in a section mate’s hand thanks to Dan Rumennik, founder of bcalm. I wanted to learn more about the beginnings of this beverage start-up, so I sat down with Dan to learn more.
- The Heat is On for SolidEnergy: HBS/MIT Partnership Produces Series of Wins
After winning $120,000 at the Rice Business Plan Competition as well as the top prize at MIT Accelerate, Louis Beryl (HBS 2012) is understandably optimistic about the future of SolidEnergy, a business which he co-founded with Qichao Hu, an MIT Grad student.
FIELD 3 Startup Diaries
- FIELD 3 Business Directory
Corrections? Omissions? Leave a comment and we’ll take care of it ASAP. Art [...]
- FIELD 3 Start-Up Trains the Valley
Every year, many HBS students graduate and go work for technology companies such as Google [...]
- Operation Save.the.Date: Four Growing Pains
Save.the.Date is a fun, fresh twist on dating for couples in a long-term relationship. [...]
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