How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

Thales Teixeira studies three of the most successful “platform” startups to understand the chicken-and-egg challenge of how companies can attract their first customers.

July 12, 2016

Rising education costs dampen entrepreneurship ... The economic implications of biosimilars ... How to reduce government error in GDP forecasts.

Notes on Developing a Strategy and Designing a Company

Geared for practical use by managers, these notes are drawn from Kevin J. Boudreau's notes from his MBA and executive MBA courses in business strategy over the past decade.

How to Fix a Broken Global Team

How to Fix a Broken Global Team

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

Globalization creates many benefits, but not many of those accrue to local labor, says James Heskett. Who will pay for the costs of retraining workers and rebuilding communities where jobs have been sent offshore? What do YOU think?

The Impact of Campus Scandals on College

Research by Michael Luca, Patrick Rooney, and Jonathan Smith finds links between news coverage of negative incidents at top United States colleges and a drop in applications.

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

Harvard Business School's Organizational Lab helps businesses solve operational problems by changing the way their company is organized. Ethan Bernstein and Clayton Christensen explain how academics and business leaders can work together to create a better org chart.