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Disruptive Voice podcast, episode 8: BSSE research paper series | Square Capital — Caroline Anastasi and Lyndsey Billings

Launched at the end 2009 to bring payment processing to small businesses previously unserved by the incumbents, Square has…

the Forum at HBSApr 411 min read

What theory did you just use? News brief — week of Apr 4 2016

Here are the headlines pulled from Clay’s news brief this week.

WSJ: JetBlue, Alaska Air Bidding for Virgin America (3/28/16): Takeover offers due by end of week in what could signal next wave of…

the Forum at HBSApr 51 min read

Disruptive Voice podcast, episode 7: Rethinking primary and secondary education in Nigeria with Michael Horn

Nigerian law mandates that students must attend school for nine years, but almost one out of every three primary age children is out of school…

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the Forum at HBSApr 41 min read

Working sessions with Clay Christensen | On business model innovation — one reason it’s hard

Clay has been studying business models for a long time, having written about them most recently in Harvard Business Review in 2008 and studying the nuances of industries…

the Forum at HBSMar 302 min read

Disruptive Voice podcast, episode 6: BSSE research paper series | Asian Paints — Aishwarya Ramakrishnan and Neha Rambhia (MBA 2016)

In post-independence India in the 1950’s, the paint industry was close to non-existent; at the low end…

the Forum at HBSMar 101 min read

Disruptive Voice podcast, episode 5: Instant noodles in Nigeria — a market creating innovation. Talking with Tolaram Africa CEO Deepak Singhal

Senior researcher Efosa Ojomo has written in these pages about the impact that Tolaram…

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the Forum at HBSMar 84 min read

What theory did you just use? News brief — Capitalist’s Dilemma version, week of Mar 7 2016

At the top of Clay Christensen’s mind these days is the Capitalist’s Dilemma. Clay has written a number of pieces about this paradox— first for the New York Times just ahead…

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the Forum at HBSMar 15 min read

What theory did you just use? News brief — week of Feb 29 2016

Years ago in the days of written correspondence, Clay would give his graduating students a stamp, and ask that they stay in touch after they graduated. There was, of course, a little twist…

the Forum at HBSFeb 291 min read

Disruptive Voice podcast, episode 4: Higher education in Nigeria today — for the lucky few, often only with marginal upside

In the 1980’s, Nigeria’s universities were known for their leading research in agriculture and tropical health, but as…

the Forum at HBSFeb 231 min read

Disruptive Voice podcast, episode 3: Low oil prices are great for Tesla with Tom Bartman

The current state of gas prices has many wondering about the future of electric vehicles. In this episode of the Disruptive Voice, senior researcher Tom Bartman explains why low…

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