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...sometimes seem like too abstract of a concept in the often quantitative academic environment of Harvard. In reality, however, the creation of art is simply another form of understanding and thinking. “Art-making=Risk-taking” celebrates a new direction in the pursuit of knowledge at Harvard...
Zhang, an economics concentrator, came up with the idea for Styleta after attending a Women In Business event that focused on bringing the sample sale industry online. She decided she wanted to bring the thrift store concept online as well...
Marguerite Thorp ’11, who hoped to find a dress for Eliot Fête, said she thought the swap was a great concept, especially during formal season...
...first is closely related to a philosophical idea popularized by Soros himself: reflexivity. Originally developed as a sociological concept, reflexivity incorporates the essential feedback loop between cause and effect into analysis. This is best illustrated through self-fulfilling prophecies; think about a bank run à la Northern Rock: If rumors abound about a bank being illiquid, depositors will self-fulfill the prophecy by queuing to clear their accounts. There is a ‘tipping point’ for bubbles or bursts alike, which explains where market performance is anything but normally distributed. As Nassim Taleb made a career...
James G. Reinhart, one of the founders and a recent graduate of the Harvard Business School, explains that despite the simplicity of the concept, his time at HBS has given him crucial experience for building ThredUP. “I think being in business school for a couple of years, being surrounded by great classmates, was really helpful in thinking through the bigger issues of the company,” he said...