Entrepreneurship
Perched on Franklin “Pitch” Johnson’s desk is a four-inch steel ingot, a silent reminder of his first civilian job out of business school: a melter foreman in charge of several open-hearth furnaces in a steel mill in East Chicago, Ind. In 1962 Johnson left behind the grit and swelter of the mill...
Not too many years ago, homeowners that wanted to go solar faced a daunting set of obstacles: $30,000 or more to buy the equipment, countless hours negotiating a labyrinth of state and local bureaucracies, $2,500 for permits and unknown maintenance costs. Enter solar-as-a-service, sold to...
Wearing black suits and chanting "we will rock you," as if to overwhelm opponents, nearly 400 first year MBA students start their day on a mission. They soon meet their match, however — nearly 200 high-ranking executives come from near and far to test the younger men's and women's leadership...
Many emerging technology companies are working hard to make the printing press obsolete, but Tiny Prints uses technology to encourage its customers to write and send more cards and letters. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Tiny Prints helps people create and print customized stationery, invitations,...
Jeff Fluhr is the CEO of Spreecast, the social video platform that brings people together for face-to-face conversation. He was also co-founder and CEO of StubHub, which sold to Ebay for $310 million in 2007. Fluhr attended Stanford Graduate School of Business from 1999 to 2000.
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Stanford MBA student Henry Lippincott wants to make voting preparation as easy as online shopping. If you don't have time to wade through all the campaign flyers, robocalls, and blogposts about candidates, you can type in your zip code at his website, www.votebox2012.com, to get guidance on some...
Beth Cross is the founder and CEO of Ariat International. Based in Union City, California, the company makes footwear and apparel for riders and the equestrian lifestyle. Cross grew up on a horse farm in Pennsylvania, and moved to California to attend Stanford Graduate School of Business,...