I knew the chimney had been sleeping for at least some time. Its sun-touched brick face was oddly pristine but for some dusky imprints left behind by coal-fired smoke that once billowed out its throat ...

Conveyor belt sushi was a wonderful invention. The plates arrive quickly with what you want. Salmon. Tuna. Yellowtail. When you walk into the restaurant, people are happy and bellies are full. HBS ...

Michelle Yu (MBA ‘26) on what political correctness costs the people it was meant to protect My father has worked in finance for as long as I can remember. I grew up overhearing his phone calls, ...

Roommates for two years and now, in our last two months of school, cofounders building an app to stay connected while living on separate coasts. We’ve spent two years in a social experiment, testing ...

The African Development Bank estimates that the continent needs between $130 and $170 billion per year in infrastructure investment across energy, transport, water, and digital connectivity. Only ...

Every year, Harvard Business School classmates pursue ventures, roll-up businesses, and enter velvet-roped industries. Some students put on a musical. This year, HBS Show co-writers Sri Nimmagadda and ...

Note: All the em-dashes in this text are mine. On the other hand, any traces of wisdom in this article, like all my class comments, are mere improvisations of what I heard recently. "C'mon, we are not ...

Editor’s Note: The Harbus is enthused to introduce our Leadership column, a series of conversations with leaders from across business and society. Our hope is to share their insights with the broader ...

When I was admitted to HBS through the 2+2 program, my parents were thrilled, but not for the reasons people might assume. It wasn’t because Harvard is an Ivy League, as I had just completed my ...

Editor’s Note: Published in 1889, The Gospel of Wealth is considered the founding document of modern philanthropy. Written at the height of wealth inequality during the Gilded Age, Andrew Carnegie’s ...

Michelle Yu (MBA ‘26) on luck, leverage, and the limits of extreme wealth I could have been a maid scrubbing hotel conference rooms after another champagne-soaked boardroom bash. Or the executive who ...

Editor’s Note: This issue’s From the Archives piece originally ran in November 2016, capturing HBS students’ thoughts and live reactions from midnight to noon. Donald Trump, then the Republican ...