[Job] Mobile Payments in Latin America

April 30, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  jobsrss

HBS ’09 graduate is looking for a potential partner in a mobile payments start-up targeting latin america.

Experience in tech, payments, retail banking and/or marketing are valuable as well as having worked in Colombia, Mexico or Central America. Interested?

Please e-mail [email protected].

[Job] Sales Plan Project Lead at iQor

April 30, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  jobsrss

Position is designing a comprehensive sales plan for iQor. Position available to start as soon as you can this summer. Should last approximately eight to twelve weeks. Key deliverables would be:
- Sales material for presentation to customers,
- Supporting material for use by sales force,
- Detailed customer pipeline, and
- Related materials to help our sales force drive revenue.

Note: it is expected your work will immediately be put to use in a $500MM business. As a private company, we run lean and you’ll be given above average responsibility and access. You should find it challenging, but also a great learning opportunity. In your cover letter, briefly describe in a paragraph a past experience designing a sales plan, customer target list, or selling something . That is all that is needed in your cover letter.
iQor, a global technology and services company, provides business process outsourcing to some of the best-known companies in the world from 31 Centers of Excellence in seven countries and four continents. With $500 million in revenues, iQor is backed by Huntsman Gay Global Capital with management holding a significant equity stake. Headquartered in New York City, iQor has 14,000 employees worldwide in North America, Europe, India and Asia. More information can be found at www.iQor.com.

Please see our posting on the HBS job board, or email me at [email protected]

[Job] Internship in Business Development with Clocky Creator Nanda Home

April 27, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  jobsrss

Nanda Home (nandahome.com), a design-oriented consumer products company based in NYC and Detroit, and creators of the Clocky alarm clock that runs away to get you out of bed, is looking for a talented individual to join our executive team. We’re about to launch new products and grow our current lines. Now’s a great time to join us!

Do you LOVE to plot and execute? Are you super-smart? Does the idea of growing with a start-up company that creates highly innovative consumer products, becoming a critical member of its operational team with the potential for a long-term full-time career appeal to you? Do people feel you are the ultimate team player who always does the right thing for the company while still achieving amazing results? Are you looking an internship with work-from-home hours? If the answers are yes, read on.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take control of and build sales infrastructure to grow US and overseas distribution
- Close new business consistently at or above quota level
- Implement strategies in SEO and online marketing to grow online sales
- Execute strategy to grow EU distribution by implementing and managing EU logistics operations.
- Build strategic prospects to grow new business
- Manage and improve customer service operation, streamlining processes
- Identify low-hanging fruit to improve profitability
- Develop ideas that align to our Nanda Home values as a brand

QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to work independently. Self-starter who is not afraid to implement and excite
- 1+ years of selling experience within consumer electronics or consumer product environment a plus
- Experience with a sales team that produces and exceeds their goals consistently a plus
- Experience within a start up environment a plus
- Experience with small business/retail a plus
- An individual with a sharp focus on the goals at hand, who will carry the vision of the department forward
- A bright, street savvy and emotionally intelligent executive-type
- A high work ethic, energy, passion, sense of humor, compassion, enthusiasm and a record of success
- Superior communications skills, well rounded in all aspects of business development methodology with exceptional closing & relationship management skills

Ideally you are located in/around New York. Send a resume and cover letter to gauri (at) nandahome (dot) com

[Job] VP of Product Management for Consumer Internet Health Start-Up

April 27, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  jobsrss

*If interested please e-mail resume to [email protected].

Position:

VP of Product Management- FULL TIME or SUMMER INTERN

Swellbox- currently in private beta- is a consumer Internet application for aggregating all of your health records in one place. We import your available data and then automatically organize it in a simple-to-use interface. There are also elements of file sharing and exporting data. We are located in Tarrytown, NY (about 45 minutes from NYC).

Our team has a strong mix of business, health care and technology expertise. The 2 co-founders are experienced entrepreneurs, including having previously co-founded a 70+ person tech enabled recruiting services company, and have solid academic credentials (Wharton and Harvard Medical School). We’re excited and motivated by the transformation in electronic health record space and the consumer implications, and are driven to have Swellbox play a major role in creating a better model that changes the way people think about and utilize their health information. We’re looking for a highly capable, like-minded entrepreneur who can help us make a huge impact.

We are focused on growing our user base by simultaneously improving existing design and functionality, and continuing to roll out new features. The right person will be excited to be with us in the trenches of development within a significantly transforming industry, and most importantly, be able to wear many hats in doing what it takes to deliver a superior product to our users.

We have a merit-based culture where we put no limits on someone’s role as long as they display the capabilities to do more. We believe in offering real upside potential for top talent.

Requirements

* Excellent strategy and execution skills related to building an Internet product
* Fast and efficient team player.
* Very resourceful and well networked in the Internet industry
* Fearless of being hands on and doing what it takes to accomplish a goal
* Fun person who does not take herself/himself too seriously
Overall looking for a very capable, high performance, self starter who wants to make a big impact on the way we manage our healthcare.

A Bonus

* Health Care industry experience
* Degree in computer science or related major
* Great manager
* Strong eye for design

Compensation- competitive- cash and equity, also meals and transportation included.

[Event] Founder Dialogues

April 27, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  Events

Founder Dialogues is a Cambridge-based public event series featuring successful founders.

Have you ever wondered about the founders behind successful companies? How did they dream up their businesses? How did they get enough conviction to bet on success? What path led them to where they are now? What challenges did they face? What advice would they give to future entrepreneurs?

Next Founder Dialogues will feature Scott Savitz, Founder of Shoebuy on May 9th, 2012. For more details, please visit: http://founderdialogues.posterous.com/

[Event] Learn coding in your EC year: CS50, 4/26 @ 4:30PM, Cumnock 203

April 24, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  Events, News

Thursday, April 26, 2012
4:30PM
Cumnock 203

Thinking about your EC classes?  Always wanted to learn how to code?  Well, a few ECs this year have done it, and so can you.

Come learn about Computer Science 50, Introduction to Computer Science, a very popular Harvard College course taught by Prof. Malan. Prof. Malan as well as ECs who took the course will be sharing their experience and answering your questions. Please see below for a description of the course:

Introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. This course teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, encapsulation, data structures, databases, memory management, security, software development, virtualization, and websites. Languages include C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. Designed for concentrators and non-concentrators alike, with or without prior programming experience.

TechMedia Club ASW Drinks – 4/26 8PM, Daedalus

April 22, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  Events, News

Come join the TechMedia Club, Entertainment and Media Club, and West Coast Club for drinks at Daedalus to welcome new admits!

Talk by Founder of New Breedw

April 19, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  Events

Details: Aldrich 211 on April 23rd at 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Brian Carlton Byrd (HBS ’92), is the founder, President and CEO of New Breedw, a cross platform online and mobile advertising company that is revolutionizing consumer marketing. We’ll talk about the challenges in the Online Deal and Mobile Advertising Industry and discuss the power of the HBS alumni network when you are starting a business, financing your company/ raising money and networking to boost business.

Grad School Tech Mixer

April 18, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  Events

Grad School Tech Mixer

Come and meet fellow students and young professionals. Let us facilitate your social interactions with a new iPhone app, distinc.tt

Harvard Business School | Harvard Law School | Harvard Medical School | Harvard School of Design | Harvard School of Education | Harvard School of Public Health| Harvard Kennedy School | MIT Sloan | Tufts | Northeastern | Babson | BU | BC | Bentley | Simmons | Suffolk

Thursday, April 19th, 10pm-2am

Splash Ultra Lounge, Boston

 

Buy tickets at: http://gradtechmixer.eventbrite.com/

Purchase your tickets if you haven’t already – we have limited capacity and tickets are selling fast! We already have a great mix of attendees from Harvard Business School, BU, Tufts, Bentley, Harvard School of Education, Hult, Harvard Engineering, Harvard School of Public Health, Brown, MIT, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard GSAS, UMass, and more!

We’ll have reps from hot HBS start-up distinc.tt there to help facilitate your social interactions. Come out and support team members Michael Belkin, Ben Story, Jadelind Wong & Travis Webb. They’ll also have fun raffle prizes to give away.

Female Founders Panel

April 17, 2012  |  No Comments  |  by admin  |  Events

Growing your business after launch day: perspectives from HBS founders (4/23, 4pm, iLab lobby)

On April 18, students in the RC curriculum will officially launch more than 150 microbusinesses as part of HBS’s new FIELD curriculum. The following week, the WSA will host a panel of recent grads to discuss their experiences launching a business and sustaining momentum after launch day. This panel is open to all students and will feature a variety of perspectives on entrepreneurship from a diverse group of female founders. Come learn from 4 recent MBA grads and female founders, who will discuss how they scaled their businesses and sustained momentum immediately after launch. This panel is open to all students and the community. Light refreshments will be served. Panelists will include:

Christina Wallace, Co-Founder & CEO of Quincy Apparel
Krishna Gullapalli, Co-Founder of Urban Cargo
Olga Vidisheva, Founder & CEO of Shoptiques
Danielle Weinblatt, Founder & CEO of Take the Interview
MODERATOR: Janet Kraus, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurial Management

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