Mr. Zuckerman is a graduate of McGill University, McGill Law School, the Wharton Graduate School of Business, and Harvard Law School. He also holds three honorary degrees. Both authors agree that low replication costs on the web make strong brands more important than ever to online vendors. To stay in business vendors have to identify services that are difficult to replicate and decide for which services web customers are willing to pay. Another tactic for making money on the Internet is for companies to be bought out by a larger firm that wants to add services to its portfolio.
Internet privacy is another hot topic.
Varian agreed that consumers will face a cost to retain their privacy. This is the question to be answered in the 20th annual Haas Competition, during which three Haas MBAs will present their views at the annual event to be held in Levi Strauss Plaza this Tuesday. Dean Tyson will preside as master of ceremonies at the competition. For the last 20 years the competition has been made possible by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund. The event is sold out.