Mihir Desai on Apple's Powerful Financial Model

The Parlor Room

In this debut episode of The Parlor Room, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane sits down with HBS Professor Mihir Desai to discuss how Apple's financial model contributes to its success and illustrates a critical lesson about risk management.

GUEST

Mihir Desai, Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School

RESOURCES

Professor Desai's HBS Online course, Leading with Finance (https://hbs.me/2p93vdeb)

Professor Desai's books:

The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return (https://hbs.me/5y7cbtz2)

How Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart About the Numbers: (https://hbs.me/3ut4p3zw)

International Finance: A Casebook (https://hbs.me/4jjzrkdr)

Related HBS Online blog posts:

What Jane Austen and Mel Brooks Can Teach Us About Finance (https://hbs.me/2y6syh8s)

3 Financial Principles Every Professional Should Know (https://hbs.me/5n7p896h)

The Importance of Financial Literacy in Business (https://hbs.me/2p8nwpur)

How to Learn Finance without a Finance Background (https://hbs.me/2dvx8eta)

Which HBS Online Finance & Accounting Course Is Right for You? (https://hbs.me/59mujadt)

Watch this episode on YouTube: hbs.me/yckp4nhp