H78
PhD Student
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10-24-15 03:55 AM - Post#193771
I just learned today that Tom, who has been such a vibrant part of Harvard Basketball's resurgence, has passed away.
He was a kind man who combined the attributes of being a giver/philanthropist, with achieving remarkable business success.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/10/23/s t...
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CrimsonWest
Sophomore
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Reg: 10-17-11
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10-25-15 09:30 AM - Post#193805
In response to H78
Very sad loss for the Stemberg family and the Harvard basketball family. He was a great friend to the program.
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penn nation
Professor
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Re: IP Tom Stemberg
10-25-15 12:27 PM - Post#193816
In response to H78
Long ago in my grad school days I lived in Brighton and made frequent use of the Staples there. Had no idea that it was the first store!!
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H78
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Re: IP Tom Stemberg
10-25-15 09:41 PM - Post#193826
In response to penn nation
Long ago in my grad school days I lived in Brighton and made frequent use of the Staples there. Had no idea that it was the first store!!
Thanks for sharing that, PN. I like that Tom came up with the idea for Staples this way, according to the Boston Globe:
"He came up with the idea for Staples while driving around in search of a printer ribbon on a Sunday afternoon during the Fourth of July weekend in 1985. He had just been fired as an executive at a supermarket company and needed the ribbon to finish a proposal for a new business. Most stores were closed and his struggle to find the right ribbon led him to an industry changing concept: the office superstore, a one-stop shop for business supplies."
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