Is Tough Mudder founder and CEO Will Dean a marketing genius or did he steal the idea while a student at Harvard?
That question has been at the center of lawsuits and a Harvard Business School investigation that cleared Dean of stealing confidential information but questioned his motives and tactics and placed him on alumni probation for five years. And Dean’s litigation with an English businessman ended with Dean paying $725,000 in a settlement without acknowledging any wrongdoing.
An Outside magazine article in November by Scott Keneally uncovered some less-than-flattering information about Dean. …
read the full original article here ,via the Boston Globe