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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Bigpoint
Child, M; Chambers, J; Ellis, H; Han, ACase SGSB-E423-EEntrepreneurshipBigpoint was a leading online gaming company with vast international operations. One country that it wanted to enter was the United States, where existing players EA and Zynga, as well as dominant social gaming platforms and the Apple App Store posed considerable challenges. It also needed to restructure its top management to better manage its growth.Starting at €8.20
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Eric Edelson and Fireclay Tile: An Unusual Path to Entrepreneurship
Chambers, J; Luther, JCase SGSB-E490-EEntrepreneurshipIt was February 2009, when Eric Edelson wondered to himself how he had gotten into this situation. Less than two years earlier, Edelson had been an MBA student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business ready to market a footwear product to the elderly. Since then, he had been unemployed, fired from his first job, and had acted as an underpaid consultant for a series of small and struggling companies. At present, Edelson was an operator at Firec...Starting at €8.20
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Citadel Capital (A): Managing for Opportunity and the Unexpected
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; McCoy DCase SGSB-F287A-EFinanceThis case described the activities of Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, in Egypt during the tumultuous political environment following the Arab Spring and the country’s first democratic elections. The case focuses in particular on Citadel’s approach to investment exits and liquidation in order to realize value for investors.Starting at €8.20
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Citadel Capital (B): Managing for Opportunity and the Unexpected
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; McCoy DCase SGSB-F287B-EFinanceThis case updates the activities of Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, in light of ongoing political uncertainty in Egypt and the MENA region.Starting at €5.74
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Leopard Capital: Private Equity in Cambodia
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; Kennedy M, McCoy D; Melvin SCase SGSB-F279-EFinanceThis case describes the formation and operation of Leopard Capital, a “Frontier Market Private Equity Fund” from its establishment in 2007 up through the end of 2012. The case focuses on the fund’s founder, Douglas Clayton, and his history doing business in Asia and what led him to the decision to start Leopard Capital as a Cambodia- focused private equity fund, and later to expand into other frontier markets such as Mynmar, Mongolia, and Haiti....Starting at €8.20
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Managing for Valie at the Global Environment Fund
Meehan W; Pfleiderer P; Kennedy M; McCoy DCase SGSB-F285-EFinanceThe Global Environment Fund (GEF) is a private equity fund focused on investments in environmental and energy solutions in both developed and developing markets. The fund is currently examining the strategy of one of its portfolio companies–NEOgás, a Latin American natural gas supplier–which is considering entering the Mexican distribution market. The also case recounts two previous GEF investments in emerging markets, a South African forestry ...Starting at €8.20
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TwinMed
Child, M; Chambers, J; Han, ACase SGSB-E419-EEntrepreneurshipTwinMed was a nursing home supply business located in Los Angeles. This case details its humble origins and its development, and raises several strategic issues prevalent in Medicare-reimbursed businesses, business-to-business selling, and what to do when there is a sea change in government billing as there was in 1999, with the advent of Medicare’s “PPS” model.Starting at €8.20
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Bigpoint - Teaching note
Child, M; Chambers, J; Ellis, H; Han, ATeaching Note SGSB-E423TN-EEntrepreneurshipBigpoint was a leading online gaming company with vast international operations. One country that it wanted to enter was the United States, where existing players EA and Zynga, as well as dominant social gaming platforms and the Apple App Store posed considerable challenges. It also needed to restructure its top management to better manage its growth.Starting at €0.00
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TwinMed - Teaching note
Child, M; Chambers, J; ; Han, ATeaching Note SGSB-E419TN-EEntrepreneurshipTwinMed was a nursing home supply business located in Los Angeles. This case details its humble origins and its development, and raises several strategic issues prevalent in Medicare-reimbursed businesses, business-to-business selling, and what to do when there is a sea change in government billing as there was in 1999, with the advent of Medicare’s “PPS” model.Starting at €0.00
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Eric Edelson and Fireclay Tile: An Unusual Path to Entrepreneurship - Teaching Note
Chambers, J; Luther, JTeaching Note SGSB-E490TN-EEntrepreneurshipIt was February 2009, when Eric Edelson wondered to himself how he had gotten into this situation. Less than two years earlier, Edelson had been an MBA student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business ready to market a footwear product to the elderly. Since then, he had been unemployed, fired from his first job, and had acted as an underpaid consultant for a series of small and struggling companies. At present, Edelson was an operator at Firec...Starting at €0.00