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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Evenbrite: Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, and Fundraising - Teaching Note
Levav, J; Rauh, J; Luther, JTeaching Note SGSB-E510TN-EEntrepreneurship“Raise money when times are good.” Kevin Hartz mulled over this expression as he examined the term sheet before him. The CEO had become somewhat of a masterful fundraiser. Since founding the online event and ticketing service Eventbrite in 2006, Kevin, his wife Julia, and co-founder Renaud Visage had raised $80 million over six rounds of financing. Now, the Hartzes and Visage had before them an offer from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe P...Starting at €0.00
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Sustainable Investing at Generation Investment Management
Reichelstein, S; Bebb, DCase SGSB-SM257-EStrategyIn 2015, Generation Investment Management celebrated the successful 10-year track record of its flagship Global Equity Fund, which outperformed its benchmark index by over 500 basis points per year. A mainstream investment firm whose founders included former United States Vice President Al Gore and former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management David Blood, Generation integrated qualitative sustainability factors such as environmental, social, an...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring a Utility: RWE's Carve-out of innogy
Reichelstein, S; Comello, S; Bebb, DCase SGSB-SM278-EStrategyIn 2016, the German utility RWE undertook a carve-out in which substantial parts of the company’s assets and liabilities were offered to the general public as part of an IPO. The case describes the developments in the German energy landscape that led RWE to this unusual move. The case also examines how investors responded to this carve-out in terms of the valuations attached to RWE and the new subsidiary.Starting at €8.20
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Waze: Product Evolution and Fundraising
Levav, J; Luther, JCase SGSB-E500-EEntrepreneurshipWaze successfully developed a free smartphone mapping application that gave consumers turn-by-turn directions and real-time traffic data. This digital map compiled driver-generated data from Waze’s community of users to relay constantly updated information on conditions such as traffic accidents, speeding-camera locations, and construction zones. By October 2012, Waze had captured 10 percent of the U.S. iOS mapping market and had grown to serve...Starting at €8.20
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Waze: Product Evolution and Fundraising - Teaching Note
Levav, J; Luther, JTeaching Note SGSB-E500TN-EEntrepreneurshipWaze successfully developed a free smartphone mapping application that gave consumers turn-by-turn directions and real-time traffic data. This digital map compiled driver-generated data from Waze’s community of users to relay constantly updated information on conditions such as traffic accidents, speeding-camera locations, and construction zones. By October 2012, Waze had captured 10 percent of the U.S. iOS mapping market and had grown to serve...Starting at €0.00
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Evenbrite: Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, and Fundraising
Levav, J; Rauh, J; Luther, JCase SGSB-E510-EEntrepreneurship“Raise money when times are good.” Kevin Hartz mulled over this expression as he examined the term sheet before him. The CEO had become somewhat of a masterful fundraiser. Since founding the online event and ticketing service Eventbrite in 2006, Kevin, his wife Julia, and co-founder Renaud Visage had raised $80 million over six rounds of financing. Now, the Hartzes and Visage had before them an offer from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe P...Starting at €8.20
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BillGuard
Levav, J; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E513-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Yaron Samid, founder of BillGuard, a personal finance web application that monitors users’ credit card transactions for fraudulent and unrecognizable charges. The case centers on Samid’s struggles to gain broad distribution. After trying several strategies including entering start-up competitions and selling directly to large American credit card issuers, Samid considers whether he should pivot and completely change BillGuard’s...Starting at €8.20
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BillGuard - Teaching Note
Levav, J; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E513TN-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Yaron Samid, founder of BillGuard, a personal finance web application that monitors users’ credit card transactions for fraudulent and unrecognizable charges. The case centers on Samid’s struggles to gain broad distribution. After trying several strategies including entering start-up competitions and selling directly to large American credit card issuers, Samid considers whether he should pivot and completely change BillGuard’s...Starting at €0.00