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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Vestige Capital
Kelly, Peter; Wismer, LaceyCase SGSB-E450 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipThe Vestige Capital case follows a search fund team comprised of two 2009 Stanford GSB alumni as they decide to raise a search fund in Mexico, procure search capital from U.S. and Mexican investors, and source deals over the ensuing two years. The case chronicles the difficulties the team faced during their search, including the departure of one partner from the firm and several near misses with acquisition. At the end of the case, the reader ...Starting at €8.20
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Cake: Navigating Mortality
Chess, Robert; Golden, Susan; Strabo, JackCase SGSB-E744-EDecision AnalysisThis case follows the story of Suelin Chen in her career as the founder of Cake, a digital platform that provided “one-stop access” to a wide range of advance care and end-of-life planning products and services. The case highlights the societal, technological, and cultural trends that led to innovation in end-of-life planning. Chen debates which users to target and whether to utilize a B2B or B2C business model to do so.Starting at €8.20