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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Kuaishou: Developing a Livestreaming E-Commerce Business
Wei Li; Junfeng Tian; Jianping Liang; Jing Chen; Hubert PunCase IVEY-W26400-EMarketing, StrategyAs a leading short-video social and livestreaming app in China, Kuaishou Technology’s Kuaishou application (app) was facing various challenges, including fierce competition from ByteDance Ltd.’s Douyin. In June 2018, to sustain its long-term growth, KuaisStarting at €8.20
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Next India Traveler: A Valuation Challenge
Bhanu Pratap Singh; Vinay Goyal; M. KannadhasanCase IVEY-9B17N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceNext India Traveler (NIT) was a travel and tour operator based in Chandigarh, India. The young start-up had been in business since 2012. It offered both inbound and outbound tour and travel packages that covered all the major tourist destinations in India and the Asia-Pacific region. NIT’s motto was to provide its clients with best-in-class services for all aspects of travel and tourism, all under one roof. An upcoming meeting with a venture capi...Starting at €8.20
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Yash Building Centre: Planning for Expansion - Teaching Note
M. Kannadhasan; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraTeaching Note IVEY-8B18N003-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B18N003.Starting at €0.00
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Anandam Manufacturing Company: Analysis of Financial Statements
Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B16B007-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2015, the owner of the Anandam Company approached a bank for additional funding to meet the growing requirements of his garment manufacturing firm. The owner was confident about the financial prospects of his firm, with its fourfold increase in revenue and phenomenal increase in profit after taxes over the last three years. In a lengthy discussion with the bank manager, the owner shared the development of his company and the dynamics and ...Starting at €8.20
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Yash Building Centre: Planning for Expansion
M. Kannadhasan; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B18N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceYash Building Centre, based in Raipur, central India, was in the business of manufacturing fly ash bricks and blocks. At the beginning of 2016, after achieving decent growth and gaining goodwill among local builders and contractors, the managing partner was actively looking to expand business operations into tiles, pavers, and curbstones. He believed this expansion would improve the firm’s profitability by allowing it to take full advantage of it...Starting at €8.20
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Applied Mobile Labs: Valuation of a Start-Up
Jaslene Kaur Bawa; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B16N022-EFinance, StrategyAn angel investor had invested seed capital in a start-up company that aggregated and sold value-added services for mobile telecommunications in India. The company had done well since its inception in 2009, but the revenue growth figures reported for 2014 were concerning. According to the performance report, the start-up had grown 12 per cent in 2014—less than half of the estimated industry revenue growth figure for mobile value-added services. T...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba: Launching a Direct Online Retail Model - Teaching Note
Wei Li; Jing Chen; Hubert Pun; Junfeng TianTeaching Note IVEY-W28626-EMarketing, StrategyTeaching note for product W28625.Starting at €0.00
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Zhiyuan: Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Financing Service
Junfeng Tian; Wei Li; Jing Chen; Yanhong SiCase IVEY-W34640-EService and Operations Management, StrategyOne afternoon on January 10, 2020, Zhengting Chen, the chief executive officer of Sichuan Zhiyuan Digital Finance Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhiyuan), was reading an internal report on the company’s performance. Founded in 2013 in Chengdu, Zhiyuan was one of the first platform companies to provide traditional supply chain financial services in southwest China. Zhiyuan had experienced a decrease in both annual revenue in 2019 and year-over-...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba: Launching a Direct Online Retail Model
Wei Li; Jing Chen; Hubert Pun; Junfeng TianCase IVEY-W28625-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2021, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba), China’s biggest e-commerce company, faced a number of challenges. Alibaba, which operated under a platform business model, was confronted with weakened consumer spending due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as increased competition from JD.com Inc. (JD.com) and other e-commerce entrants. To boost business growth and strengthen Alibaba’s leading position in China’s e-commerce market, Daniel ...Starting at €8.20
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Zhiyuan: Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Financing Service - Teaching Note
Junfeng Tian; Wei Li; Jing Chen; Yanhong SiTeaching Note IVEY-W34641-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product W34640.Starting at €0.00