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Yearbook Inc. (C): The Growth of Canva
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Reference: DARDEN-S-0371-E
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Number of pages: 8
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Publication Date: Mar 22, 2022
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Source: Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
This case, which builds on “Yearbook Inc. (A): The Start-up Years” (UVA-OM-0369) and “Yearbook Inc. (B): The Emergence of Canva” (UVA-OM-S-0370), finds Melanie Perkins having grown from a dreamer putting yearbooks together in her mother’s living room to CEO of her own design company, Canva, which was also growing. The company had always been a big vision, but with more investor money, more employees, and more competitors, the stakes were bigger than ever. Was Perkins pursuing the right strategy?