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Away: Scaling a DTC Travel Brand
Avery, Jill; Fuller, Joseph B.Case HBS-520051-EMarketingAway, a direct-to-consumer, digital native e-commerce seller of travel luggage, is debating how to invest its latest round of venture funding. How quickly could and should Away scale and what were the most promising growth trajectories to maximize its potential? Three decisions face the founders. Should Away continue to invest in driving growth in suitcases and other travel bags or was it time to begin to expand into other adjacent travel categor...Starting at €8.20
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Better World Books, Teaching Note
Norton, Michael I.; Avery, Jill; Wilson, Fiona; Steenburgh, ThomasTeaching Note HBS-512106-EMarketingTeaching Note for 511057.Starting at €0.00
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Wellthy: The Economics of Caring
Trelstad, Brian; Fuller, Joseph B.Case HBS-320028-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn 2014, Lindsay Jurist-Rosner (MBA '09) founded Wellthy, a B2C business that coordinates care for working professionals seeking help to support loved ones with chronic diseases or aging parents. With personal experience as a young professional providing care for her mother, Jurist-Rosner spotted an opportunity, given the long-term demographic trends in the United States. As she raised capital, built out a technology platform and recruited a team...Starting at €8.20
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Pitch Yourself!
Steenburgh, Thomas; Norton, Michael I.Case HBS-508039-EMarketingHelps students develop an elevator pitch for their most important asset--themselves. Before class students are asked to interview a potential employer and to develop preliminary elevator pitches. Once in class, students work through an exercise that helps them refine their elevator pitches and better understand several key marketing principles. Leads to an engaging and thought-provoking discussion.Starting at €8.20
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Nanosolar, Inc.
Steenburgh, Thomas; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-510037-EMarketingNanosolar is a start-up company in the clean tech sector. It expects to be one of the first manufacturers to produce thin-film solar panels using copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) technology. Although this technology is less efficient in producing electricity than polysilicone, it is much less costly too. As it is about to enter the market, Nanosolar is facing the decision on which market to enter. Should it attempt to go into the Europea...Starting at €8.20
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Nanosolar, Inc., Teaching Note
Steenburgh, ThomasTeaching Note HBS-510111-EMarketingTeaching Note for 510037.Starting at €0.00
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Terrapin Laboratory
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Fuller, Joseph B.Case HBS-315098-EDescribes the formation and rapid growth of a drug testing company. The company needs to decide whether to enter the painkiller testing market, in addition to growing its drug treatment center business. The associated teaching materials provide students the opportunity to weigh the attractiveness of alternative mechanisms for financing the company's expansion.Starting at €8.20
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HourlyNerd
Avery, Jill; Fuller, Joseph B.Case HBS-316134-EEntrepreneurshipHourlyNerd, a two-sided marketplace platform for matching freelance consultants with small companies looking for help, struggles to define a growth plan for the future. The company, started as a class project in HBS' FIELD 3 course, is assessing three growth paths: shifting their target from small and medium sized businesses to enterprise customers, expanding into new verticals to become the Amazon of freelance labor, and transforming its busines...Starting at €8.20
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Serious Materials
Steenburgh, Thomas; Kind, LizCase HBS-511111-EMarketingSerious Materials is a start up who is moving into clean tech markets. The company's first product, QuietRock, originated the sound proofing drywall category and created a steady stream of revenue. It was now considering how to expand its product line to compete in the rapidly developing green building markets. How should Serious Materials go to market when they launch their highly anticipated Serious Windows and EcoRock product lines? What do th...Starting at €8.20
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Zensar Technologies Ltd, Teaching Note
Fuller, Joseph B.Teaching Note HBS-319049-EStrategyTeaching note for case 318051.Starting at €0.00