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Elephant Bar Restaurant: Mezzanine Financing - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Anderson, KristinaTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1542TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1542Starting at €0.00
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Elephant Bar Restaurant: Mezzanine Financing
Chaplinsky, Susan; Anderson, KristinaCase DARDEN-F-1542-EFinanceIn November 2003, John Fruehwirth, a principal at Allied Capital, was considering a $20 million mezzanine investment in growth capital for Elephant Bar, a California restaurant chain. Elephant Bar had had some initial success in California but now Allied’s investment committee had to wrestle with the question of whether the restaurant concept was strong enough to travel and become a national brand or whether it was mainly a “California Concept.” ...Starting at €8.20
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HubSpot: Lower Churn through Greater CHI, Teaching Note
Avery, Jill; Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Steenburgh, ThomasTeaching Note HBS-116051-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 110052. HubSpot, a web marketing startup selling inbound marketing software to small- and medium-sized businesses, is under pressure from its venture capital partners to rapidly acquire new customers and to maintain a low level of customer churn. The B2B SaaS company is in the midst of pursuing a Series C round of funding. To do so requires them to bring their business metrics into line with VC expectations and peer compan...Starting at €0.00
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HubSpot: Lower Churn though Greater CHI
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Steenburgh, Thomas; Avery, Jill; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110052-EAccounting and ControlHubSpot, a web marketing startup is under pressure from VCs to rapidly acquire new customers and to maintain a low level of customer churn. In the case, students explore the drivers of customer churn and uncover opportunities to increase customer retention across the customer selection, selling, and training processes. Students assess a metric, CHI (Customer Happiness Index) which HubSpot uses to predict which customers will churn, and suggest al...Starting at €8.20