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Minted in 2017: Designing a Profitable Brand
Siegel, R; Kuyel, SCase SGSB-SM275-EStrategyMariam Naficy (Minted CEO) and Melissa Kim (Minted COO) have grown the company to become a leader in the online printed cards, independent design and art market segments. As the business has continued to scale they wrestle with simultaneously growing their existing business while also looking at expanding into new markets, all the while keeping their existing customer base engaged. The case highlights the difficult decisions management faces in d...Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Marina Abramovic
Abramovic, Marina; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1611K-EMarina Abramovic has for decades pushed the boundaries of performance art--hurling herself against walls, cutting herself with razor blades, sitting motionless for 750 hours. Although she started with fringe shows, she eventually worked her way up to performances and exhibitions at premier venues, such as the Venice Biennale and New York's Museum of Modern Art.Starting at €8.20
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Minted in 2014: Scaling and Scoping a Crowdsourcing Design Business
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Kuyel, SCase SGSB-E530-EEntrepreneurshipMariam Naficy (Minted CEO) and Melissa Kim (Minted COO) have grown the company to become a leader in the online printed cards, independent design and art market segments. As the business has continued to scale they wrestle with simultaneously growing their existing business while also looking at expanding into new markets, all the while keeping their existing customer base engaged. The case highlights the difficult decisions management faces in d...Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Bill T. Jones
Jones, Bill T.; Lissy, Dana; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1511M-EBill T. Jones revolutionized modern dance through the company he founded in 1982 with his partner Arnie Zane, who later died of AIDS-related lymphoma. He's since choreographed over 120 works (including the Broadway hit "Fela!"). Now 63 and the artistic director of New York Live Arts, he returns to the stage for a solo performance this season.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Manolo Blahnik
Blahnik, Manolo; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1012P-ELeadership and People ManagementThe celebrated shoe designer talks about how and why he started to "do shoes," some factors in his success, balancing art and commerce, and why he's stayed independent.Starting at €8.20
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A Tattoo Won't Hurt Your Job Prospects
French, Michael T.; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1806B-EEmployers used to take a dim view of job candidates with body art. But times have changed. New research shows that there's no longer any labor-market penalty for tattoos--even if they're large, visible, and offensive.Starting at €8.20
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Stripe: Increasing the GDP of the Internet - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Kissick, RTeaching Note SGSB-E601TN-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2009, brothers Patrick and John Collison began working on a start-up called Stripe that made it simple for companies to send and receive money around the world. By the end of 2016, Stripe had expanded far beyond an online payment mechanism. Fueled by a belief that the Internet and developers would drive rapid economic growth across the world, Stripe created tools for social commerce and online marketplaces, as well as products to facilitate ...Starting at €0.00
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Stripe: Increasing the GDP of the Internet
Siegel, R; Kissick, RCase SGSB-E601-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2009, brothers Patrick and John Collison began working on a start-up called Stripe that made it simple for companies to send and receive money around the world. By the end of 2016, Stripe had expanded far beyond an online payment mechanism. Fueled by a belief that the Internet and developers would drive rapid economic growth across the world, Stripe created tools for social commerce and online marketplaces, as well as products to facilitate ...Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Barbra Streisand
Streisand, Barbra; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1210L-EThe entertainment icon discusses work-life balance, overcoming stage fright, and working in the nonprofit sector.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Mikhail Baryshnikov
Baryshnikov, Mikhail; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1105N-EMikhail Baryshnikov on reinvention, effective mentorship, and teamwork.Starting at €8.20