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Crisis Management (E): North American Sporting League Visits Mexico City
Foster, GeorgeCase SGSB-SPM40E-ELeadership and People ManagementA major sports league has decided to run its season opening game in Mexico City. When the teams arrive in the country four days before the event, two of Team A’s star players are kidnapped. The (A) case provides relevant background information about the league, the team, the players, and the planned activities surrounding the season opening game. It also describes what is initially known about the crisis situation. In cases (B) through (F), a...Starting at €5.74
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Miracle Life, Inc. (Spanish version)
Cohen, Lauren H.; Malloy, Christopher J.Case HBS-218S08FinanceMilagro La vida es una empresa con una configuración única y la estructura organizativa. En concreto, se trata de una empresa de marketing de red (también conocido como marketing multinivel (MLM) empresa), que utiliza una gran base de distribuidores, y depende de esta base de distribuidores individuales para vender sus productos, dando incentivos explícitos para estos distribuidores individuales a la vez vender sus productos e inscribirse otros d...Starting at €8.20
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Privateer Holdings: Navigating a Rocketing, But Comples, Cannabis Marketplace
Foster, George; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-E-646-EEntrepreneurshipPrivateer Holdings was a Seattle-based private equity firm that was “shaping the future of the legal cannabis industry.” In late 2017, Privateer held an expanding portfolio of global brands intended to “lead, legitimize, and define the future of cannabis” and was preparing to announce the closure of a Series C round that had raised more than $100 million. It was an opportune moment for its founding triumvirate to contemplate the future direct...Starting at €8.20
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Growth: Making it Happen
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, George; Liedtka J. M.; Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Thurik, RoyDossier DOS-6-EAccounting and Control, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementNo matter the season, harvesting value is possible. Prepare the ground, sow creativity and reap the rewards.Starting at €15.00
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The Power of Alumni Networks
Cohen, Lauren H.; Malloy, Christopher J.Article HBS-F1010D-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter analyzing more than 15 years' worth of investment data, the authors have found one way that information gets around and improves investing performance: through alumni networks.Starting at €8.20
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Clinova: Diagnose and Decide
Foster, George; Conn, JeffreyCase SGSB-E699-EEntrepreneurshipThis case provides an overview of the founding and scaling story of British health and wellness company Clinova. The case outlines the fledgling company’s early marketing successes signing up-and-coming athletes and sports franchises, as well as the difficult capital allocation, strategic and structural decisions Clinova’s founders Arsalan Karim and Charles Ebubedike must make between scaling their consumer product lines or building their illness...Starting at €8.20
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Wall Street Doesn't Understand Innovation
Malloy, Christopher J.Article HBS-F1212D-EThough innovation is critical to a company's growth, investors don't seem to factor companies' strength or weakness at R&D into decisions to buy stock.Starting at €8.20
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STRIVR Labs
Foster, George; Rissick, RyanCase SGSB-E590-EEntrepreneurshipNear the end of 2014, Derek Belch decided to turn his master’s thesis into a virtual reality athletic training company called STRIVR Labs [Sports Training in Virtual Reality]. Born out of Stanford University’s famed Virtual Human Interaction Lab, STRIVR garnered immediate interest from a wide array of organizations. Having played and coached football at Stanford University, Belch had connections within several professional and collegiate footba...Starting at €8.20
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Tough Mudder: Scaling Dynamics After Early Traction
Foster, George; Kissick, RyanCase SGSB-E638-EEntrepreneurshipEstablished in 2010, the endurance event start-up Tough Mudder experienced rapid international expansion in the years following the company’s inception. By 2013, the company had developed a cult-like following and an extremely powerful brand. However, near the end of 2013, Tough Mudder’s growth began to slow. Eager to turn the tide, founder Will Dean wondered what steps he could take to reinvigorate the company. “Tough Mudder: Scaling Dynamic...Starting at €8.20
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MedAvante: Navigating Resistance to Innovation
Foster, George; Golden, JosephCase SGSB-E676-EEntrepreneurshipMedAvante, a provider of clinical trial services and technology solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, struggled to find product/market fit for many years, because its innovative service offering met fierce resistance from other stakeholders in the ecosystem. A strategic pivot to work with the ecosystem, not against it, saved the company and brought its co-founders to the brink of a successful exit. This case explores the difficulties of bri...Starting at €8.20