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A Primer on the Art of Finance: For Entrepreneurs
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6545BC-EIf you're like a lot of entrepreneurs, you may be a little mystified by the idea that finance is partly an art. But understanding the "artistic" aspects of finance is key to developing financial intelligence. This chapter examines how financial professionals make estimates and assumptions using accruals and allocations, depreciation, and valuation. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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What Is Financial Intelligence: The Three Main Components
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6532BC-EFundamentally, financial intelligence boils down to three distinct skill sets: understanding the foundation, understanding the art of finance, and understanding financial analysis. This chapter provides an overview of all three skills, along with a discussion about some roadblocks to financial intelligence. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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Bank of America Acquires Merrill Lynch (B)
Pozen, Robert C.; Beresford, Charles E.Case HBS-310106-ESupplements to HBS no. 310-092.Starting at €5.74
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Bank of America Acquires Merrill Lynch (A)
Pozen, Robert C.; Beresford, Charles E.Case HBS-310092-EOn December 22, 2008, Bank of America (BofA) chairman and CEO Ken Lewis convened a special board of directors meeting to review his company's pending acquisition of investment bank Merrill Lynch. Negotiations for the acquisition had begun a few months earlier, during the disastrous week in September in which Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. Initially both Merrill and BofA viewed their agreement favorably, but in the intervening months, as Mer...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue - The Issue is Recognition: Entrepreneurs Need to Understand the Possibilities and Pitfalls
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6548BC-EThe issue of when a sale can be recorded is one of the more artful aspects of the income statement that entrepreneurs need to learn. This chapter explains the often murky guidelines accountants use for recording and recognizing a sale and identifies some areas you should keep an eye on where manipulation of the numbers sometimes occurs. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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How Cash Connects With Everything Else: Understanding a Cash Flow Statement
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6559BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationYou can calculate a cash flow statement just by looking at the income statement and two balance sheets. The information you'll learn by going through the exercise in this chapter can be invaluable. It will contribute to your understanding of how to be cash flow positive. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers."Starting at €8.20
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Pandora: Royalties Kill the Web Radio Star (B)
Pozen, Robert C.; Rosenfeld, AlexCase HBS-310027-EStarting at €5.74
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Pandora: Royalties Kill the Web Radio Star (A)
Pozen, Robert C.; Rosenfeld, AlexCase HBS-310026-EJoe Kennedy, president and CEO of Pandora, one of the largest and most popular web (internet) radio broadcasters, had just received bad news. The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) had announced its decision to increase the royalties required to be paid by the web radio industry by 2.5 times over the next five years, effectively pushing profitability for Pandora out of sight. Pandora was a "webcaster" that was based on the Music Genome Project, which ...Starting at €8.20
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Daqi
Pozen, Robert C.; Armbrust, Rick; Zhang, TonyCase HBS-309113-EIn 2008, Daqi was one of the largest Internet portals for user-generated content and leading word-of-mouth marketing provider in China. Grace Zhou, Daqi's CEO, was contemplating the risks and benefits of expanding Daqi's services into three new content areas-news, music, and popular bloggers. Each potential area of Daqi's expansion offered extensive benefits, such as major growth opportunity, as well as risks, including private lawsuits, governme...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Mutual Funds
Pozen, Robert C.Case HBS-310117-EThis note is an excerpt from Professor Bob Pozen's book "The Mutual Fund Business" and is an introduction to mutual funds, contrasted with commercial banks.Starting at €8.20