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E Ink in 2008
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-709443-EStrategyIn the fall of 2008, E Ink had positioned itself as a leader in electronic ink technology thanks to the launch of several eBook devices such as Amazon's Kindle. Yet E Ink still faced the question of how to turn its technology into a profitable business amid competing technologies and financial challenges.Starting at €8.20
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E Ink en 2008
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-710S16StrategyEn el otoño de 2008, E Ink ha posicionado como un líder en tecnología de tinta electrónica gracias a la puesta en marcha de varios dispositivos de libros electrónicos como el Kindle de Amazon. Sin embargo, E Ink aún se enfrenta a la cuestión de cómo convertir su tecnología en un negocio rentable en medio de tecnologías de la competencia y los retos financieros.Starting at €8.20
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Web Site Blues (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Maruca, Regina Fazio; Siegel, David; Carpenter, Candice; Ticoll, David; Rayport, JeffreyArticle HBS-99209-EMarketingSo far, Rachel Soltanoff's instincts had been right. As CEO in this fictional case study, she had successfully navigated TradeRite Software's transition from a news service for stockbrokers to a $70 million provider of shrink-wrapped software geared toward both brokers and the growing day-trader market. Now a well-financed start-up, Stocknet.com, was testing a very competitive product that traders could download directly over the Web. And TradeRi...Starting at €8.20
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Wayfair
Rayport, Jeffrey; Ma, Susie L.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-819045-EMarketingIn 2016 Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, founders of online home goods retailer Wayfair, are faced with a decision about how to improve user experience on their e-commerce sites. A key driver of consumer interest and conversion to purchase in the home categorStarting at €8.20
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Voi Technology
Rayport, Jeffrey; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-820099-EEntrepreneurshipVoi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reachStarting at €8.20
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Delivering the Goods at Shippo
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Rayport, Jeffrey; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-817065-EEntrepreneurshipLaura Behrens Wu, CEO of software start-up Shippo, prepares her pitch for a Series A funding round following a successful seed round. Customer adoption of Shippo's e-commerce dashboard application, which allows small and medium retailers to compare delivery rates between shipping providers and print package labels, has been steady in the nine months since it went live. But traction with the firm's developer-friendly product, an API that allows la...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (A)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818079-EService and Operations ManagementIn late 2013, Ryan Cohen, cofounder and CEO of the fast growing online pet food and pet products retailer Chewy.com, has to make a "bet the company decision"-whether to keep working with Chewy's third-party logistics (3PL) provider to fulfill customer orders, or whether to take this critical function in-house. Cohen worries that the company's 3PL will not be able to serve Chewy's customers as it continues to grow, and reaching scale is essential ...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (B)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818105-EService and Operations ManagementCohen and Chewy's other board members decided to fully insource order fulfilment, and commenced building an order fulfilment center near its 3PL partner's facility. As soon as the 3PL learned that Chewy would be managing its own order fulfilment, however, it decided to triple what it charged Chewy to fulfill each order. What should Chewy do?Starting at €5.74
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Redesigning the Wedding Dress Experience: A Podcase with Leslie Voorhees and Calley Means of Anomalie, Teaching Note
Rayport, Jeffrey; Lafkas, JohnTeaching Note HBS-7226-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for 7125.Starting at €0.00
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HTC Corp. in 2009 (Spanish Version)
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-711S12Strategycon sede en Taiwán HTC Corp. había convertido en el cuarto mayor fabricante de teléfonos inteligentes del mundo para el año 2009. CEO Peter Chou era extremadamente orgullosos de los logros notables que su compañía había hecho durante los últimos 12 años desde que comenzando como un fabricante desconocido de PDA para otras empresas. Sin embargo, Chou se enfrentó a varias decisiones con el fin de mover la compañía hacia adelante. La competencia por...Starting at €8.20