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Stripe: Increasing the GDP of the Internet - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Kissick, RNota del Instructor SGSB-E601TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraIn 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 ...Desde 0,00 €
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AB InBev: Brewing an Innovation Strategy - Teaching note
Siegel, R; Orleans, ANota del Instructor SGSB-E643TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraAB InBev, the world’s largest beer company, faced serious challenges in 2017. First, large food and beverage companies were under-pressure due to shifting consumer preferences towards healthier products and increasing price pressure from retailers. The beer category, in particular, showed signs of stagnation in developed markets, such as the United States and Europe. Moreover, several major trends – e.g. localization of consumption and rise of cr...Desde 0,00 €
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Axel Springer in 2016: From Transformation to Acceleration - Teaching Note
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Kissick, RNota del Instructor SGSB-E610TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraAs of 2016, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive officer (CEO) of Axel Springer SE, had successfully transitioned the German publishing house through a major digital transformation in the world of journalism. Given the massive disruption that had occurred over the previous two decades with how people consumed news, this was no small feat. During this time, many newspapers, magazines, and journals failed to keep up with the rapidly changing industry...Desde 0,00 €
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Pear VC - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Kissick, RNota del Instructor SGSB-E630TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraIn 2014, Mar Hershenson and Pejman Nozad teamed up to form Pear VC, a venture capital firm that invested in start-ups spanning three stages of company development: 1) pre-seed, which Pear termed “soil”; 2) seed; and 3) Series A. The duo had known each other for well over a decade before creating Pear VC. And while they have very different backgrounds—Hershenson had founded several companies after receiving her PhD in electrical engineering, whi...Desde 0,00 €
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Daimler: Reinventing Mobility - Teaching note
Siegel, R; Orleans, ANota del Instructor SGSB-E642TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraIn 2017, significant changes were sweeping the global automotive industry: the rapid growth of electric vehicles, the race to develop commercially reliable autonomous cars and the ride-sharing phenomenon. Those trends were magnified by technological advancements around connectivity between drivers and their vehicles, as well as changes in consumer preferences, especially related to waning interest in car ownership. Additionally, China’s increasin...Desde 0,00 €
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AngelList: Changing The Landscape of Investing - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Yin, LiNota del Instructor SGSB-E520TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraThe case follows AngelList, an online platform connecting entrepreneurs with investors, as it searches for product/market fit and business models. Founded in 2010 by entrepreneurs Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi, AngelList begins as a project to give back to the start-up community. Ravikant and Nivi write a blog that provides founders with advice and then build AngelList to give them access to investors. However, investors often have incentives ...Desde 0,00 €
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SurveyMonkey in 2014 - Teaching Note
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Rosenthal, SNota del Instructor SGSB-E524TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraThe SurveyMonkey case portrays the evolution of the company from its founding in 1999 through to 2014. SurveyMonkey was launched by Ryan Finley, a young computer science graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to address the dearth of easy-to-use, affordable online survey tools on the market. In 2009, Finley sold the company to Spectrum Equity and Bain Capital Ventures, having recognized the need for a partner to help the company ach...Desde 0,00 €
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500 Startups: Scaling Early-Stage Investing - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Yin, LiNota del Instructor SGSB-E528TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraThis case focuses on the investment strategy employed by 500 Startups, an early-stage investment firm founded by Dave McClure. McClure, an outspoken personality in Silicon Valley, believes that the venture capital industry is not innovating quickly enough to adapt to large-scale changes. The cost of starting a company has plummeted over time, enabling investors to write smaller and smaller checks. The exit options for companies have expanded, ...Desde 0,00 €
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TrueCar: Transforming the Car Buying Experience - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Yin, LiNota del Instructor SGSB-E527TN-EIniciativa emprendedoraThe case follows Scott Painter and his executive team as they deal with a crisis that threatens the survival of TrueCar, a company founded by Painter to improve consumers’ car buying experiences. TrueCar’s automotive dealer network, from which the company earns its revenue, is rapidly declining in size as dealers leave to protest TrueCar’s practices. The case also describes Painter’s career and his personality as context for the situation. Pai...Desde 0,00 €
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Charles Schwab Corp. in 2017 - Teaching note
Siegel, R; Makinen, JNota del Instructor SGSB-SM282TN-EDirección estratégicaBy almost any measure, Charles Schwab Corp. appeared to be killing it in 2017. The wealth management, banking, custody and brokerage firm’s stock was trading near its all-time high. It was posting unprecedented levels of new client accounts, net new client assets, revenues and profits and had a record $3.12 trillion in client assets under management. Schwab was taking customers and assets from old-line wire houses like Morgan Stanley, while fendi...Desde 0,00 €