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Greenbriar Growth Partners and Microsurgery Devices
El-Hage, Nabil N.; Meyer, KristinCaso HBS-310060-EGreenbriar Growth Partners (GGP), a venture capital firm, has been an investor in Microsurgery Devices (MSD) for four-plus years, and has come into conflict with the company's founder. Should the Board's Nominating Committee re-nominate the VC investor, and should the board go along with the VC's push for a stock buy-back in the midst of the financial crisis, and so soon after the company's IPO?Desde 8,20 €
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$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg!
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCaso HBS-715441-EDirección estratégicaIn February 2014, Facebook announced the acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion. WhatsApp, founded in 2009, was a relatively young company that employed only 50 people and earned merely $10 million in revenue in 2013. It was one of many mobile messaging services that allowed users to contact each other without paying costly text message fees. However, its popularity and growth potential enticed Facebook, a company facing many challenges and lo...Desde 8,20 €
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The Heat Is On: Emerging Ecosystems in the Thermostat Industry
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCaso HBS-715455-EDirección estratégicaBeth Wozniak, President of Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls (ECC) at Honeywell International Inc., spun around in her office chair, reflecting about how the classic, mature thermostat industry was rapidly evolving. In February 2014, Google paid $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, a new startup whose goal was to reinvent unloved home devices, such as thermostats and smoke alarms. Their smart thermostats posed a threat to the traditio...Desde 8,20 €