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Anthony Soohoo at Dot & Bo: Bringing Storytelling to Furniture E-Commerce
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Gonzalez, GeorgeCaso HBS-820036-EIniciativa emprendedoraAn examination of the first few years of San Franciso-based, fast-growing furniture and home accessory e-commerce startup, Dot & Bo.Desde 8,20 €
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Anthony Soohoo: Retrospection on Dot & Bo
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Gonzalez, GeorgeCaso HBS-820037-EIniciativa emprendedoraA founder looks back at the issues at play in the final year of failed furniture e-commerce startup, Dot & Bo. He shares his perspective and learnings in the aftermath.Desde 8,20 €
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thredUP: Think Secondhand First
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Huizinga, JeffCaso HBS-817083-EIniciativa emprendedoraIn the fall of 2016, the management team at thredUP, the largest U.S. online retailer of secondhand clothing, is deciding whether to expand into international markets. Over the past 12 months the 7-year old startup, which had raised over $130 million in venture capital, had seen revenue grow 100% and gross margin double. Would moving abroad expand thredUP's total addressable market and help position the company for an IPO? Or would it prove a dis...Desde 8,20 €
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Cyprus (B)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCaso HBS-714011-EEconomíaDesde 5,74 €
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Pittsburgh
Werker, Eric; Rithmire, Meg; Kennedy, Benjamin; Knauer, AndrewCaso HBS-713035-EEconomíaThe case narrates the development of Pittsburgh from the 1940s to 2012. It analyzes the collapse of the steel industry in the early 1980s, the city's subsequent decline, and the city's later re-emergence as a hub for higher education, the tech sector, and the healthcare industry. Attention is given to the public-private partnerships that emerged in Pittsburgh, as well as the economic development and taxation initiatives pursued by different mayor...Desde 8,20 €
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Poppy (B)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Kominers, Scott Duke; Huizinga, Jeff; Ciechanover, Allison M.Caso HBS-820715-EIniciativa emprendedoraAvni Patel Thompson, founder and CEO of Poppy, an online marketplace for on-demand childcare, revisits the venture's final months, and discusses the steps she took in the wake of the shutdown. This case explores experiments the company conducted to refineDesde 5,74 €
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Liberia
Werker, Eric; Beganovic, JasminaCaso HBS-712011-EEconomíaFrom 1989 to 2003 civil war raged in Liberia, causing GDP per capita to drop an unprecedented 90% from peak to trough. The roots of Liberia's conflict and economic decline are complex and intertwined, resting on over a century of discriminatory elite rule and twisted by ethnic politics during a military dictatorship. By late 2011, eight years of post-conflict government have restored basic order, re-opened the country to foreign investors, and ju...Desde 8,20 €
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Cyprus (A)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCaso HBS-714010-EEconomíaCyprus is a small Mediterranean island located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its 1974 split, Cyprus has grown real GDP more than fivefold-in large part because of its development as an "international business" center. The country developed a large network of double-taxation-treaties (including some of the most robust agreements with Russia and other ex-Soviet Republics) that allowed it to serve as a tax-efficien...Desde 8,20 €
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Upwork in 2019
Yoffie, David B.; Ciechanover, Allison M.Caso HBS-719509-EDirección estratégicaStephane Kasriel, the CEO of Upwork, the leading platform for freelance labor, updates his progress on how to redesign its business model in 2019.Desde 8,20 €
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Hyperloop One
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Huizinga, JeffCaso HBS-817027-EIniciativa emprendedoraThe case explores the attempt of Shervin Pishevar, a prominent Silicon Valley investor, to shepherd hyperloop, a futuristic pod-in-tube transportation technology, from concept to transformative reality via Hyperloop One and Sherpa Capital, both companies he co-founded. The case outlines the technology-first brought to widespread attention by Tesla and SpaceX executive Elon Musk-then follows Pishevar as he builds a team, develops prototypes, recru...Desde 8,20 €