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Legal Hazards of Product Launches
Goldberg, Lena G.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-315028-EEntrepreneurshipThis note considers common legal pitfalls associated with the launch of new products. A series of questions are presented that companies poised to launch a product should keep in mind. Questions about advertising, pricing, and branding are explored, as well as who in a product's supply chain might bear liability if the product is faulty.Starting at €8.20
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Predilytics
Higgins, Robert F.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-813023-EEntrepreneurshipThe management team at Predilytics, a healthcare analytics firm, must decide whether to accept a Series A venture capital financing deal. The company provided analytic services to healthcare plans, typically Medicare Advantage plans, in efforts to draw conclusions from massive amounts of patient data. The company still had enough funding from a seed round to operate on a low-key basis for a few more months, but the team hoped to move forward aggr...Starting at €8.20
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Alicia Keys
Groysberg, Boris; Lobb, Annelena; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420033-EEntrepreneurshipThis case explores the life and career of Alicia Keys, the 15-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter and producer. Set in 2019, it covers the evolution of Keys's 18-year musical career and additional passions, including acting, entrepreneurship, social justice activism, and collecting art with her husband, rapper and music producer Swizz Beatz. Now a mother of two young sons and with no intentions of slowing down, Keys considers what the next phas...Starting at €8.20
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Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid, Teaching Note
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Lobb, AnnelenaTeaching Note HBS-814093-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 811013.Starting at €0.00
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Lufa Farms
Alvarez, Jose B.; Mackalski, Robert; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-514008-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2013, Mohamed Hage, founder of the rooftop farming business called Lufa Farms, thought his company had reached a level of maturity where scaling the business model was the next logical step. With two greenhouses already in Canada, he was looking into other locations in the U.S. Though Lufa Farms' advanced cultivation technologies made the company stand out in its sector, ...Starting at €8.20
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Swizz Beatz
Groysberg, Boris; Lobb, Annelena; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420034-EEntrepreneurshipThis case explores the life and career of rapper and music producer Swizz Beatz. Set in 2019, it covers the evolution of Swizz's musical career and his new venture into the commercial art market.Starting at €8.20
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On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Quinn, Tom; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-822033-EEntrepreneurshipBubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical skills to build software. The case covers cofounder Joshua Haas's engineering background, as he experienced a high demand for coding expertise in the startup community, but a low supply of coders. It then outlines his founding, with cofounder Emmanuel Straschnov, of Bubble in 2012, and their subseq...Starting at €8.20
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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys: A Power Couple
Groysberg, Boris; Lobb, Annelena; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420035-EEntrepreneurshipSet in 2018, this case follows married couple and music industry titans Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys as they consider how best to use their platforms to achieve their goals. Since achieving professional success in the music industry early in their lives, Swizz and Keys had explored many different personal and professional pursuits. Swizz was particularly interested in the arts and had launched an initiative aimed at supporting emerging visual arti...Starting at €8.20