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Disfruta: "Sacándole el jugo a la innovación"
González Aguado, Héctor Alonso; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31234_ SEntrepreneurshipDisfruta es la principal cadena de juguerías en Perú. El caso detalla la historia de los emprendedores desde sus inicios y describe algunas de las decisiones más importantes en cuanto a experiencia del cliente, eficiencia operativa e innovación para el éxito de la empresa. El caso se ubica en 2017, cuando los emprendedores meditan respecto a la estrategia que deben seguir para su expansión y consolidación.Starting at €8.20
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Familia Bonilla Coto: Innovadores en la Exportación Agrícola
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31266_SEntrepreneurshipProductos Congelados Bajo Cero (PCBC) nace como un spin-off de B&C Exportadores, dada la necesidad de procesar el producto de segunda calidad, con el propósito de añadirle valor a los productos exportados y facilitarle la vida a muchas mujeres que al participar en el mercado laboral, tenían menos tiempo para preparar los alimentos. Tanto B&C exportadores como PCBC aspiraban a continuar creciendo al adaptarse a las tendencias del mercado y añadirl...Starting at €8.20
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Franklin Chang: de la NASA a Emprendedor
Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Chaves, Natalia; Martínez, Allan; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31254_SEntrepreneurshipEl Dr. Franklin Chang, emigro a Estados Unidos con el objetivo de cumplir su sueño, de viajar al espacio y logró convertirse en el primer astronauta latinoamericano en la NASA. Desde sus estudios de doctorado empezó a desarrollar sus estudios en tecnología de plasmas, proyecto que continuó durante sus años de servicio en la agencia espacial. Recortes presupuestarios en la NASA amenzaban con cerrar su proyecto y esta coyuntura lo impulsó a emprend...Starting at €8.20
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Steve Aronson: de Innovador Cafetalero a Emprendedor Social
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31270_SEntrepreneurshipSteve Arronson fundó Café Britt y revolucionó la industria del café en Costa Rica al reservar y tostar unos de los mejores granos de café y así ofrecer un producto de mayor valor. La empresa alcanzó el éxito tanto a nivel nacional como internacional y Aronson se retira de la empresa para darle oportunidad a las nuevas generaciones. Al retirarse de Britt incursiona en el emprendimiento social con la Fundación Demain, que busca el bienestar de la c...Starting at €8.20
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KiOR: Catalyzing Clean Energy
Nanda, Ramana; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-809092-EEntrepreneurshipBiofuels start-up KiOR was developing a proprietary technology that had the potential to dramatically impact the emerging renewable energy landscape: a process that converted cellulosic biomass into "bio-crude," a hydrocarbon mixture with properties to those of crude oil. KiOR had been operating as a virtual organization, but with venture financing in place, founder and chief technology officer Paul O'Connor and the KiOR board needed to decide wh...Starting at €8.20
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Location Choice for New Ventures: Cities
Kerr, William R.; Nanda, RamanaCase HBS-811106-EEntrepreneurshipLocation choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the intellectual frameworks of the cluster and industry agglomeration literatures to organize these factors. We then provide some tactical advice and worksheets for entrepreneurs to consider when selecting the location for t...Starting at €8.20
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SecondMarket - Providing Liquidity for Shareholders of Privately Held iContact
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-812072-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2011, SecondMarket was an online platform that facilitated secondary transactions of illiquid assets, including private company stock. This case explores reasons for the decline in small-cap IPOs in the United States from the 1990s to the 2000s and how the emergence of SecondMarket provided liquidity to privately held companies like iContact, an email and social marketing software-as-a-service [SaaS] company.Starting at €8.20
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1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (Abridged)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Richardson, Evan; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812133-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry dramatically by partnering with the Asian manufacturers that had ...Starting at €8.20
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PunchTab, Inc., Teaching Note
Nanda, Ramana; Kerr, William R.Teaching Note HBS-812141-EEntrepreneurshipA Teaching Note for the PunchTab case (812033), which discusses how high-tech startups structure seed financing, merits of angels vs. super angels vs. VCs, and related topics (e.g., convertible notes, priced versus non-priced financing rounds, entrepreneurial finance networks).Starting at €0.00
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20