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A Note on Human Resources in Developing Economies
Rosen, H; Siesinski, S; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E497-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs seeking to start companies in developing economies face significant human resource challenges. Before embarking on their ventures, entrepreneurs should articulate a talent management strategy that describes how they will source, identify, screen, and manage employees, including rank and file workers, mid-level managers, and senior executives as the company scales. In developing such a strategy, the most important considerations wi...Starting at €8.20
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Bonobos, Inc. Building a Technical Team - Teaching Note
Grousbeck, I; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E514TN-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows CEO Andy Dunn as he struggles to build a technical team that will enable Bonobos, an ecommerce and menswear company, to scale. The case also outlines the path that leads Dunn to the CEO post. Three vignettes compose the main body of the case. The first vignette deals with Dunn’s struggles in getting Bonobos’ engineering team to put forth greater effort. With the company falling behind its technical milestones, Dunn finds tha...Starting at €0.00
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AngelList: Changing The Landscape of Investing - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E520TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe 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 ...Starting at €0.00
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The "Jaipur foot"
de Matos, Luis; Viassa Monteiro, EugénioCase AESE-DG-A-773(I)-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe case presents a new business model to produce low cost prosthesis, made and adapted in less than a day and with no need of maintenance for several years. Also, the low cost makes the prosthesis accessible to just about anybody.The case describes a company which produces and places foot or leg prosthesis, as a way to alleviate people suffering from a deficiency which seriously impairs their quality of life. They are people who for some reason ...Starting at €8.20
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Gametime
Chess, R; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E496-EEntrepreneurshipThe case follows Brad Griffith, the founder of Gametime, a mobile application for purchasing and redeeming event tickets. The case examines how Griffith assesses whether he has found an attractive business opportunity initially, and later whether he has found product/market fit. It also describes Griffith’s decision to be a solo founder and how he leverages contractors and advisors in building the product.Starting at €8.20
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Bonobos, Inc. Building a Technical Team
Grousbeck, I; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E514-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows CEO Andy Dunn as he struggles to build a technical team that will enable Bonobos, an ecommerce and menswear company, to scale. The case also outlines the path that leads Dunn to the CEO post. Three vignettes compose the main body of the case. The first vignette deals with Dunn’s struggles in getting Bonobos’ engineering team to put forth greater effort. With the company falling behind its technical milestones, Dunn finds tha...Starting at €8.20
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500 Startups: Scaling Early-Stage Investing - Teaching Note
Siegel, R; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E528TN-EEntrepreneurshipThis 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, ...Starting at €0.00
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Aravind Eye Care System (English)
Janeiro Dias, A.; Viassa Monteiro, EugénioCase AESE-DG-A-503(I)-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis is the story of an ophthalmology surgeon, who, after having obtained a specialisation in obstetrics, was struck down by rheumatoid arthritis in his thirties. He decided after his illness, to give up his speciality and start training in another medical specialisation, ophthalmology surgery. In his career as a surgeon, he had been in charge of the more demanding management functions in State hospitals, as well as performing surgery. When he re...Starting at €8.20
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Aravind Eye Care System (English) - Teaching note
Janeiro Dias, A.; Viassa Monteiro, EugénioTeaching Note AESE-DG-A-503(I) TN-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis is the story of an ophthalmology surgeon, who, after having obtained a specialisation in obstetrics, was struck down by rheumatoid arthritis in his thirties. He decided after his illness, to give up his speciality and start training in another medical specialisation, ophthalmology surgery. In his career as a surgeon, he had been in charge of the more demanding management functions in State hospitals, as well as performing surgery. When he re...Starting at €0.00
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Sair mais forte da crise - Dez ideias para reforçar o valor da empresa
Viassa Monteiro, EugénioTechnical Note AESE-DGN-A-1101-PPEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeO autor sugere dez ideias já aplicadas com bom resultado em muitas organizações, para que os dirigentes considerem se são de utilizar, e de que maneira, nas circunstâncias concretas da sua organização. Em muitos casos poderá ser conveniente utilizar sequencialmente duas ou mais das ideias sugeridas, sempre com a adaptação necessária às condições concretas.Starting at €8.20