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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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Kassatly Chtaura: Time to Expand Abroad
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramzi FathallahCase IVEY-9B15M104-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2013, Kassatly Chtaura, a family-owned producer of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages headquartered in Chtaura, Lebanon, faces a dilemma. It is doing very well in terms of revenues and market share and has succeeded in building a strong cash flow. However, the past year’s figures show little growth, and the family is concerned that sales of its syrups, juices, ready-to-drink beverages and wines have reached a plateau. Should the ...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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Hopax (A)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Yung-Chien LouCase IVEY-9B10M004-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe three-case series is about how a medium-sized Taiwanese company approached competition with 3M in global markets. The series covers a 14-year period. The A case starts in 1994, when 3M decides to launch a lawsuit against companies (including Hopax) selling repositionable notes that compete with 3M's highly successful Post-It notes in the United States. How should Hopax respond? The B case explains that, unlike the other players, Hopax decides...Starting at €8.20
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Bixi Goes to New York
Yves Plourde; Jean-Louis SchaanCase IVEY-9B15M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2011, the Public Bike System Company, based in Montreal, Canada, was preparing to answer a request for proposal by New York City to create a financially self-sustaining public bike-sharing system. Three years earlier, the company, owned by the Montreal Transit Authority, had created Bixi, a service that made bikes available to members through docking stations, powered by solar energy, spread across the city. Although its financial structur...Starting at €8.20
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iMPath Networks
Terrence Kulka; Jean-Louis Schaan; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B06M094-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe vice-president marketing (VP) for iMPath Networks, a leading provider of managed video networks for surveillance and enterprise applications, is presented with an offer to take over as CEO of the firm. It was October 2001 and iMPath was in poor shape after growth in expenses outpaced sales growth from 1999 to 2000 when the firm pursued aggressive growth targets in international markets while increasing the number of employees. Unfortunately f...Starting at €8.20