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Oltre Venture: la revolución del impacto (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase SM-1670Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyEste caso describe la start-up y los primeros pasos de una nueva empresa de inversión de impacto de Italia: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, que se define a sí misma como una empresa de "capital riesgo social", había sido una de las pioneras en la inversión de impacto en Europa, con un primer fondo de inversión de ocho millones de euros y la recaudación de 29 millones para el segundo. Fundada por profesionales con muchos años de experiencia en el ám...Starting at €5.74
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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (A) and (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note SMT-122-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ¿8 million in its first fund, and raising ¿29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €0.00
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Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America (Spanish version)
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-915S10EntrepreneurshipSaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America must develop its mobilization strategy; that is, it must attract enough passengers and drivers to make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will deliver passenger bookings -- and passengers have no reason to sign up unless drivers are available. Meanwhile, regulators question the permissibility of online taxi booking in light...Starting at €8.20
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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase SM-1670-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ?8 million in its first fund, and raising ?29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €5.74
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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (A)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase SM-1669-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ?8 million in its first fund, and raising ?29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €8.20
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Cork'd: Building a Social Network for Wine Lovers
Coles, Peter A.Case HBS-911026-EEntrepreneurshipLindsay Ronga and Gary Vaynerchuk are launching Cork'd, an online social network for wine lovers. Despite Gary's status as a celebrity wine connoisseur, the team faces a significant challenge: several other wine social networks are well established and already have large user bases. How can Cork'd gain traction in this crowded space?Starting at €8.20
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Killing Craigslist: Entrepreneurship in the Online Apartment Rental Market
Coles, Peter A.; Gans, Joshua; Yu, Wei-YuanCase HBS-912009-EEntrepreneurshipJon Pastor and Lawrence Zhou were inspired by the same problem: the Internet was surprisingly unhelpful in the hunt for an apartment. The online apartment rental market was fragmented, opaque, and wrought with misinformation. The leader in this space was the website Craigslist, which was the most highly trafficked classifieds site in the world and the tenth most visited site in the United States despite introducing almost no innovations in its 15...Starting at €8.20
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SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-913041-EEntrepreneurshipSaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America must develop its mobilization strategy; that is, it must attract enough passengers and drivers to make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will deliver passenger bookings -- and passengers have no reason to sign up unless drivers are available. Meanwhile, regulators question the permissibility of online taxi booking in light...Starting at €8.20
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Mobilizing Networked Businesses
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-911048-EEntrepreneurshipThis module note presents six strategies for mobilizing networked businesses.Starting at €8.20
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SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America, Teaching Note
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminTeaching Note HBS-913063-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 913041.Starting at €0.00