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Enigmo
Kominers, Scott Duke; Sato, Nobuo; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-821097-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Making Markets
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Kominers, Scott DukeCase HBS-818096-EEntrepreneurshipExplains how to identify and capitalize upon marketplace design opportunities. Defines markets and marketplaces and describes the basic functions of each. Discusses attributes (e.g., heterogeneity of participants' preferences and asymmetry in available information) that determine whether and how marketplaces create value. Explains common causes of market failure; presents a framework for designing marketplaces in response. Discusses tactics for b...Starting at €8.20
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GoFundMe: The Giving Layer of the Internet
Kominers, Scott Duke; Ciechanover, Allison M.Case HBS-818108-EEntrepreneurshipBy 2017, GoFundMe is the world's largest social fundraising platform. Gross donation volume is growing rapidly yet the number of monthly campaign starts is relatively flat. The CEO contemplates a variety of growth initiatives.Starting at €8.20
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Feeding America (B)
Kominers, Scott Duke; Lam, AlanCase HBS-818131-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes how Feeding America, the third-largest nonprofit organization in the US, designed a marketplace for allocating donated food across its network of food banks. It considers the promises and pitfalls of using market-based allocation in the context of a centralized artificial currency market, and evaluates the importance of different design components in making the marketplace efficient and fair for all participants.Starting at €5.74
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Halliday's OASIS
Kominers, Scott Duke; Tempest Keller, NicoleCase HBS-819106-EEntrepreneurshipWade Watts has won control of the OASIS - a futuristic, immersive virtual reality game world. He must decide on rules, rights, and marketplace design, balancing the founding principles of the OASIS with the platform's potentially negative externalities.Starting at €8.20
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Raksul
Kominers, Scott Duke; Kotosaka, Masahiro; Sato, Nobuo; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-819115-EEntrepreneurshipRaksul, 2018 Forbes Japan "Startup of the Year," ran an e-commerce platform drawing upon thousands of individual suppliers. Launched as a business-to-business printing services marketplace, Raksul had recently expanded to operate both a logistics/delivery marketplace and a television advertising marketplace. Each marketplace faces its own growth challenges; at the same time, the CEO must consider whether and how each marketplace can enhance the o...Starting at €8.20
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Lunchclub: Algorithmic Networking
Kominers, Scott Duke; Gonzalez, GeorgeCase HBS-820051-EEntrepreneurshipAlgorithmic networking startup Lunchclub coordinates in-person meetings between professionals who would have been unlikely to meet. The company faces marketplace design, growth, and monetization challenges: The executive team has to refine Lunchclub's marketplace strategy, and determine whether the company should continue to focus on its current use cases and geographical hubs or expand the platform's scale and scope. And while Lunchclub unlocks ...Starting at €8.20
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A Three-Part Framework for Entrepreneurial Marketplace Design
Kominers, Scott DukeCase HBS-821065-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Markets and Marketplaces: Core Concepts
Kominers, Scott DukeTeaching Note HBS-821069-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €0.00
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Poppy (B)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Kominers, Scott Duke; Huizinga, Jeff; Ciechanover, Allison M.Case HBS-820715-EEntrepreneurshipAvni Patel Thompson, founder and CEO of Poppy, an online marketplace for on-demand childcare, revisits the venture's final months, and discusses the steps she took in the wake of the shutdown. This case explores experiments the company conducted to refineStarting at €5.74