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Presans: Building Business Models for Innovation Intermediaries
Wim Vanhaverbeke; Oana-Maria PopCase IVEY-W27510-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPresans was founded in Paris, France in 2008 as an an open innovation intermediary, often referred to as an “innomediary.” Using a specific business model that combined open innovation services with state-of-the-art data-mining technology, Presans leveraged a network of over six million experts worldwide to solve problems for its corporate clients. In February 2017, the chief executive officer of Presans had to make some strategic decisions. Base...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Ion Battery, Teaching Note
Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert F.Teaching Note HBS-815106-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 815025.Starting at €0.00
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Lovepop
White, Robert F.; Nanda, Ramana; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-818015-EEntrepreneurshipAs they prepare to graduate from Harvard Business School, the co-founders of greeting card company startup Lovepop need capital to cover the company's operating costs and must choose between two seed financing offers. One offer is from an angel group and the other from a startup accelerator. Having bootstrapped the company's operations since its founding a year and a half earlier, the founders must weigh the differences in valuation and pros and ...Starting at €8.20
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Initial Coin Offerings
Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert F.; Tuzikov, AlexeyCase HBS-818067-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Evaluating Start Up Ventures
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert F.Case HBS-819039-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Initial Coin Offerings in 2018
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert F.; Schwalb, NathanielCase HBS-819057-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2018, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) were an emerging fundraising method for blockchain-based projects. As the ecosystem grew, there were many open questions on regulation, pricing, and even which projects were a good fit for blockchain. However, there was already some emerging consensus on the benefits and challenges of building with blockchain and emerging best practices for Initial Coin Offerings.Starting at €8.20
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Quilts of Denmark: Managing Open Innovation
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B16M213-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyQuilts of Denmark was a Danish start-up company founded in 2000 with the goal of producing high-quality, functional quilts and pillows that contributed to healthy sleep. The company’s open innovation with a space agency and technology company resulted in an “intelligent” quilt that regulated body heat, providing users with an elusive but much-desired experience: a good night’s sleep. Selling a premium product in a commodity market was a challenge...Starting at €8.20
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Jaga: Managing Creativity and Open Innovation (B)
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B18M120-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJaga suffered negative economic effects from the 2008 financial crisis. As the crisis persisted in 2011, management planned to substantially reduce the number of employees, but the founder instead chose to fire half of the management team and reorganize the company. Although this decision was considered counterintuitive, it was perfectly aligned with the philosophy of this creative company.Starting at €5.74
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Greenyard Frozen: Developing Cauliflower Rice as an Open Innovation Project for Sustainability
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B20M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn March 14, 2019, the convenience business unit manager of Greenyard Frozen was in his Roeselare, Belgium office preparing for a management meeting that would discuss current challenges facing the company. Greenyard Frozen had to decide on the market positioning of its cauliflower rice and how to promote the new product. The project, which was a great example of co-operation in the value chain and of open innovation for sustainability, had resul...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Ion Battery (Spanish version)
Nanda, Ramana; Puzio, Stephanie; White, Robert F.Case HBS-816S12EntrepreneurshipA battery company is running out of money and has not met all of its milestones. The year is 2012 and many cleantech investors have decided to pull back. Fast Ion Battery needs a $5 million bridge round, but one of its three investors has refused to continue funding the company. John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street Capital and the lead investor in Fast Ion, must decide whether or not to save the company. John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street...Starting at €8.20