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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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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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Discover Capital
Sahlman, William A.; White, Robert; Puzio, StephanieCase HBS-815097-EEntrepreneurship"Discover Capital" provides an in-depth look at a first time search fund run by the tenacious Kelly Quann Bianucci. It provides background information about search funds and follows Kelly as she successfully raises her over-subscribed fund and begins the search process. The following useful information is included for students who are considering starting a search fund: offering memoranda, fundraising techniques, staffing, screening techniques, ...Starting at €8.20
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Athleta, Teaching Plan
Sahlman, William A.; White, RobertTeaching Note HBS-816043-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case 803045.Starting at €0.00
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Bootstrapping at Lightricks
White, Robert; Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-817051-EEntrepreneurshipBy August 2015, two-year-old mobile imaging software startup Lightricks had developed and released two best-selling paid mobile apps, grown to a team of 30, earned a revenue run rate of nearly $10 million, and achieved modest profitability. The bootstrapped company had explored raising funds, met with venture capital firms, and was presented with a term sheet. The co-founders believed the financing would allow them to scale up quicker, but they a...Starting at €8.20
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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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Jaga: Managing Creativity and Open Innovation (A)
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B18M119-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2007, the owner and director of marketing and research and development at Jaga was preparing for a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future of the Belgian company’s Uchronia project (an online community and playground for creativity and product development). Over the previous 15 years, Jaga had transformed from a production-based radiator company to a highly innovative organization with a focus on the premium market. The o...Starting at €8.20
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Curana: Managing Open Innovation for Growth in SMEs (A)
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B17M139-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCurana BVBA was a small family-owned company in Belgium. In the 1990s, it was producing mudguards and fenders as an original equipment manufacturer for the European bicycle industry. As Curana BVBA faced increasing competition in 2009, it needed to make a strategic turnaround. The company focused on the top segments of the market and introduced innovative and design-based bicycle accessories. The company didn't have the competency to develop thes...Starting at €8.20
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Presans: Building Business Models for Innovation Intermediaries - Teaching Note
Wim Vanhaverbeke; Oana-Maria PopTeaching Note IVEY-W27511-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product W27510.Starting at €0.00