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Amazon: The Brink of Bankruptcy
Applegate, Lynda M.Case HBS-809014-EEntrepreneurshipEnables a thorough analysis of the Amazon.com business model and its evolution from 1994 to 2001. The case ends with the company poised on the brink of bankruptcy, and enables discussion of how to turnaround the company and leverage proprietary assets.Starting at €8.20
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The Powers That Be (Internet Edition): Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft
Rayport, Jeffrey; Kelley, Julia; Schwalb, NathanielCase HBS-818111-EEntrepreneurshipAs of early 2018, five U.S. technology companies-Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft-were among the largest companies in the world. Similarly, three Chinese technology firms-Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, or BAT-had emerged as global players due in part to the protection of China's "Great Firewall," which made it more difficult for foreign companies to compete in Chinese markets. As these companies continued to scale by branching into ne...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com--2002 (Spanish version)
Leschly, Stig; Roberts, Michael J.; Sahlman, William A.; Thedinga, ToddCase HBS-805S17EntrepreneurshipDescribe la evolución de Amazon.com y su modelo de negocio desde su fundación. En concreto, se analiza la transformación del Amazonas desde un e-Tailer a una plataforma de comercio y su iniciativa de mercado, que ha llevado a esto. También describe los aspectos económicos de diferentes modelos de comercio que Amazon emplea y discute una decisión confrontar Jeff Bezos con respecto a cómo la empresa debe participar en el segmento de ropa.Starting at €8.20
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Souq.com's CEO on Building an E-Commerce Powerhouse in the Middle East
Mouchawar, RonaldoArticle HBS-R1705A-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2005, when Souq.com was founded, the Middle East had tremendous potential for e-commerce: Its total population was more than 350 million, half of whom were younger than 25. But the region was highly fragmented in terms of laws and customs, logistics, and payment infrastructure. Mouchawar tells how Souq grew from auction website to B2C-only business by enabling alternative payment methods and managing delivery in a region where basic logistics ...Starting at €8.20
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Can You Balance a One-Legged Stool: Multidimensional Business Models
Mullins, John; Komisar, RandyBook Chapter HBS-5369BC-EEntrepreneurshipWhile you may think that your company can get away with having a strong revenue model or healthy gross margins alone, companies are most successful when the five elements of their business models--revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, working capital, and investment--work together. In this chapter, the authors examine three highly entrepreneurial companies whose success rested on their multidimensional business models: Zara, Amazon, and Celt...Starting at €8.20
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HourlyNerd
Avery, Jill; Fuller, Joseph B.Case HBS-316134-EEntrepreneurshipHourlyNerd, a two-sided marketplace platform for matching freelance consultants with small companies looking for help, struggles to define a growth plan for the future. The company, started as a class project in HBS' FIELD 3 course, is assessing three growth paths: shifting their target from small and medium sized businesses to enterprise customers, expanding into new verticals to become the Amazon of freelance labor, and transforming its busines...Starting at €8.20
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How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions
Gompers, Paul A.; Gornall, Will; Kaplan, Steven N; Strebulaev, IlyaArticle HBS-R2102D-EEntrepreneurshipFor decades now, venture capitalists have played a crucial role in the economy by financing high-growth start-ups. While the companies they've backed--Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and more--are constantly in the headlines, very little is known about what VCs actually do and how they create value. To pull the curtain back, Paul Gompers of Harvard Business School, Will Gornall of the UBC Sauder School of Business, Steven N. Kaplan of the Univer...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com: The Brink of Bankruptcy, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.Teaching Note HBS-809081-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [809014].Starting at €0.00