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Everyone Should Learn the Entrepreneurial Method
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleWhen I was a teenager, the older women in my family taught me to cook. I learned it was traditional not to add salt when cooking lentils, because it would... -
What Venture Trends Can Tell You
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research from McKinsey suggests what the inevitable shakeout in the venture capital industry heralds for the broader business community. -
“Lean In” Messages and the Illusion of Control
Gender ResearchResearchers found a downside to messages of empowerment. -
The Secret to Lean Innovation Is Making Learning a Priority
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleSuccess can skyrocket when lessons are systematically captured and made available to everyone. -
Stealthier Way to Raise Money
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleEntrepreneurs risk having strategically sensitive information leaked to competitors when their VCs discuss new ventures with outside partners. To avoid... -
Too Soon to IPO? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFour years ago, Diane Ashton and Sundeep Lal were working together at MIT on a titanium extraction project. Durable and highly heat resistant, titanium... -
Is Venture Capital Broken?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA recent report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation raises serious questions about the degree to which venture capital deserves emulation. The report,... -
Lean Doesn't Always Create the Best Products
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleEmpathetic design takes more time but delivers better results. -
Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFour steps for flawless execution. -
Scaling a Midsize Startup
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIn between unicorns and mom-and-pop startups lies the “mighty middle.” -
Entrepreneurs vs. Executives at Socaba.com (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIt's been four years since Dave Souza, Joe Castle, and Ryan Bahar started Socaba.com--an e-business that sells office supplies and services. Six months... -
Why Entrepreneurs Should Think Like Scientists
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleIn a recent study of European start-ups, one technique consistently boosted performance: the scientific method, a centuries-old discipline of formulating,... -
Take the Money--or Run? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticlePetrolink's business plan looks like a winner. At present, the only available pipeline for operators in the Baltic Sea's newly developed Helmark gas field... -
How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices
Operations and supply chain management Digital ArticleThey’re reinventing their appliance business with rapid prototyping. -
What Big Companies Can Learn from the Success of the Unicorns
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleInnovation requires focus. -
In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleAt mature companies, it’s tougher to turn on a dime. -
Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThe company and you have parted ways- now what? In an uncertain economy, one of the things you can predict is that there will be people who lose their... -
The Secrets to TripAdvisor's Impressive Scale
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThe company turns about half of every revenue dollar into profit. -
Should You Give Up on Your New Dream?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow to know if it's time to fold 'em. -
When You Pitch an Idea, Gestures Matter More Than Words
Communication Magazine ArticleAccording to new study led by a professor from Erasmus University, body language sways potential investors more than technical explanations or figurative...
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Zenefits Board of Directors (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors... -
Evaluating Venture Capital Term Sheets
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details When entrepreneurs are successful in convincing venture capital firms that they are an attractive potential investment, they are presented with offers... -
Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Securicor Wireless (SWN) sold software products to wireless telephone carriers. The company was incorporated in January of 1995 as a 40%-owned subsidiary... -
Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to... -
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal decides to play a pivotal role in re-building the country.... -
Patanjali Ayurved: Valuation of an Unusual FMCG Company in India
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details An investment analyst at a fictional wealth fund (SWF) is concentrating on India's high-growth, high-potential fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector... -
AM-Pharma: Creating Value (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details AM-Pharma is a biotech company developing a medicine for patients with acute kidney injury. The case describes the company's journey from inception in... -
Innova Capital: The Transition
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The partners at Innova Capital, a leading mid-market private equity investor in Poland, must negotiate a transition of power between the two ex-patriate... -
Vermeer Technologies (E): New Beginning
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details The Vermeer team is pleasantly surprised by the benefits and hospitality that their new surroundings offer. Their happiness is tempered, however, by discomfort... -
Budgetplaces.com (C)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case LBS124. This is part of a case series. John Erceg was in a quandary. It was a sunny spring day in Barcelona in April 2010, and he'd... -
AnswerDash
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details It is 2014 and AnswerDash, a startup backed by venture capital, has not seen the widespread adoption of their online self-service customer support solution... -
Invest or Take: A Venture Capitalist's Ethical Dilemma
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In May 2015, a managing partner in an Australian venture capital firm faced a major dilemma. As one of five partners, he held the deciding vote on whether... -
A Chinese Start-up's Midlife Crisis: 99Sushe.com
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Now into their third year at the helm of an Internet start-up in China, Ken Pao and Bill Li were managing a totally different company (with a new name)... -
Capital Alliance Private Equity: Creating a Private Equity Leader in Nigeria
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes the creation of the first private equity fund in Nigeria and the fund's potential first investment in GS Telecom, a Nigerian telecommunication... -
Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details The case describes Arla's history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual... -
Li & Fung (A): Beyond
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In early 1998, William and Victor Fung had to review their business, the Li & Fung Group, to plan for the next three years. Examines strategic and organizational... -
Sula Vineyards (B): The Entrepreneur's Dilemma - Managing Investor Exits
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details The case focuses on the risks and rewards of early-stage investing in a successful emerging market consumer start-up (i.e. non-tech), from seed funding... -
Should I Apply to an Incubator?: Founder Perspectives
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details What is it like for a founder to be a part of an incubator program? note gives perspectives from three funded startup founders as they look back on their... -
Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Frank Addante is a 28-year-old serial entrepreneur who is in the process of building his fifth venture. Of his first four ventures, two were sold, one... -
Grab: Discovering New Frontiers for Growth in the Southeast Asian Sharing Economy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Launched in 2012, Grab began in Malaysia as a third-party e-hailing taxi dispatching mobile application. The company expanded at a remarkable speed and...
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Zenefits Board of Directors (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors... -
Evaluating Venture Capital Term Sheets
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details When entrepreneurs are successful in convincing venture capital firms that they are an attractive potential investment, they are presented with offers... -
Fast Casual Food Pioneer Ron Shaich Explains How to Find a Niche — and then Scale
Customer service AudioA conversation with the founder and former CEO of Panera Bread and current chairman of Cava. -
Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Securicor Wireless (SWN) sold software products to wireless telephone carriers. The company was incorporated in January of 1995 as a 40%-owned subsidiary... -
Everyone Should Learn the Entrepreneurial Method
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleWhen I was a teenager, the older women in my family taught me to cook. I learned it was traditional not to add salt when cooking lentils, because it would... -
Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to... -
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal decides to play a pivotal role in re-building the country.... -
What Venture Trends Can Tell You
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research from McKinsey suggests what the inevitable shakeout in the venture capital industry heralds for the broader business community. -
Patanjali Ayurved: Valuation of an Unusual FMCG Company in India
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details An investment analyst at a fictional wealth fund (SWF) is concentrating on India's high-growth, high-potential fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector... -
AM-Pharma: Creating Value (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details AM-Pharma is a biotech company developing a medicine for patients with acute kidney injury. The case describes the company's journey from inception in...