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Stretch the Mission? (HBR Case Study)
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Is a Start-Up's Strength Becoming Its Weakness? (HBR Case Study)
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Good Money After Bad? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
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Is a Start-Up's Strength Becoming Its Weakness? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe creators of the start-up AndFound, an online platform that connects angel investors with a curated selection of promising start-ups, have a towering... -
Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee... -
Stretch the Mission? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe founder of a nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs must decide whether she should bring her program to the United States. Expert commentary... -
Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee... -
HBR Case Study: An Angel Investor with an Agenda
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Honest Tea
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case examines the decisions of Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff, founders of Honest Tea. Honest Tea is a start-up in the ready-to-drink tea market.... -
Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company, Japanese Version
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In late September 1999, representatives from Telstri, Japan Telecom, and Teleglobe met to discuss the structure of the Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) project,... -
EILEEN FISHER: Repositioning the Brand, Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Well-established fashion brand Eileen Fisher has traditionally appealed to older women. However, to drive growth, Eileen Fisher's management team wants... -
La Boulange: Exiting to a Large Strategic Buyer (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The La Boulange: Exiting to a Large Strategic Buyer case follows the evolution of the La Boulange bakery and café chain and its eventual buyout by Starbucks... -
Jonathan Miller: Custom Energy Bar Entrepreneur Pitches Sharks
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Jonathan Miller appeared in September 2009 on "Shark Tank", the ABC television reality show featuring entrepreneurs versus angel investors in a discussion... -
Jason Calacanis: A Case Study in Creating Resources
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jason Calacanis described himself as a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcaster - and someone who had come a long way from the time he had to... -
Angel Investing
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Discusses the industry practices of angel investors, individuals who invest privately in new ventures. -
Concierge Club: Series A Round
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Concierge Club is an early-stage company looking to raise $6 million of additional funding in a Series A financing in December 1999. Mary Naylor, the... -
Apple's Core, Spanish Version
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are best friends who enjoy pulling pranks together and talking about electronics. After several small collaborations, Jobs... -
A Note on Funding Digital Innovation Startups
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This note provides information on the state of startup financing in Silicon Valley in 2013. It details different avenues startups have to raise funding,... -
Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Having received an extensive critique of her business plan but only a small amount of financing from an angel group she pitched in 2010, Eloise Bune responds... -
CommonAngels Ventures
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LinkedIn Corporation, 2012
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Since its inception in 2003, LinkedIn had become a leading Silicon Valley institution with a brand name that was recognizable throughout the U.S. and... -
DermaCare: Zapping Zits Directly
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details DermaCare has developed an innovative new product for the treatment of acne that they hope to sell to consumers via direct-response television. The unconventional... -
Pear VC
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Tenex Greenhouse Investors
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Bluefin Labs: The Acquisition by Twitter
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details What is the value of Bluefin Labs's social listening data to Twitter? Acquired by Twitter in 2013, Bluefin had built a system that gathered millions of... -
UpDown: Confidential Instructions for MICHAEL, Spanish Version
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UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC, Spanish Version
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement."... -
Aristotle Onassis and the Greek Shipping Industry
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Examines the career of Aristotle Onassis and his creation of one of the world's largest shipping companies between 1945 and 1973. Explores the role of...
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Honest Tea
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case examines the decisions of Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff, founders of Honest Tea. Honest Tea is a start-up in the ready-to-drink tea market.... -
Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company, Japanese Version
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In late September 1999, representatives from Telstri, Japan Telecom, and Teleglobe met to discuss the structure of the Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) project,... -
EILEEN FISHER: Repositioning the Brand, Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Well-established fashion brand Eileen Fisher has traditionally appealed to older women. However, to drive growth, Eileen Fisher's management team wants... -
La Boulange: Exiting to a Large Strategic Buyer (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The La Boulange: Exiting to a Large Strategic Buyer case follows the evolution of the La Boulange bakery and café chain and its eventual buyout by Starbucks... -
Jonathan Miller: Custom Energy Bar Entrepreneur Pitches Sharks
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Jonathan Miller appeared in September 2009 on "Shark Tank", the ABC television reality show featuring entrepreneurs versus angel investors in a discussion... -
Stretch the Mission? (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe founder of a nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs must decide whether she should bring her program to the United States. Expert commentary... -
Jason Calacanis: A Case Study in Creating Resources
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jason Calacanis described himself as a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcaster - and someone who had come a long way from the time he had to... -
Angel Investing
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Discusses the industry practices of angel investors, individuals who invest privately in new ventures. -
What Angel Investors Value Most When Choosing What to Fund
Entrepreneurial financing Digital ArticleIt’s founders, research shows. -
Concierge Club: Series A Round
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Concierge Club is an early-stage company looking to raise $6 million of additional funding in a Series A financing in December 1999. Mary Naylor, the...