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01 Dec 2022
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Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

for us to start this,” Sambvani says. Now, a year after the launch of their product, Sambvani and Duncan are running a seed-stage company with 10 staffers and more than 100 customers, all of whom were found without investing in marketing.... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

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time. Bill and his partners Dan Lufkin and Richard Jenrette promptly launched DLJ to meet that need. Bill made sure the firm had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and later helped overturn regulations so DLJ could be the first View Details

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Multimedia Development | Information Technology

stories come across in a much more vibrant and emotional way. Robin Greenwood George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research 400+ media-rich cases since 1995 200+ faculty partners... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

1960), former chief economist, Royal Bank of Canada, Canada The United States has the worst of all worlds: a relatively high marginal tax rate that influences behavior negatively, but a considerably lower average tax rate that precludes... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

24 Apr 2014
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Changing the way the world sees Africa

became a managing director of the Goldman Sachs investment banking division in New York, leaving in 2010 to launch Africa.com. The website, which generates more than 6 million page views each month, presents... View Details

15 Nov 2013
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Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

Côme Laguë by Robert S. Benchley Côme Laguë (MBA 1993) has no respect for firms he calls "patent trolls"—holding companies that buy up and bank the intellectual property of closed businesses solely for the purpose of generating income... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

01 Dec 2020
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Well Matched

footballer Michael Owen) and rooting for the Denver Broncos (her mom is a native, she explains). After completing her undergraduate degree at Wharton, Rapaport took on a range of investment banking roles. “I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; venture capital; diversity; inclusion; tennis; leadership; women; Finance

August 1990
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Legacy Fund, Inc.

By: Jeffry A. Timmons and James Weber

Two young HBS graduates propose to create a new venture capital fund in 1989. The case focuses on: 1) evaluation of the venture capital industry; 2) whether there is an opportunity for a new specialized fund; 3) the structuring of risks and rewards in the fund; 4)... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Product Design; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry

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05 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

than households. Once banks are forced to cope with that load of unpaid debt, historically, the consequences amplify, says Ivashina, the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head at HBS. “It tells you that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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The Shiny Penny: How to Maximize the M&A Value of your Company

Angel investor Steve Kirschner explains how to maximize the M&A valuation of your company heading into a private sale.

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29 Aug 2024
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A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

When Monica Saggioro Leal (MBA 2018) and her business partner, Lara Lemann, started MAYA Capital, a tech-focused, Brazilian VC firm launched in 2018, they wanted to take a hands-on approach with their startup investments in their first 12... View Details

May 2019
Teaching Note

Transformation at ING (A), (B), & (C)

By: William R. Kerr and Jordan Bach-Lombardo

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 818-077, 818-078, 818-121. View Details

Keywords: ING; Agile; Innovation; Reorganization; Transformation; Innovation and Management; Strategy; Change Management; Banking Industry

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November 1997
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Co-operative Bank, The TN

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Teaching Note for (9-195-196). View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

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March 2014
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Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: Deciding about 'Megadeals'

By: Anette Mikes

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Keywords: Banking Industry

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November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
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Banco Ciudad (A): Who is the Owner?

By: Aldo Musacchio, Gustavo Herrero and Cintra Scott

Keywords: State Ownership; Banking Industry; Argentina

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May 2011 (Revised January 2012)
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Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: All That Glitters Is Not Gold (TN)

By: Anette Mikes

Teaching Note for 110011. View Details

Keywords: Credit; Risk Management; Governance; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry

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October 2009 (Revised November 2011)
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Citigroup-Wachovia-Wells Fargo

By: Guhan Subramanian and Nithyasri Sharma

In late September 2008, amidst the spiraling financial crisis, many firms on Wall Street were in a precarious position. One such institution was Wachovia, which entered acquisition talks with Citigroup and Wells Fargo. This case describes the development of these... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Managerial Roles; Banking Industry; United States

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