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- September 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Explore, Inc.
Documents the creation of a national before and after-school day care program aimed at bridging the gap between school and parents' work schedules. This high-growth, for-profit social enterprise organization operated in what was historically the domain of nonprofit or... View Details
- September 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Eggrock Partners, LLC (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
Explores the challenges of choosing how to grow a professional services firm (PSF). Before developing a growth strategy, the partners need to agree on what business(es) the company should be in. Each of the three partners has differing views of what the company should... View Details
- April 1999
- Case
Inktomi: Scaling the Internet
By: Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart and Richard Bergin
Presents the early months of Inktomi, a company that invented the world's first truly scalable architecture for the Internet. This core technology provides a platform for a variety of innovative applications. The company must decide the direction it wants to take. View Details
- April 1999 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Motive Communications
The founders of Motive Communications, Inc., a recent start-up dedicated to reinventing the support chain involved in the delivery of information technology support services, put in place a development process hinged on extensive customer feedback. As part of this, a... View Details
- spring 1999
- Article
The Corporate Venture Champion: A Resource-based Approach to Role and Process
By: M. M. Hart, P. G. Greene and C. G. Brush
Keywords: Business Ventures
- 1999
- Chapter
From Planning to Growth and Beyond: A Cross Industry Analysis of Entrepreneurial Priorities
By: Myra M. Hart, C. Brush and P. Greene
- October 1998
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)
By: Myra M. Hart and Jennifer Starr
Silverman and her co-founder, Don Larson, own the largest privately held injury-management and cost-containment services firm in the United States. When their $80+ million company attracts substantial interest of investment bankers and venture capitalists, the two must... View Details
- October 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (B)
By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
An entrepreneur's transition from chairman/CEO of a large privately held company, to chairman of a public company, to leadership in several large nonprofit organizations is chronicled. View Details
- October 1998
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (C)
By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
Chronicles an entrepreneur's transition from chairman/CEO of a large privately held company, to chairman of a public company, to board member, to president of several major nonprofit boards, to founder of a new nonprofit for women business owners and founder of a new... View Details
- September 1998
- Teaching Note
Palm Computing, Inc. 1995: Financing Challenges TN
By: Myra M. Hart and Stephanie Dodson
Teaching Note for (9-898-090). View Details
Keywords: Technology Industry
- July 1998
- Teaching Note
Arbor Health Care Company TN
By: Myra M. Hart and Stephanie Dodson
Teaching Note for (9-897-132). View Details
Keywords: Health Industry
- April 1998
- Case
Katie Burke (A)
By: Myra M. Hart, Marco Iansiti and Barbara Feinberg
Follows the career of Katie Burke, HBS MBA 1995. Offers the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues, including innovation, software development, entrepreneurship, new venture design, and career choices. View Details
- April 1998
- Case
Katie Burke (B)
By: Myra M. Hart, Marco Iansiti and Barbara Feinberg
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
CitySoft, Inc.
By: Myra M. Hart, Marco Iansiti, Andrea H. Chermayeff and Diana S. Gardner
Two entrepreneurs are discussing how to scale-up their new company. They face a variety of issues, ranging from hiring and training to strategy and focus. View Details
- April 1998
- Case
X-IT Products, LLC
By: Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart and Barbara Feinberg
Two entrepreneurs, Andrew Ive and Aldo DiBerlardino, are poised to launch their first product. The decisions they make will have a crucial impact on the future of their company. View Details