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- February 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
America Online, Inc.
By: Amy P. Hutton and Krishna G. Palepu
America Online's (AOL) stock price has soared nearly 2,000% since its IPO. However, there is considerable disagreement among analysts regarding the future prospects of AOL. Although many analysts are bullish on the stock, short sellers have sold around 7 million... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Analysis; Stocks; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Statements; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and Krishna G. Palepu. "America Online, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 196-130, February 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
- February 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Google Inc. (Abridged)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats it poses to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what Google should do next. One... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Search Technology; Web Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Google Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 910-032, February 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- January 2010 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Meetup
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
Meetup, an on-line company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to: (i) increase new sign ups, (ii) improve the engagement of existing users. View Details
- April 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Teaching Note
A Note on Organizational Design at Yahoo! TN
Teaching Note for (9-602-112). Includes color exhibits. View Details
- August 2001
- Teaching Note
CMGI: Organizational and Market Innovation TN
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for (9-200-064). View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
- June 2001
- Case
Amazon.com in the Year 2001: The Question of Going Concern
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott
Supplements Amazon.com in the Year 2000. View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Jeremy Cott. "Amazon.com in the Year 2001: The Question of Going Concern." Harvard Business School Case 101-112, June 2001.
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Monster.com TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-801-145). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
- March 2001
- Teaching Note
Reporting Income for Dot-coms TN
By: Paul M. Healy
Teaching Note for (9-101-013). View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
- December 2000
- Background Note
Online Portals
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Sanjay Pothen
Describes the online portal business model. Analyzes the model, focusing on the tactics used to acquire new users, turn new users into repeat visitors, and monetize user traffic. Explains portals' revenue and cost drivers and their implications for pursuing aggressive... View Details
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Sanjay Pothen. "Online Portals." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-305, December 2000.
- January 2000
- Case
greatEntertaining.com
By: Myra M. Hart and Nicole Tempest
GreatEntertaining.com is the result of years of planning, testing, and adapting the concept before committing to launch the business. Focus, value creation, and productive partnerships are key issues. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Adaptation; Value Creation; Web Services Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Nicole Tempest. "greatEntertaining.com." Harvard Business School Case 800-274, January 2000.
- November 1999 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Virtualis Systems (A)
By: Jay O. Light and Michael J. Roberts
Describes a second-year MBA's attempts to make money for a fledgling Web-hosting business. As the case ends, he must both sort out the company's business model and financing needs, as well as select from an array of financing and acquisition alternatives. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Web Services Industry
Light, Jay O., and Michael J. Roberts. "Virtualis Systems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-003, November 1999. (Revised October 2009.)
- December 1998 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Trilogy (A)
Trilogy is a rapidly growing company that is taking a highly unusual approach to capturing an enterprise software market (the "selling chain") that is also the target of much larger competitors. The case offers students an opportunity to assess the company's methods,... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Competition; Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Software; Web Services Industry
Austin, Robert D. "Trilogy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-034, December 1998. (Revised February 2003.)
- 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
Keywords: Business Startups; Business Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Selection and Staffing; Internet; Web Services Industry
Hart, Myra M., Marco Iansiti, Andrea H. Chermayeff, and Diana S. Gardner. "CitySoft, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 698-080, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- 2004
- Chapter
When Good Names Go Bad: Organizational Illegitimacy, and the Dotcom Collapse
By: Mary Ann Glynn and Christopher Marquis
Glynn, Mary Ann, and Christopher Marquis. "When Good Names Go Bad: Organizational Illegitimacy, and the Dotcom Collapse." In Legitimacy Processes in Organizations. Vol. 22, edited by Cathryn Johnson, 147–170. Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Elsevier Science, 2004.
- February 9, 2024
- Article
The Rise of Consumer Crypto
By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
Although non-fungible tokens are often misunderstood and even derided, they remain a general and flexible solution for establishing and tracking ownership in the digital domain. As a superior solution to existing technology in many areas of the consumer economy, their... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Crypto Economy; NFTs; Non-fungible Tokens; Internet Of Everything; Market Design; Technological Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Web Services Industry
Kaczynski, Steve, and Scott Duke Kominers. "The Rise of Consumer Crypto." Project Syndicate (February 9, 2024).
- October 1999
- Article
What Netscape Learned from Cross-platform Software Development
By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie
Cusumano, M. A., and D. B. Yoffie. "What Netscape Learned from Cross-platform Software Development." Communications of the ACM 42, no. 10 (October 1999): 72–78.
- December 2012
- Background Note
Are Daily Deals Good for Merchants?
By: Sunil Gupta, Timothy Keiningham, Ray Weaver and Luke Williams
In the relatively short time since Groupon was founded, the response to "daily deals"—services that promote businesses by marketing deeply discounted, pre-paid vouchers to an online subscriber base—has by all accounts been spectacular. Our evaluation of daily deals is... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Technology; Business Strategy; Digital; Marketing Strategy; Web Services Industry
Gupta, Sunil, Timothy Keiningham, Ray Weaver, and Luke Williams. "Are Daily Deals Good for Merchants?" Harvard Business School Background Note 513-059, December 2012.
- April 2009
- Case
Keeping Google "Googley" (Abridged)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. Keeping Google "Googley" (Abridged). Harvard Business School Case 409-099, April 2009.
- June 2003
- Case
A Brief History of the Browser Wars
Recounts the history of the evolution of browser market shares from 1994 forward. Netscape's Navigator establishes a huge early lead, but is then displaced by an equally dominant offering from Microsoft. Highlights the role of Microsoft's dominance in desktop operating... View Details
Corts, Kenneth S., and Deborah Freier. "A Brief History of the Browser Wars." Harvard Business School Case 703-517, June 2003.
- November 2001
- Case
Women.com (B)
By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Saltrick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Susan Saltrick. "Women.com (B)." Harvard Business School Case 802-109, November 2001.