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  • March 2017 (Revised November 2021)
  • Case

Floodgate: On the Hunt for Thunder Lizards

By: Rory McDonald, Alix Burke, Emma Franking and Nicole Tempest
Founded in 2008, Floodgate pioneered the “micro-VC” category, a new type of investment firm that raised smaller funds and made earlier, smaller investments in technology startups than traditional venture-capital firms. By 2015, Floodgate had raised three funds totaling... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Business Models; Angel Investors; Crowdfunding; Incubators; Accelerators; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Information Technology; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Competitive Strategy
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McDonald, Rory, Alix Burke, Emma Franking, and Nicole Tempest. "Floodgate: On the Hunt for Thunder Lizards." Harvard Business School Case 617-044, March 2017. (Revised November 2021.)
  • 26 Jun 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks

Thousands of visitors flock to Disney World every day to immerse themselves in all kinds of exciting experiences—a cruise on the Pirates of the Caribbean; a visit to the China pavilion at EPCOT; a meet-and-greet with a favorite princess.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 15 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

automated features, such as cruise control that adjusts to traffic conditions and lane centering, and let the human take control at any point. For others, participants preferred level three, in which the car also monitors and reacts to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto
  • 30 Jun 2022
  • HBS Case

Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?

Also Like: Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right? Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm Related reading from the Working... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Media & Broadcasting; Health; Bicycle
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Jan 2023
  • Research & Ideas

How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle

positively associated with well-being. On the other, interactions with random strangers can sometimes make us happier than interacting with our partner or spouse. “When people are with their significant other, they can be on cruise... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 03 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

power. For example, movie studios are probably more confident that a Tom Cruise movie will emerge as the winner of a competitive July 4 opening weekend than a movie with an unknown actor, and will adjust their release strategy... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video
  • 14 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

remain a concern if such activities occur while someone is transported in an automated car? The answer, the researchers suggest, depends on the level of automation in future cars. Currently, many cars already have some automated features, such as View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 07 Nov 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

Anita Elberse, a Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School, studies high performers in creative industries—from basketball superstar LeBron James to pop diva Lady Gaga, from actor Tom Cruise to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 20 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

football stadium, a cruise ship—where people are segmented by rank of some sort. Norton co-authored the study, Physical and Situational Inequality on Airplanes Predicts Air Rage, with Katherine A. DeCelles, an associate professor of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Air Transportation; Sports; Travel
  • 13 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 13

whether they should modify this strategy somewhat, or whether they should abandon their current strategy entirely. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/advising-families-on-estate-planning/an/314088-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-069 Royal Caribbean... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Apr 2020
  • Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

health what WAZE has done for traffic congestion, Macomber says. “There is going to be substantially more awareness and interest on the part of the public, in terms of the quality of the spaces that they’re occupying, and they’ll be selective about their airplanes and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health
  • 20 Mar 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

industries that are going through a sea change. He recalled how a two-dollar ATM fee he once paid at an airport spurred him to start his own ATM network featuring out-of-town banks. Other ventures he helped create were a credit card processing center for supermarkets,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?

Baby Boomers age, you are hearing this big sucking sound as consumption goes away from retail and goes much more to cruises and vacations, grandkids and college. So it's important for retailers to think about how to keep Baby Boomers... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

produced multiple blockbuster hits. ESPN, ABC, and other cable and broadcast properties were producing record profits. Attendance was up at Disney parks and cruise ships, while the Shanghai Disney Resort, the company’s third and largest... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 06 May 2015
  • What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

potential to produce remarkable services and longer lives. But before we become too enamored with them, it's important to remember what happened to Tom Cruise in the movie. He is eventually accused on a precrime basis of murder, with only... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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