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- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
after paying a two-times premium for Sirtris with his desire to retain Christoph Westphal, Sirtris's co-founder and CEO, and other key individuals at the company. His desire to protect Sirtris from GSK's size and bureaucracy occurs in a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
arise from taking a single approach. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2427259 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 914-408 IdentiGEN Ciaran Meghen and Ronan Loftus, co-founders of IdentiGEN (an Irish... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Cash Out Josh Lerner and James Mason “In November 2020, the co-founders of DigiPlex study the future growth trajectory of their Nordic data center venture. A critical question was on the agenda: was now finally the right time to sell... View Details
- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
technological sophistication, and, as claimed in a recent, well publicized lawsuit, gender? My inspiration for these rants is Scott Cook (HBS MBA '76), co-founder of Intuit and a true disruptor. From its founding Intuit, quickly became... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
Michelle Dipp, MD, Ph.D, CEO and co-founder of OvaScience, had just received a buyout offer from PG Ventures, a private equity firm interested in acquiring the innovative fertility treatments company. The company's first promising... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909033 Clutch Group: Should Abhi Shah Grab This Opportunity? Harvard Business School Case 809-065 Abhi Shah ('06), co-founding CEO of Clutch Group in the U.S. and Bangalore, must decide whether to risk a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
or is it still too early?" Dick Costolo wondered as he reflected on the latest acquisition offer. He had been building FeedBurner with his three co-founders for almost four years and was staring at the details of an acquisition offer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
engineering development. The public company must now find new ways to grow, and Isy Goldwasser, a co-founder and new CEO, must lead the transition while maintaining unique scientific resources. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
development. Product development metrics including lead time, capacity, and productivity are defined and discussed. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-050 BlaBlaCar: The Road Ahead... In 2017,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
to their reliable software and responsive customer service. The company had achieved this growth without the help of any outside financing. The five co-founders of eCW, who treated each other like an extended family, invested years of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
methodology? Bernstein:This study would not have been possible without my collaborator and close friend from the days of my doctoral studies, Ben Waber. After finishing his doctorate at the MIT Media Lab, Ben co-founded (and is CEO of)... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Canadian childcare provider that they had co-founded in the early 2000s and developed into a nearly 100-unit enterprise, are discussing how the company should proceed with its planned U.S. expansion. Kids & Company already has five... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411042-PDF-ENG MacroMarkets LLC Robin Greenwood and Luis M. ViceiraHarvard Business School Case 211-006 MacroMarkets co-founder and CEO Samuel Masucci III is meeting with a strategic partner for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
SolarCity In 2016, electric car manufacturer Tesla announced that it was making an offer to acquire solar panel manufacturer SolarCity in an all-stock offer worth $2.6 billion in Tesla stock. Tesla’s co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
its structuring stage in 2007, through the adverse periods of the global financial crisis and Arab Spring, until 2012. At this time, Hisham El-Khazindar, co-founder and managing director, had to decide on the fate of the project. While... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
313-095 Grupo ABC and Nizan Guanaes's Path from Brazil to the World Internationally recognized Brazilian Nizan Guanaes, co-founder of Grupo ABC, a rapidly growing global advertising firm ranked 18th in 2011, had aspirations to be in the... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/413038-PDF-ENG Droga5: Launching Jay-Z's Decoded Elberse, Anita, and Kwame Owusu-KesseHarvard Business School Case 513-032 In 2010, David Droga and Andrew Essex, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
and the deans of both schools and the president of the university have enthusiastically supported us all along," says PELP co-founder and HBS lecturer Stacey Childress. The nine participating school districts together employ nearly... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
the need to recoup shareholder value after paying a two-times premium for Sirtris with his desire to retain Christoph Westphal, Sirtris's co-founder and CEO, and other key individuals at the company. His desire to protect Sirtris from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
effect of different legal and cultural environments on bankruptcy proceedings. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/214055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-044 DoubleDutch Lawrence Coburn and Pankaj Prasad, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne