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17 Jun 2016
News

Minding God’s Money

a global humanitarian organization. As CFO of TDJ Enterprises, Thomas oversees the finances of Jakes’s separate for-profit business, a $400 million, faith- and family-oriented media and entertainment venture that offers inspiration to... View Details

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Yubo Cui

and its Chinese stakeholders. In a joint venture with BYD Auto, Daimler was determined to develop and manufacture an affordable electric car. “Our goal was to make it a family car, not a luxury toy,” says Yubo. “We worked ridiculously... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

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Site Credits - The Art of American Advertising

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Day in IFC: Marta Milkowska (HKS), United Kingdom - MBA

750 pages of interviews with subject matter experts in journal articles, academic papers, books, and other literature. In January 2017, our team spent ten days working with BI Ventures to design a "rainy day savings" intervention plan.... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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March 2016 Early Observers Re: The New Space Race A nice overview, but what was neglected was the important contribution of earth observation (remote sensing) technology and spin-off ventures to the current array of commercial space... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney

right set of experiences." One such item on Romney's résumé was his successful turnaround of the Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Company. Romney joined Bain in 1977, then left in 1984 to become CEO of its venture capital spin-off,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2016
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good feelings and some referrals. For the next few cases, I’m definitely going to implement the [pay-what-you-want] pricing plan: “Because we’re going to be partners in this venture with Social Security, I want you to price my services... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

throughout the day and to explore the HBS experience with current students. Highlights from the second day included panel discussions on topics ranging from the union between the Internet and the urban market to accessing the world of View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

1997
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Lessons from a Middle-Market LBO: The Case of O.M. Scott

By: George P. Baker and Karen H. Wruck

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts

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2024
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Case Studies of the Emulation of Chinese Entrepreneurial Business Models

By: Josh Lerner, Junxi Liu, Jacob Moscona and David Yang

This working paper presents four short case studies of emerging market businesses whose founders emulated Chinese firms. These examples are part of a more systematic pattern, documented extensively in Lerner et al. (2024), in which businesses developed in China were... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Ventures

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February 2024
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Ada: Advice for Potential Founders

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti

Mike Murchison, cofounder and CEO of Ada, shares his advice for potential founders. View Details

Keywords: Founder; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance

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1992
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Lessons from a Middle-Market LBO: The Case of O.M. Scott

By: George P. Baker and Karen H. Wruck

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts

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1991
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The Rise of the American Business Corporation

By: R. S. Tedlow

Keywords: Business History; Business Ventures; United States

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April 2014
Case

Ford Motor Company: Blueprint for Mobility

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Noah Fisher

Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company's COO, had to ensure the company's current business model of building cars and trucks remained strong, while concurrently navigating the company into the rapidly expanding industry of personal mobility. Personal mobility required new... View Details

Keywords: Automobiles; Automobile Manufacturing; Ford Motor Company; Mark Fields; Blueprint For Mobility; Dearborn; Michigan; Car Sharing; Parking; On-demand Ride Sharing; Strategy; Business Model; Auto Industry; Michigan; United States

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October 2013
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Advantage Partners: Dia Kanri (B)

By: Paul A. Gompers, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno

This case presents the final decision and outcomes for the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; LBO; Roll-up; Investment; Condominium Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Asia

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June 2012 (Revised March 2015)
Teaching Note

PunchTab, Inc.

By: Ramana Nanda and William R. Kerr

A Teaching Note for the PunchTab case, which discusses how high-tech startups structure seed financing, merits of angels vs. super angels vs. VCs, and related topics (e.g., convertible notes, priced versus non-priced financing rounds, entrepreneurial finance networks). View Details

Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship

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October 1997 (Revised April 2004)
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Telewizja Wisla

Claire Hurley and her business partner have obtained a supra-regional TV license for Poland. Their company has received initial funding from Polish investors and now faces the difficult challenge of raising an additional $7 million to fund the start of operations of a... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Poland

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July 1989 (Revised October 1992)
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: MIS Reorganization (A)

As a part of the Management Information Services (MIS) Division's evolution, it was planned to distribute all systems development and applications (SD&S) activities and resources (assets and personnel) from the central MIS Division to the operating areas by October... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Making

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