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  • December 16, 2019
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Why Your Startup Won't Last

By: Ranjay Gulati and Vasundhara Sawhney
Why do some startups that have crossed the threshold of “product-market fit” and have a viable business model still fail? This article begins by exploring the argument that most startups need more professionalization to thrive. Founders resist putting in place... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Organizational Structure; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • 24 Aug 2021
  • Cold Call Podcast

Why Did Pet Concierge Startup Baroo Fail?

Keywords: Re: Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology; Service

    Edward B. Berk

    Ted Berk is the Barry and Teri Volpert Fellow and a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Private Equity Finance in the elective curriculum and Finance I & II in the required curriculum.

    Ted... View Details

    • March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
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    Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The

    David Riker, the founder and chairman of eCoverage, an online insurance company, describes the various phases of company development, such as presenting a business plan, gathering a management team, getting the word out, and running the site. View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Insurance Industry
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    Hansen, Morten T., and Jeffrey Berger. "Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The." Harvard Business School Case 400-081, March 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
    • 09 Nov 2020
    • Video

    Muhammad Musa

    Muhammad Musa, the Executive Director of BRAC International since 2015, recalls how the founder Sir Abed Hazan Fazle led the NGO’s first international foray in Afghanistan in 2002, negotiating with conflicting parties to establish schools for girls. View Details
    • 04 Feb 2020
    • Video

    Dr. Prathap C. Reddy

    Prathap C. Reddy, founder of India-based Apollo Hospitals, describes his early challenges of dealing with Indian government policies that discouraged setting up of private hospitals. He discusses the political... View Details
    • September 2009 (Revised August 2011)
    • Case

    Urban Decay: A Great Idea

    By: Lena G. Goldberg
    Casual discussions of ideas for a new business can have unintended legal consequences and expectations about founder status and ownership shares may diverge widely. Using facts from a litigated case, the concept of inadvertent formation of a partnership is explored. View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Spoken Communication; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake; Partners and Partnerships
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    Goldberg, Lena G. "Urban Decay: A Great Idea." Harvard Business School Case 310-032, September 2009. (Revised August 2011.)
    • 14 Apr 2016
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    Theranos under fire

    • 04 Feb 2020
    • Video

    Savannah Maziya

    Savannah Maziya, the founder of South Africa-based Bunengi Holdings, recounts how her involvement in the mining industry naturally led to involvement in both infrastructure and agriculture as the business needed to supply logistics as well as food for its workers. View Details
    • June 2003 (Revised November 2005)
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    Peace Winds Japan

    By: John A. Quelch
    Kensuke Onishi, the young entrepreneurial founder of an international Japanese nongovernment organization specializing in humanitarian relief in emerging economies, is considering its future strategic direction. This case includes extensive commentary on Peace Winds'... View Details
    Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Non-Governmental Organizations; Japan; Afghanistan; Iraq
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    Quelch, John A. "Peace Winds Japan." Harvard Business School Case 503-055, June 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
    • 31 Oct 2019
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    Syed Babar Ali

    Syed Babar Ali, Founder of Packages Limited, Milkpak Limited (now Nestlé Pakistan Limited), and Lahore University of Management Sciences, discusses his experiences building a packaging company in Pakistan by... View Details
    • August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
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    Amazon.com, 2021

    By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
    In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Price; Applications and Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
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    Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)

      Eric J. Van den Steen

      Eric Van den Steen is a Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he teaches strategy. He holds the Roy Little chair, established in honor of the founder of Textron. 

      Professor Van den Steen's research studies the fundamentals of strategy and... View Details

      • October 2013
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      Lufa Farms

      By: Jose B. Alvarez, Robert Mackalski, Annelena Loeb and Lisa Mazzanti
      In 2013, Mohamed Hage, founder of the rooftop farming business called Lufa Farms, thought his company had reached a level of maturity where scaling the business model was the next logical step. With two greenhouses already in Canada, he was looking into other locations... View Details
      Keywords: Rooftop Farms; Agriculture; Greenhouse; Technology; Expansion; Strategic Partnerships; Cultivation; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada
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      Alvarez, Jose B., Robert Mackalski, Annelena Loeb, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Lufa Farms." Harvard Business School Case 514-008, October 2013.
      • October 2011 (Revised September 2014)
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      Moda Operandi: A New Style of Fashion Retail

      By: Mukti Khaire
      Moda Operandi is a startup in the fashion industry. The firm organizes online trunk shows of designers' collections, allowing its members to directly order clothes from the collections shown in Fashion Weeks all over the world. Moda Operandi conveys the preorders to... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Internet and the Web; Design; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry
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      Khaire, Mukti. "Moda Operandi: A New Style of Fashion Retail." Harvard Business School Case 812-040, October 2011. (Revised September 2014.)
      • March 2020
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      Maven Clinic: Women's Health in the Digital Age

      By: Ariel D. Stern and Sarah Mehta
      In late 2017, Kate Ryder, the founder and CEO of digital women’s health telemedicine company Maven Clinic, faced an important decision. Maven offered both a direct to consumer (D2C) product that anyone could use to book virtual appointments with health practitioners... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Strategy; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Stern, Ariel D., and Sarah Mehta. "Maven Clinic: Women's Health in the Digital Age." Harvard Business School Case 620-035, March 2020.
      • 23 Sep 2019
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      A New Ecosystem of Leaders: 40 Social Innovators Driving Change and Transforming Society in 2019

      • 12 Feb 2015
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      Year Up: Why Investing in Young Adults Makes Sense

      • October 2022
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      Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts

      By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, River Ewing and Grace Headinger
      Shinya Deguchi, Founder and Managing Partner of Star Magnolia Capital, a Shanghai-based multi-family office (MFO), considered how to convince a new prospective family that the MFO’s endowment model approach would best suit their needs. In recent decades, there has been... View Details
      Keywords: China; Asia; Family Office; Shanghai; Financial Industry; Asset Management; Financial Instruments; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Human Capital; Family Business; Financial Services Industry; China; Shanghai
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      Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, River Ewing, and Grace Headinger. "Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts." Harvard Business School Case 223-038, October 2022.
      • August 2018 (Revised October 2020)
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      Tailor Brands: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Branding

      By: Jill Avery
      Using proprietary artificial intelligence technology, startup Tailor Brands set out to democratize branding by allowing small businesses to create their brand identities by automatically generating logos in just minutes at minimal cost with no branding or design skills... View Details
      Keywords: Startup; Services; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Digital Marketing; Brand Management; Big Data; Internet Marketing; Analytics; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Model; Consumer Behavior; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Advertising Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; United States; North America; Israel
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      Avery, Jill. "Tailor Brands: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Branding." Harvard Business School Case 519-017, August 2018. (Revised October 2020.)
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