Betting - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Jul 2016
Video

How Modest Investors Can Still Bet Big

13 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

a bet that the global economy will be in a better position in 20 or 30 years than it is today” The other possibility for increased market correlation is not because national economies have become more intrinsically similar, but because... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

July 2021 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Daimler - Betting on the Future of Mobility

By: Jurgen Weiss

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15 Oct 2019
News

Goldman Sachs’ $500 Million Bet on Small Businesses

30 Mar 2018
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Alibaba founders bet on US subscription clothing pioneer

December 2019
Supplement

The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact

By: Vikram S Gandhi and Shawn A. Cole

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June 2022
Teaching Plan

Daimler - Betting on the Future of Mobility

By: Jurgen Weiss

Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 722-006. View Details

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February 2019 (Revised October 2019)
Teaching Note

The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact

By: Vikram S Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Sarah Mehta

Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-041. View Details

Keywords: Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; Equity; Investment; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Services Industry; San Francisco

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09 Oct 2013
News

Microsoft’s $7.2 Billion Nokia Bet Not Luring Apps

18 Feb 2016
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Apple’s risky bet on protecting a terrorist’s iPhone

15 Oct 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Goldman Sachs’ $500 Million Bet on Small Businesses

Keywords: Re: Leonard A. Schlesinger; Financial Services

07 Apr 2016
Cold Call Podcast

The Key to Keeping Resolutions? Betting Against Yourself

Keywords: Re: Leslie K. John

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

Q: When is a trash can not a trash can? A: When it’s a Wi-Fi hotspot, air-purity monitor, and advertising billboard—all in one. Bigbelly solar-powered trash cans have been street corner fixtures in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and other cities around the world for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

31 Mar 2011
News

The U.S. places long bets on energy innovation

29 Feb 2016
News

Bigbelly's Big Bet On the Digital Trash Can

Summer 2013
Response

How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response

By: Michael W. Toffel

One of the largest gaming companies in the world expanded its sustainability efforts using a scorecard to guide and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entertainment; Energy; Energy Conservation; Buildings and Facilities; Goals and Objectives; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

November 2023 (Revised March 2024)
Case

Infarm: Betting the (Indoor) Farm on Food Security

By: Elie Ofek

In the summer of 2023, the co-founders of Infarm, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company, were contemplating a major pivot going forward. While Infarm had successfully shown it could grow over 75 products—mainly herbs, leafy greens and mushrooms—in modular... View Details