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- September 2000 (Revised June 2002)
- Supplement
Overview of E-Business Pricing Models
By: Lynda M. Applegate, W. Earl Sasser and Kristin Kohler
Supplements National Logistics Management. View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., W. Earl Sasser, and Kristin Kohler. "Overview of E-Business Pricing Models." Harvard Business School Supplement 801-182, September 2000. (Revised June 2002.)
- July 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Enspire Learning
An MBA student founds an e-education business and must decide which customers to target and which products/services to produce. View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Education; Business Startups; Planning; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Hallowell, Roger H., Frank J Andrasco, Hans ten Cate, and Bjorn Billhardt. "Enspire Learning." Harvard Business School Case 802-001, July 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
ripples across cyberspace that your company’s baby formula turns tiny tots green. Is there anything you can do? Absolutely. Turn the tide to your advantage, argue Charlene Li (MBA ’93) and Josh Bernoff in their new book, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by... View Details
- August 2015 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Qihoo
By: Feng Zhu
- January 2002
- Case
Lycos (A): The Tripod Decision
By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Jan W. Rivkin and Elizabeth Johnson
The Internet portal Lycos has acquired Tripod, a provider of home-page-building tools, and now must decide how to integrate the acquisition. View Details
Keywords: Integration; Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Web Services Industry
Gavetti, Giovanni M., Jan W. Rivkin, and Elizabeth Johnson. "Lycos (A): The Tripod Decision." Harvard Business School Case 702-435, January 2002.
- 03 Mar 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Testing a Purportedly More Learnable Auction Mechanism
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A "Growing" Online Community
Internet commerce isn't usually associated with chicken feed, but in one country at least, that may be changing. The Dow Jones International News recently highlighted the surge of new Web sites that are geared toward agriculture in... View Details
- October 2016 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Bootstrapping at Lightricks
By: Robert White, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively
By August 2015, two-year-old mobile imaging software startup Lightricks had developed and released two best-selling paid mobile apps, grown to a team of 30, earned a revenue run rate of nearly $10 million, and achieved modest profitability. The bootstrapped company had... View Details
Keywords: Business Startup; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Digital Marketing; Finance; Strategy; Technology Industry; Israel
White, Robert, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Christine Snively. "Bootstrapping at Lightricks." Harvard Business School Case 817-051, October 2016. (Revised October 2023.)
- October 2016 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
All Traffic Solutions
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott F. Johnson
All Traffic Solutions traditionally sold traffic signs that collected vehicle data to cities. In recent years, the firm connected their signs to the internet and began selling software that enabled cities to operate their signs remotely and collect data in a more... View Details
Keywords: IoT; Internet Of Things; Smart Connected Products; All Traffic Solutions; Traffic; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Transportation; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott F. Johnson. "All Traffic Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 517-011, October 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Dot Vertigo
In Dot Vertigo: Doing Business in a Permeable World, HBS professor Richard Nolan shows how the next shift in Internet technology - the I-Net - is helping both bricks-and-mortar and first-generation Web... View Details
- September 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Managing IBM Research in Internet Time
IBM must adapt its research process to the volatility of the Internet market. Issues include incentives, research charter, reward systems, and linkages to business units and customers. View Details
Chesbrough, Henry W. "Managing IBM Research in Internet Time." Harvard Business School Case 601-058, September 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- May 2001 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Cisco Systems: Building Leading Internet Capabilities
By: Richard L. Nolan and Christina L. Darwall
Cisco has invested in building a leading IT, Internet-based infrastructure. This case describes Cisco's latest efforts to broaden Internet capabilities in the company from 30% to 60% penetration. The strategy is intended to sustain Cisco's double-digit revenue growth... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Revenue; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard L., and Christina L. Darwall. "Cisco Systems: Building Leading Internet Capabilities." Harvard Business School Case 301-133, May 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. What Is Management’s Role in... View Details
- November 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Alibaba.com
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane
This case focuses on the strategic issues of an emerging dot-com in a rapidly emerging Internet nation-China. Alibaba, a bulletin board company based in Hangzhou, China, is trying to carve out a niche in the B-to-B e-commerce world. It also shows the speed and... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Internet and the Web; Marketing; Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Hangzhou; Europe; United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "Alibaba.com." Harvard Business School Case 301-047, November 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- August 2022
- Case
SuperRare: Turning an NFT Marketplace into a DAO
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Scott Duke Kominers and Amy Klopfenstein
In June 2021, John Crain and Jonathan Perkins, the founders of SuperRare, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), contemplate whether to transform their company into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Crain and Perkins founded SuperRare in 2018 to... View Details
Keywords: NFTs; Crypto Economy; Alternative Assets; DAOs; Arts; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Finance; Currency; Investment; Markets; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Network Effects; Market Design; Market Transactions; Market Timing; Web Services Industry; North and Central America; United States
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Scott Duke Kominers, and Amy Klopfenstein. "SuperRare: Turning an NFT Marketplace into a DAO." Harvard Business School Case 823-027, August 2022.
- September 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Sigfox: Building a Global IoT Network
By: Rajiv Lal, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emilie Billaud
In 2018, Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, co-founders of the French tech startup Sigfox, reflected on the evolution of their venture and the way forward. Founded in 2009, Sigfox was a company that provided a global connectivity network for devices connected to... View Details
Keywords: Internet Of Things; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Transition; Information Technology; Business Strategy; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; France; Europe
Lal, Rajiv, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emilie Billaud. "Sigfox: Building a Global IoT Network." Harvard Business School Case 519-032, September 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Streamlining the Supermarket
whom he’d known since high school. They were equally intrigued. “We thought, why don’t we use that technology to disrupt the grocery industry by bringing the same type of efficiencies to the supermarket?” Aguerrevere says. Last November,... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 13 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw
The CrowdStrike tech security outage in July revealed the true interdependence—and fragility—of global computer systems. Following several high-profile data breaches, policymakers are calling on businesses to do more to fix code weaknesses and protect systems from... View Details
- November 2000
- Case
FireDrop
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the evolution of FireDrop, a new venture-backed company that has developed a new platform for e-mail communication. The FireDrop application--called a Zaplet--allows for e-mails to be continually updated so they are current when read (rather than when sent).... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
women - has climbed well above the competition. With some two million visitors to its Web site each month, iVillage attracts more than twice as much traffic as its nearest competitor. "We've established a commanding lead," Carpenter... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey