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  • January 2019
  • Case

First Aid Beauty

By: Karen Mills and Annie Dang
In 2008, Lilli Gordon, an experienced financial and skincare entrepreneur, founded First Aid Beauty (FAB). She had discovered a white space in the prestige beauty market: high-end skin solutions that were suitable for sensitive skin. After initial success through... View Details
Keywords: Prestige Beauty; Skincare; Preferred Shares; Common Stock; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Decision Choices and Conditions; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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  • January 2019
  • Teaching Note

Innova Capital: The Transition

By: Josh Lerner, Nori Gerardo Lietz and Terrence Shu
Teaching Note for HBS No. 813-064. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Succession Planning; Finance; Eastern Europe; Poland
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  • January 2019 (Revised March 2021)
  • Case

SoundCloud: Subscription Streaming?

By: Ashish Nanda, Eric Van den Steen, Andy Wu, Jeffrey Boyar and Bonnie Bennett Slater
Established in 2007, SoundCloud already boasted the second largest number of active music listeners among all streaming services and was recognized as the go-to platform for new artists by early 2014. Yet, its founders were questioning the robustness of the firm’s... View Details
Keywords: Audio; Recording; Artist; Music; Music Downloads; Streaming; Radio; Subscription; Subscription Model; Mainstream; Growth; Lawsuit; Licensing; Customers; Platform; Pivot; Music Entertainment; Strategy; Leadership; Business Model; Decision Making; Advertising; Digital Platforms; Music Industry; Europe; Germany; Sweden; United States
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  • January 2019 (Revised June 2019)
  • Technical Note

U.S. Commercial Health Insurance Industry

By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski and Harry B. Wolberg
This note describes the role of commercial payers in the U.S. healthcare industry. We begin with a review of the historical evolution of commercial payers and their role in the market, from the beginning to the Affordable Care Act and beyond. Every wave of reforms in... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States
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  • Article

A Negotiated Solution to the Shutdown

By: James K. Sebenius
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  • 10 Jan 2019
  • Interview

Can Miguel McKelvey Build the ‘Culture Operating System’ at WeWork?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
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  • January 2019
  • Case

Data.gov (Abridged)

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Rights; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Management; Information Management; Public Administration Industry; Information Industry; United States
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  • January 2019
  • Teaching Note

Iran on the Brink: The Nuclear Deal and the Future of the Islamic Republic

By: Jeremy Friedman
Keywords: Iran
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  • January 2019
  • Teaching Note

The Last Hegemon? US-China Relations and the Future of World Order

By: Jeremy Friedman
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-059. View Details
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  • January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
  • Case

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

By: Anita Elberse and Melissa Rodman
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) develops and presents scripted hero-versus-villain storylines featuring its wrestlers at hundreds of live events—on several weekly television shows, on its own over-the-top streaming service, and on social media—to millions of... View Details
Keywords: Superstars; Talent; Talent Development; Labor Economics; General Management; Entertainment; Sports; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Contracts; Marketing; Strategy
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  • January 2019
  • Module Note

Liquidity Management

By: Adi Sunderam
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  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Corporate Sustainability: A Strategy?

By: George Serafeim
We explore the conditions under which firms maintain their competitive advantage through sustainability-based differentiation when faced with imitation pressures by industry peers. We document growing intraindustry convergence on sustainability actions over time for... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Corporate Performance; Industry Analysis; CSR; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Environment; Social Responsibility; Strategy And Execution; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Performance; Corporate Strategy
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  • January 2019 (Revised October 2019)
  • Case

Glossier: Co-Creating a Cult Brand with a Digital Community

By: Jill Avery
Glossier’s proclaimed strategy was “born from content; fueled by community.” The digital-first, direct-to-consumer beauty brand had experienced rapid growth, with sales up 600% in 2017 and a customer portfolio that grew by threefold. But, its founder, Emily Weiss, was... View Details
Keywords: Brands; Brand Management; Brand Communication; Retailing; DTC; Influencer; Startup; Internet Marketing; Big Data; Crowdsourcing; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Media; E-commerce; Internet and the Web; Digital Marketing; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Retail Industry; United States; North America
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  • January 2019
  • Teaching Note

GoFundMe: The Giving Layer of the Internet

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Allison M. Ciechanover
Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-108. View Details
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  • January 2019 (Revised August 2019)
  • Teaching Note

JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A), (B), and (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note includes a link to C-case supplemental videos for instructor use during class. View Details
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  • January 2019
  • Supplement

JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
[pre-abstract] Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. [abstract] Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched “Invested in Detroit,” a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropic Investment; Banking; Economic Development; Expansion; Local Economic Development; Workforce Development; Financial Institutions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Banking Industry; United States; Michigan
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  • January 2019
  • Case

Walmart's Online Challenge: Amazon.com

By: Rembrand Koning
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  • January 2019 (Revised July 2021)
  • Case

Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Lane
With one satellite aloft and in the midst of beta testing in late 2018, Analytical Space founders Justin Oliveira and Dan Nevius turned to critical questions about the pioneering startup’s go-to-market, pricing, and business development strategy. Analytical Space aimed... View Details
Keywords: Pricing Decisions; Demand Validation; Revenue Model; Business Development; Space Tech; Satellites; Earth Observation; Remote Sensing; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development Strategy; Finance; Selection and Staffing; Business Strategy; Aerospace Industry
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  • Article

Busting the Refugee-Crime Connection

By: Scott Duke Kominers
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  • January 2019
  • Teaching Note

Kumbh Mela: India's Pop-up Mega-City

By: Tarun Khanna, John Macomber and Saloni Chaturvedi
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