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- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
the optimal capital requirement is around 20%. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51305 The Empirical Economics of Online Attention By: Boik, Andre, Shane Greenstein, and Jeffrey Prince Abstract—In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Google Advertising
By: Youngme E. Moon and David Chen
In mid-2006, Google is the number one search engine in America with 99% of its revenues deriving from its simple, text-only advertising services. It is on track to bring in roughly $9.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2006, which would place it fourth among American... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Media; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Advertising Industry; United States
Moon, Youngme E., and David Chen. "Google Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 507-038, October 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- October 2018
- Case
SeatGeek
By: Robert F. Higgins and Sarah Mehta
In late 2016, Russ D'Souza and Jack Groetzinger, co-founders of the online event ticketing platform SeatGeek, faced some difficult decisions. In the company's seven-year history, SeatGeek had positioned itself primarily as an aggregator, facilitating ticket... View Details
Keywords: Event Ticketing; Sports Ticketing; Acquisition; Business Model; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Digital Platforms; Sports; Strategy; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms
Higgins, Robert F., and Sarah Mehta. "SeatGeek." Harvard Business School Case 819-013, October 2018.
- Article
Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration
By: Ethan S. Bernstein, Jesse Shore and David Lazer
In this article, we summarize our research on the value of intermittency for complex problem solving at work and give practical advice on how organizations can improve the rhythm of their people's collaboration. Executives have been counseled to be collaborative... View Details
Bernstein, Ethan S., Jesse Shore, and David Lazer. "Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration." MIT Sloan Management Review 61, no. 1 (Fall 2019).
- February 2010
- Supplement
Lending Club case exhibits (CW)
By: Peter Tufano
A new entrant in the nascent online peer lending space, Lending Club must decide whether or not to register with the SEC. Lending Club provided a platform through which individual borrowers could receive loans funded by individuals who chose to invest in them. The... View Details
- May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Telewest Communications plc
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Created in 1992, Telewest has become the second largest broadband communication provider in the United Kingdom, offering telephone, cable television, and cable Internet services, as well as television and online content to the U.K. entertainment market. The first to... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Telecommunications Industry; Europe; United Kingdom
Applegate, Lynda M., and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Telewest Communications plc." Harvard Business School Case 802-011, May 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- April 2015
- Teaching Plan
Codecademy: Monetizing a Movement?
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Lisa Mazzanti
This is a Teaching Plan for the case on Codecademy, an open-platform, online community for learning computer programming, launched in 2011. By 2014, the company had raised a total of $12.5 million in funding and was, on many fronts, an overwhelming success. However,... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Soul and Machine (Learning)
By: Davide Proserpio, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano, Alex Burnap, Tong Guo, Dokyun Lee, Randall Lewis, Kanishka Misra, Eric Schwarz, Artem Timoshenko, Lilei Xu and Hema Yoganarasimhan
Machine learning is bringing us self-driving cars, improved medical diagnostics, and machine translation, but can it improve marketing decisions? It can. Machine learning models predict extremely well, are scalable to “big data,” and are a natural fit to rich media... View Details
Proserpio, Davide, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano, Alex Burnap, Tong Guo, Dokyun Lee, Randall Lewis, Kanishka Misra, Eric Schwarz, Artem Timoshenko, Lilei Xu, and Hema Yoganarasimhan. "Soul and Machine (Learning)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-036, September 2019.
- March 2008 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
MySpace
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, David T. Chen and Carin-Isabel Knoop
The case, set in late 2007, examines what MySpace—the largest online social network—should do to respond to its agile competitor, Facebook. Since its inception MySpace had experienced phenomenal growth, acquiring 20 million members in its first 20 months of operation,... View Details
Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Information Technology Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, David T. Chen, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "MySpace." Harvard Business School Case 708-499, March 2008. (Revised June 2011.)
- December 1999 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Matthew Sandoval
In January 1999, @Home, a high-speed Internet access provider, announced the $6.7 billion purchase of Excite, the second largest of the major Internet "portals." This purchase marked a continuing consolidation of companies in the Internet "content" and "access"... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Matthew Sandoval. "Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 700-069, December 1999. (Revised September 2000.)
- August 2023
- Supplement
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (C)
By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh and Kerry Herman
In September 2021, Apple decided to delay updates to iOS and iPadOS that included features to fight child sexual abuse. While many—including prominent privacy and security experts—praised Apple, others were opposed. They saw Apple introducing features that risked... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Public Opinion; Applications and Software; Leadership
McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, and Kerry Herman. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-033, August 2023.
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
extended producer responsibility and offers advice for those pursuing careers in the circular economy. Extending Apparel Lifespan: ThredUp CEO James Reinhart 04 JUN 2025 | Climate Rising James Reinhart, CEO of ThredUp, one of the largest View Details
- November 2000 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Intuit QuickBooks
By: Rajiv Lal and Punima P Kochikar
Internet QuickBooks, a successful product with a strong brand and an 85% share of retail sales, was faced with the challenge of meeting market growth expectations in a mature, slowing market segment. Generating recurring revenues by providing value-added online... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Decisions; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Market Participation; Problems and Challenges; Internet and the Web; Value; Web Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Punima P Kochikar. "Intuit QuickBooks." Harvard Business School Case 501-054, November 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
- May 2008 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
ScriptLogic®: Point, Click, Done!™
ScriptLogic is a software company that has built a product portfolio that fits under a 'Point, Click, Done!' umbrella; its products are easy to download, easy to install, and easy to use. The company's online marketing program and inside sales force have been very... View Details
Keywords: Investment Return; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Development; Salesforce Management; Software; Information Technology Industry
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Alexander Crisses. "ScriptLogic®: Point, Click, Done!™." Harvard Business School Case 508-114, May 2008. (Revised August 2010.)
- January 2014 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
GenapSys: Business Models for the Genome
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joseph B. Fuller and Matthew Preble
GenapSys, a California-based startup, was soon to release a new DNA sequencer that the company's founder, Hesaam Esfandyarpour, believed was truly revolutionary. The sequencer would be substantially less expensive—potentially costing just a few thousand dollars—and... View Details
Keywords: DNA Sequencing; Life Sciences; Business Model; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Genetics; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., Joseph B. Fuller, and Matthew Preble. "GenapSys: Business Models for the Genome." Harvard Business School Case 814-050, January 2014. (Revised December 2014.)
- October 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group: The Human Capital Strategy
By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman
Describes the development and implementation of one of the world's most advanced human resource management support systems. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a global banking leader that began implementing a strategy for measuring the impact of human capital on... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Effectiveness; Strategy; Information Technology; Banking Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Eliot Sherman. "The Royal Bank of Scotland Group: The Human Capital Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 408-060, October 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
- April 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Endeca Technologies: New Growth Opportunities
By: Paul A. Gompers and Kristin Perry
Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca Technologies, must decide whether to expand into a new market with a new application of his company's technology. Endeca has experienced significant success with its information access software in the online retail industry, and in September... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Organizational Structure; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Kristin Perry. "Endeca Technologies: New Growth Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 206-041, April 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
is a time-honored approach, particularly in media and entertainment. When space is limited on store shelves and in traditional distribution channels, producers tend to focus on a few likely best sellers, hoping that one or two big hits will carry the rest of their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million
and Uber can scale up quickly thanks to affordable technology and networked providers. Credit: AntonMatveev To overcome those challenges, the startups followed similar strategies, initially focusing more on the supply side than on the... View Details
- March 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Zopa: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Lending
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Isabel Fernandez-Mateo and David Chen
Zopa, a U.K.-based peer-to-peer lending company, connected individual lenders and borrowers via an online interface. The company charged a small fee for completed loan transactions but has not turned a profit. Zopa offered two platforms, Markets and Listings. Markets... View Details
Keywords: Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Market Participation; Digital Platforms; Social and Collaborative Networks; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, and David Chen. "Zopa: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Lending." Harvard Business School Case 709-469, March 2009. (Revised September 2011.)