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  • 13 Dec 2022
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Why Some Start-Ups Fail to Scale

By: Jeffrey Rayport and Curt Nickisch
Managing rapid growth is a huge challenge for young businesses. Even start-ups with glowing reviews and skyrocketing sales can fail. That’s because new ventures and corporate initiatives alike have to sustain profitability at scale, according to Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Growth Management; Outcome or Result; Transition
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"Why Some Start-Ups Fail to Scale." HBR IdeaCast (podcast), Harvard Business Review Group, December 13, 2022.
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Strategy and Technology

By: Andy Wu

The Strategy and Technology elective course explores the unique aspects of creating effective strategies for technology-intensive businesses.

  • What strategies win in markets with network effects?
  • How can technology be... View Details
  • September 2016 (Revised September 2017)
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Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh
Kevin Borders and Joe Golden, co-founders and co-CEOs of Collage.com, must decide how to grow their custom photo-products startup in the face of fierce competition. From 2011 through 2016, the business evolved from a hobby to a startup with $22 million in revenue and... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry
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Stanton, Christopher, and Shikhar Ghosh. "Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization." Harvard Business School Case 817-038, September 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
  • February 2002
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Rafael Development Corporation -- Converting Military Technology to Civilian Technology in Israel

Describes an Israeli joint venture company, created to convert military technology to civilian uses. Also documents the explosive growth of the Israeli high-technology sector in the 1990s. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Commercialization; Technology Industry; Israel
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Chesbrough, Henry W., and Anthony Massaro. "Rafael Development Corporation -- Converting Military Technology to Civilian Technology in Israel." Harvard Business School Case 602-011, February 2002.
  • October 2024
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Parexel: Scaling Up and Industry Dynamics

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
Through the lens of biopharmaceutical contract research organization (CRO) PAREXEL, this case traces the evolution of the firm as it reinvents itself in response to the transformation of the CRO sector from a small, secondary cluster of firms into a major player with... View Details
Keywords: Research; Innovation and Invention; Business Model; Transformation; Globalization; Information Technology; Competitive Advantage; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ben Creo. "Parexel: Scaling Up and Industry Dynamics." Harvard Business School Case 325-046, October 2024.
  • November 2011 (Revised November 2014)
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Scaling a Startup: Pacing Issues

By: Thomas Eisenmann
Keywords: Business Startups
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Eisenmann, Thomas. "Scaling a Startup: Pacing Issues." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-099, November 2011. (Revised November 2014.)
  • 08 Nov 2021
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Building Your Scaled Digital Organization

  • September 2020 (Revised October 2020)
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Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury

By: Gary P. Pisano and Federica Gabrieli
Riccardo Cortese and Federico Pinna were the CEOs of Briscola—Pizza Society, a restaurant chain they had founded in 2014 with a clear ambition: create a distinctive international pizza chain that would combine a fast-casual format with the devotion to quality that... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Geographic Location; Business Model; Ownership Type; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Italy
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Pisano, Gary P., and Federica Gabrieli. "Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury." Harvard Business School Case 621-031, September 2020. (Revised October 2020.)

    Online Experimentation: Benefits, Operational and Methodological Challenges, and Scaling Guide

    In the past decade, online controlled experimentation, or A/B testing, at scale has proved to be a significant driver of business innovation. The practice was first pioneered by the technology sector and, more recently, has been adopted by traditional companies... View Details
    • 1999
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    Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: Implications for the Advanced Technology Program

    By: Josh Lerner and Paul A. Gompers
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    Lerner, Josh, and Paul A. Gompers. "Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: Implications for the Advanced Technology Program." Report, 1999 (Condensed version published in Richard N. Spivack, editor, Papers and Proceeedings of the Advanced Technology Program's International Conference on the Economic Evaluation of Technological Change. NIST Special Publication 952, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, 2001, pp. 15-21.)
    • January 2004 (Revised May 2005)
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    Gold Hill Venture Lending

    By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
    David Fischer is trying to raise $200 million for a first-time venture debt fund that will be affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank, a major technology lender. Despite his lengthy experience in venture lending, the process is proving difficult. He and his partners are... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Value Creation; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Funds; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
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    Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Gold Hill Venture Lending." Harvard Business School Case 804-083, January 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
    • September 2024
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    TechEnergy Ventures: Innovating Through Corporate Venture Capital

    By: Rebecca Karp and Lena Duchene
    This case examines TechEnergy Ventures, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of the Techint Group, and its role in scaling innovation within the energy sector. Founded in 2021, TechEnergy Ventures operates with a mandate to invest in disruptive technologies to... View Details
    Keywords: Transition; Alternative Energy; Renewable Energy; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Growth and Development Strategy; Adaptation; Diversification; Innovation Strategy; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Italy; Europe; Latin America; Argentina
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    Karp, Rebecca, and Lena Duchene. "TechEnergy Ventures: Innovating Through Corporate Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 725-393, September 2024.
    • August 2018 (Revised June 2025)
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    Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?

    By: George A. Riedel and Carin-Isabel Knoop
    Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has built a phenomenally successful business at global scale to become the fifth most valuable public company in the world. The revelation of Cambridge Analytica events in March 2018, where 78 million users' information was leaked... View Details
    Keywords: Facebook; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Trust; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Social Media
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    Riedel, George A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?" Harvard Business School Case 319-030, August 2018. (Revised June 2025.)
    • November 2002 (Revised August 2003)
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    MedSource Technologies

    By: Robert S. Huckman
    Considers the issues facing Richard Effress, MedSource's chairman and CEO, as the firm approaches the Precision Cut project--the first test of MedSource's capabilities as an integrated, contract manufacturer in the medical device industry. MedSource Technologies was... View Details
    Keywords: Product Development; Production; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Design; Supply Chain Management; Management Teams; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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    Huckman, Robert S. "MedSource Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 603-081, November 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
    • October 2000
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    Framework Technologies Corp.

    By: G. Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon, Ashesh Shah and David Waller
    Dan Slavin, CEO of Framework Technologies, is contemplating a complete restart for his company to erase the impact of its shift in product and business strategy since inception. This case describes the issues he must consider, which include the impact of such a change... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Innovation and Invention; Cost vs Benefits; Venture Capital; Technology Industry
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    Hardymon, G. Felda, Ann Leamon, Ashesh Shah, and David Waller. "Framework Technologies Corp." Harvard Business School Case 801-227, October 2000.
    • May 2021 (Revised February 2025)
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    Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations

    By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh
    Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 621-026, 621-027, and 621-062. As Migros, one of Turkey’s largest grocery chains, forays into online groceries, the company faces operational challenges related to inventory management, fulfillment and last mile delivery and strategics... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Management; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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    Moreno, Antonio, and Anibha Singh. "Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 621-121, May 2021. (Revised February 2025.)
    • January 2018 (Revised February 2025)
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    Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

    By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh
    Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-038. View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy
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    Stanton, Christopher, and Shikhar Ghosh. "Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 818-100, January 2018. (Revised February 2025.)
    • 2016
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    Pivoting Isn't Enough: Principled Pragmatism and Strategic Reorientation in New Ventures

    By: Rory McDonald and Cheng Gao
    New technology ventures often experience deviations from their original plans that oblige them to reorient in pursuit of better fit between their evolving products and target customers. Yet research is largely silent on how entrepreneurs explain and justify their... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Reorientation; Technology Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Product Development Processes; Organizational Adaptation; Qualitative Methods (General); Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Communication; Entrepreneurship; Alignment; Innovation and Invention; Product Development
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    McDonald, Rory, and Cheng Gao. "Pivoting Isn't Enough: Principled Pragmatism and Strategic Reorientation in New Ventures." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-031, October 2016.
    • 01 Jun 2000
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    Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain

    will climb Mt. Fuji along with medical, research, and public-policy personnel in a venture sponsored by the Breast Cancer Fund of San Francisco. The climb has been organized to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and to... View Details
    Keywords: Morgan Baker
    • March 2025
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    Wasabi Technologies (A) and (B)

    By: N. Louis Shipley and Stacy Straaberg
    Teaching Plan for HBS Case Nos. 823-021 and 825-035. Set in 2019, the “Wasabi Technologies (A)” case centers on Wasabi Technologies (Wasabi), a successful hot cloud storage company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founder and CEO David Friend is ready to scale the... View Details
    Keywords: Sales; Product Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Divisions; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Information Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
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    Shipley, N. Louis, and Stacy Straaberg. "Wasabi Technologies (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 825-127, March 2025.
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