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      • December 2004 (Revised October 2017)
      • Background Note

      Subscriber Models

      By: Mihir Desai, Robin Greenwood, Scott Mayfield and Lucy White
      Introduces the subscriber model as an alternative valuation framework for firms whose revenues can be traced to repeated transactions with customers. View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Corporate Finance
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      Desai, Mihir, Robin Greenwood, Scott Mayfield, and Lucy White. "Subscriber Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-061, December 2004. (Revised October 2017.)
      • November 2004
      • Case

      Innocent Drinks

      By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
      The three founders of a London-based, start-up smoothie company must decide between three growth options: expansion of the existing product line into Europe, extension of the brand into other product categories, or continued organic growth within the United Kingdom. View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Industry Growth; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
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      Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "Innocent Drinks." Harvard Business School Case 805-031, November 2004.
      • November 2004
      • Case

      ClozeX Medical (A): The New Standard of Wound Closure

      By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
      Describes a set of decisions confronting the founder of a company with a revolutionary new wound-closure product. He must decide how to finance and exploit his venture. View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Medical Specialties; Corporate Finance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Sahlman, William A., and Ryland Matthew Willis. "ClozeX Medical (A): The New Standard of Wound Closure." Harvard Business School Case 805-073, November 2004.
      • September 2004
      • Case

      Valhalla Partners Due Diligence

      By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
      The Valhalla Partners venture capitial firm introduced a new approach to the due-diligence process. An internal due-diligence report analyzes Telco Exchange, a startup company in the IT software space. An extended excerpt examines the trade-offs involved in the new... View Details
      Keywords: Communication Technology; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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      Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "Valhalla Partners Due Diligence." Harvard Business School Case 805-033, September 2004.
      • September 2004 (Revised August 2007)
      • Case

      Enterprise IT at Cisco (2004)

      By: Andrew P. McAfee, F. Warren McFarlan and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
      Illustrates the challenges associated with centralizing IT decisions at Cisco after a decade of decentralized planning and project funding. When Brad Boston became Cisco's new CIO in 2001, he found that managers were starting to get frustrated with the results of their... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Business Ventures; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Projects; Planning; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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      McAfee, Andrew P., F. Warren McFarlan, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Enterprise IT at Cisco (2004)." Harvard Business School Case 605-015, September 2004. (Revised August 2007.)
      • August 2004 (Revised April 2007)
      • Case

      Intel Capital, 2005 (A)

      By: David B. Yoffie, Barbara Mack, Adriana Boden and Lee Rand
      All companies in a technology-intensive industry must worry about the development of their ecosystems and, in particular, the availability and cost of complementary assets. One strategy for promoting complements is to invest in them directly. Explores Intel's strategy... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Venture Capital; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Investment; Assets; Corporate Finance; Semiconductor Industry; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Yoffie, David B., Barbara Mack, Adriana Boden, and Lee Rand. "Intel Capital, 2005 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 705-408, August 2004. (Revised April 2007.)
      • August 2004 (Revised April 2007)
      • Case

      Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?

      By: Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
      The deal of the year in 2002, was the acquisition of Dresdner Bank by Allianz. Written from the perspectives of Allianz's CEO, Henning Schulte-Noelle, before and after the deal and a regional manager implementing the concept of a full-line financial service provider.... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Corporate Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Acquisition; Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Banking Industry; Germany
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      Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?" Harvard Business School Case 305-013, August 2004. (Revised April 2007.)
      • February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
      • Case

      Cartwright Lumber Company

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      The Cartwright Lumber Co. faces a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Construction Industry; Forest Products Industry
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Cartwright Lumber Company." Harvard Business School Case 204-126, February 2004. (Revised March 2004.)
      • November 2003
      • Case

      Procter & Gamble 2000 (A): The SpinBrush and Innovation at P&G

      By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
      Describes a set of decisions confronting some managers in the oral care division of Procter & Gamble. They must decide whether to buy a company that has developed an inexpensive, battery-operated toothbrush. The company's product has done well in one market, but... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Innovation and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Launch; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry
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      Sahlman, William A., and Ryland Matthew Willis. "Procter & Gamble 2000 (A): The SpinBrush and Innovation at P&G." Harvard Business School Case 804-099, November 2003.
      • November 2003
      • Case

      Procter & Gamble 2000 (B)

      By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Innovation and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Launch; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry
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      Sahlman, William A., and Ryland Matthew Willis. "Procter & Gamble 2000 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-100, November 2003.
      • September 2003
      • Case

      Allscripts, Inc.

      By: William A. Sahlman and Laurence E. Katz
      Describes a set of decisions confronting an entrepreneurial team that is considering taking managerial control of Allscripts, a health care venture. The company has gone through nine rounds of external financing and has changed its business model several times. View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Corporate Finance; Health Industry
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      Sahlman, William A., and Laurence E. Katz. "Allscripts, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-053, September 2003.
      • June 2003 (Revised October 2004)
      • Case

      StorageNetworks: Restarting a Public Company (A)

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Todd H Thedinga
      Peter Bell, founder and CEO of StorageNetworks, faces the problem of "restarting" a public company by changing its business model from being a storage-services provider to being a storage software developer. The task seems challenging, but surely doable, with $200... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Diversification; Change Management; Cash; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry
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      Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Todd H Thedinga. "StorageNetworks: Restarting a Public Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-198, June 2003. (Revised October 2004.)
      • January 2003 (Revised May 2005)
      • Case

      Zipcar: Refining the Business Model

      By: Myra M. Hart, Michael J. Roberts and Julia Stevens
      Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar business model and financial plan. These iterations include a very early version and a version developed just prior... View Details
      Keywords: Service Operations; Renting or Rental; Business Model; Business Plan; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Management Skills; Transportation; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Transportation Industry; Service Industry
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      Hart, Myra M., Michael J. Roberts, and Julia Stevens. "Zipcar: Refining the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 803-096, January 2003. (Revised May 2005.)
      • 2003
      • Chapter

      Financing Entrepreneurship: Is Gender an Issue?

      By: Nancy M. Carter, Candida G. Brush, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Gender; Corporate Finance
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      Carter, Nancy M., Candida G. Brush, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene, and Myra M. Hart. "Financing Entrepreneurship: Is Gender an Issue?" In Critical Junctures in Women's Economic Lives: A Collection of Symposium Papers, 45–51. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Economic Progress, 2003.
      • October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
      • Case

      Collabrys, Inc. (A)-The Evolution of a Startup

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
      The CEO of a two-year-old start-up must now decide whether to become a technology provider or a service agency. In a time of enormous uncertainty about the viability of various business models for Internet-delivered services and products, Collabrys has survived the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Technological Innovation; Cost vs Benefits; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Corporate Finance; United States
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      Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Collabrys, Inc. (A)-The Evolution of a Startup." Harvard Business School Case 603-064, October 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
      • September 2002 (Revised March 2006)
      • Case

      Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Laure Mougeot Stroock
      In 2002, Environmental Power Corp. (EPC), a small company developing renewable energy projects, was attempting to commercialize its "digester," a facility that extracted methane from manure, reduced manure's environmental impact, and generated electricity. The company... View Details
      Keywords: Commercialization; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Projects; Wastes and Waste Processing; Corporate Finance; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?" Harvard Business School Case 903-403, September 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
      • August 2002 (Revised January 2003)
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      Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
      In late September 1999, representatives from Telstri, Japan Telecom, and Teleglobe met to discuss the structure of the Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) project, a $520 million submarine cable system that would run from Australia to Japan. The sponsors, excited by the... View Details
      Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Cooperative Ownership; Organizational Structure; Investment; Ownership; Capital; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Communication Technology; Projects; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Telecommunications Industry; Australia; Japan
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-029, August 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
      • March 2002 (Revised January 2003)
      • Teaching Note

      BP Amoco (A) & (B)TN

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
      Teaching Note for (9-201-054) and (9-201-067). View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Finance; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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      Esty, Benjamin C. "BP Amoco (A) & (B)TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-089, March 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
      • February 2002 (Revised May 2003)
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      Endeca Technologies (A)

      By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
      Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca Technologies, must decide among two term sheets raising the same amount of badly needed money for his young software company. One deal is led by insiders and, is offered at a lower price. It continues a board that has worked very well and... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Management Skills; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Technology Industry
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      Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Endeca Technologies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 802-141, February 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
      • December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
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      Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
      PPL Corp., an electric utility in Pennsylvania, needs to finance $1 billion of peaking plants as part of its new growth strategy. In February 2001, Steve May, director of finance for PPL's Global Division, is responsible for recommending a finance plan. After... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Financial Instruments; Project Finance; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Leasing
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      Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Financing PPL Corporation's Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 202-045, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
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