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- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
Investment This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
future, he welcomed it. He took his company public the year the show premiered, and the IPO's success was so great it was almost embarrassing. Unlike Walton and Revson, Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the founder of IBM, and Henry Ford were in... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
transpires within the larger, corporate context of Intuit, where founder Scott Cook has been attempting to transform the enterprise into a leaner, more innovative company. The case describes in detail the lean startup methods used by the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18
beverage infused with acai berries. Brothers Courtney and Carter Reum founded VeeV in 2007 and the firm has experienced rapid growth since then. The case documents the backgrounds of the young founders, details the launch and early phase of the company, and presents... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
a proposal that would re-allocate the equity within their founding team, and all three founders are getting ready to reopen a negotiation they thought had been finalized. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009
50 employees) but was poised for significant growth. For founder and CEO Michael Lebowitz, the central challenge was to figure out whether and how the agency could retain its boutique culture while transcending its boutique size. The case... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508052 Ithmar Capital Harvard Business School Case 809-032 The founders of Ithmar Capital, a mid-market private equity fund targeting businesses in and addressing the Gulf Co-operation Council countries,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2016
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February 9, 2016
borrowed the traditional alpargata design, covered it with fashionable colors and prints, and tied it to a social cause. Paez's founders were keenly aware of the present and future challenges they faced due to the resources and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416005-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-074 Equity Compensation in Startup Ventures Setting equitable and "market" level compensation for founders and early employees of startups... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
One day in 1966 while Ranjan Kapur was walking in midtown Manhattan, a black limo pulled up alongside. A man he instantly recognized as advertising icon David Ogilvy, founder of the agency where Kapur had recently been hired, stepped out... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
shares are held by the family. While Akın is the founder and chairman, the family is not involved in the day-to-day operations of the business. Night scene of Istanbul, where The Koç Groupwas founded. ©iStock/muhur The interviews are part... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20
challenges, including Korea's and China's reactions to visits by Japanese officials to the Yasukuni shrine. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/japan-betting-on-inflation/an/714040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-065 Maricopa, Inc.: Finding the Right... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
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First Look: May 13
founder and Medical Director, was considering how to respond. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/martini-klinik-prostate-cancer-care/an/714471-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-088 Advising Families on Estate Planning Sean... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010
founder should do when faced with a supplier who is trying to bypass WildChina to reach customers directly—a common problem faced by intermediaries. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811019-PDF-ENG Dubai Duty Free... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13
Kathleen L. McGinn and Cailin B. HammerHarvard Business School Case 910-017 A growing NGO based in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, is facing a complete change in leadership as the founders step back. At the same time, a $1 million grant presents... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
such agreements. Ironically, when I returned to Boston a few years later for business school, the founder of the first company invited me to do some consulting on the side while a student, but I wasn't able to because the Massachusetts... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
1989," he adds. In fact, overpricing, not overbuilding, is the market's biggest problem, says Joseph O'Connor (HBS MBA '70), the founder and president of Singleton Associates, a real estate development firm based in Boston, and... View Details
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
In late February, Harvard Business School professor Bill Sahlman spoke with two former MBA students, Scott Randall ('87) and Glen Meakem ('91), to discuss their perspectives on organizing markets in a new and evolving economy and what they have learned along the way.... View Details
- 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20
understands foreign markets. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512013-PDF-ENG Hengdeli: The Art of Co-existence Rohit Deshpandé and Nancy Hua DaiHarvard Business School Case 512-058 In October 2011, Zhang Yuping, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne