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  • November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

ofo

By: Mitchell Weiss
Dai Wei and his co-founders grew Beijing-based ofo from a school-based startup to a bike-share behemoth in a matter of months, topped an all-out market-share battle fueled with almost $1 billion in venture capital, provided 2 billion bicycle rides, soaked up the... View Details
Keywords: Ofo; Bikeshare; Scale; Platforms; Government As A Platform; Platform Mechanics; Dai Wei; Dockless Bikes; Mobike; Bike-share; Online-to-offline; Mobility; Digital Platforms; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Bicycle Industry; China; Beijing
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  • 2015
  • Book

MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,... View Details
Keywords: United States; Railroad History; Airlines; Airline Industry; Air Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Cities; Urban Planning; Freighting; Change; Leadership; Public Policy; Change Leadership; Public Finance; Infrastructure; Policy; Technological Innovation; Change Management; Leading Change; Urban Development; Project Finance; Entrepreneurship; City; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; Rail Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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  • 08 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 8

  PublicationsTo Think or Not To Think about Trauma? An Experimental Investigation into Unconscious Thought and Intrusion Development Authors:Julie Krans and Maarten W. Bos Publication:Journal of Experimental Psychopathology 3, no. 2 (2012) Abstract The present study... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • May 2019 (Revised September 2019)
  • Case

Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Haibo Zhao
This case address pacing issues – how fast does a company need to scale? It also examines the role of investors in determining company strategy and exit.
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Competition; Value Creation; Governance; Economics; Business Startups; Strategy; Business Exit or Shutdown; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; China
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    MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

    Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent... View Details

    • Web

    Curriculum - Business & Environment

    the reduced carbon footprint. The Entrepreneurial Manager Ofo Key concepts: Infrastructure, Bicycles, Transportation, Ride Share Dai Wei and his co-founders grew Beijing-based ofo from a school-based startup to a bike-share behemoth in a... View Details
    • 01 Jun 2015
    • News

    Lessons from a Megacity

    capital by foot, subte (subway), bus, and bright yellow bike-share bicycles. Pedestrian-only Florida Street in Buenos Aires. (Photos courtesy of John Macomber) Professor Macomber and students at the new electric power and water... View Details
    Keywords: April White; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation
    • 27 Aug 2019
    • Blog Post

    Meet the PRIDE Club

    came from a tech background after working in operations and product in Uber and ofo (a bike-sharing tech company) for four years. Alex decided to attend HBS to take a break from the hectic startup life and to explore different industries... View Details
    • 11 May 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure

    Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation
    • 01 Mar 2015
    • News

    Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

    partnering with corporations and entrepreneurs to unveil parking apps, bike-sharing programs, and Wi-Fi networks in greener, more vibrant, more connected cities. And we learn about much-needed efforts to reduce our dependence on the... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information