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Intellectual Ventures
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-710423-EStrategyIntellectual Ventures creates and acquires intellectual property, which it then seeks to monetize through non-exclusive licensing. In early 2009, as an increasing number of companies were trying to position themselves as leading intermediaries in the market for intellectual property, IV was looking for the best business model to become such a leading intermediary. Its model was predicated on making it easy for small inventors to monetize their in...Starting at €8.20
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Embrace
Chu, Michael; Bloom, David E.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-814001-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry (Spanish Version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S32EntrepreneurshipDos recientes graduados de MBA están considerando una oportunidad de negocio en la industria de hotel boutique. Después de haber encontrado una propiedad aparentemente atractiva en Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy y Elisabeth Whiting cara preguntas acerca de la financiación, estructura de la transacción, y la dinámica de poder desiguales. Este análisis de la oportunidad cubiertas de casos, la financiación y estructuración de transacciones, y los ...Starting at €8.20
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Speeding Ahead to a Better Place
Ofek, Elie; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-512056-EMarketingIn mid-2008, Shai Agassi, CEO of Better Place, is in the midst of planning a paradigm shift in clean transportation. In an attempt to wean the world from using gasoline-powered vehicles, his company is playing the role of innovator and integrator for new vehicles, charging spots, and battery switch stations. The effort also requires aligning various parties, from governments to auto manufacturers to consumers. The fledgling company has made good ...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling a Startup: People and Organizational Issues
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812100-EEntrepreneurshipThis note discusses the organizational challenges that startups often encounter as they begin to scale rapidly, along with approaches to addressing these challenges suggested by scholars, investors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The challenges fall into five broad areas: the need to formalize organizational structure; executive transitions; the need for management systems/processes; evolution of the board of directors role; and, preservation of ...Starting at €8.20
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Analyzing the Opportunity in the Boutique Hotel Industry (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S30EntrepreneurshipAnalyzing the Opportunity in the Boutique Hotel Industry."Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Vertu: Analyzing the Opportunity in the Boutique Hotel Industry, Teaching Note
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Teaching Note HBS-917502-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 917501.Starting at €0.00
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Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry, Teaching Note
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Teaching Note HBS-917506-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €0.00
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Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917505-EEntrepreneurshipTwo recent MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about financing, deal structure, and unequal power dynamics. This case covers opportunity analysis, financing and deal structuring, and partnership issues. Students are asked to assess the overall financial returns on the project and ho...Starting at €8.20