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CampusHash: Evolving Business Model of an Entrepreneurial Venture
Atul Arun Pathak; Saroj Kumar Pani; Anish AgarwalCase IVEY-9B19M098-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2016, the three partners of CampusHash Technologies LLP (CampusHash), an Indian start-up focused on conducting software training programs, had to make some pressing strategic decisions. CampusHash’s revenues had not grown as expected and the paStarting at €8.20
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BharatAgri: Strategy of an Indian Agritech Startup
Aashish Argade; Atul Arun PathakCase IVEY-9B20M151-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn June 2019, the cofounders of BharatAgri, an Indian agritech (agricultural technology)-focused entrepreneurial venture, were reviewing their strategy. BharatAgri leveraged information technology to provide crop-management related advisory services to InStarting at €8.20
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Treks `n Rapids: Adventure Sports Tourism in India
Atul Arun Pathak; Sanjeev VarshneyCase IVEY-9B15M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn September 2014, the co-founder and director of Treks `n Rapids, a leading adventure sports tourism company in New Delhi, India, needs to re-evaluate the company strategy. The adventure sports tourism industry has tremendous potential for growth in India, largely due to the number of young professionals with disposable incomes and a desire for new experiences, and is witnessing increased demand from a variety of profitable customer segments, bo...Starting at €8.20
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Moonka Auto: Recruiting Salespeople
Atul Arun Pathak; Gyanesh MishraCase IVEY-9B16A033-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn April 2016, the owner of Moonka Automobile, a two-wheeled vehicle dealership for Honda Motor Company Ltd., was facing some difficult decisions regarding recruitment for Moonka Automobile’s new branch in Jamshedpur, India. The owner wanted to improve the process for recruiting salespersons for this second branch. In addition to the constraints of a tight budget, limited managerial time and availability, and the need to complete the recruitment ...Starting at €8.20
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Sarvajal: Water for All
Macomber, John D.; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-211028-EFinanceEntrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India wherStarting at €8.20
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eHealthpoint: Healthcare for Rural India
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Sinha, Mona; Vrolyk, ElizabethCase HBS-812020-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Healthpoint Services sought to address rural India's shortage of quality and affordable healthcare with a multi-service platform that comprised telemedical health clinics called eHealthpoints, clean drinking water, a diagnostic lab, and a pharmacy. Could they convince rural Indians to leapfrog from local healers to telemedicine? And could they convince Investors that their c...Starting at €8.20
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Salt n Soap: Online Retailing of Food and Groceries
Atul Arun Pathak; Shabana Chandrasekaran; Balamurugan Annamalai; Atanu GhoshCase IVEY-9B20M152-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2020, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Salt n Soap, an online retailer of food and groceries in Kolkata, India, was reviewing the company’s strategy and business model. Salt n Soap had been in operation for six years, and now ofStarting at €8.20
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On-Time Delivery, Every Time (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-612S03Service and Operations ManagementThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Describes the Mumbai-based Dabbawala organization, which achieves very high service performance (6 Sigma equivalent or better) with a low-cost and very simple operating system. The case explores all aspects of their system (mission, information management, material flows, human resource system, process...Starting at €8.20
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EnterAll InfoSec Solutions: Growing an Ethical Hacking Business
Varsha Verma; Atul Arun Pathak; Dharma Raju Bathini; Arun PereiraCase IVEY-9B14M152-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAn ethical hacker had recently started his entrepreneurial venture, EnterAll InfoSec Solutions. A technologist who believed that “ethical hacking” had huge market potential, he and his partner were searching for a business model that would address the information security needs of corporate clients, public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government institutions. Ethical hacking was a specialized and relatively nascent field, and the entrepreneur f...Starting at €8.20
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Udaipur Times: Strategy of a Hyperlocal News Website
Atul Arun Pathak; ShabbirHusain R.V.Case IVEY-9B17M125-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn August 2016, the director of UdaipurTimes.com, a hyperlocal news website, and his partner were faced with a problem. Their start-up venture had thus far grown without any explicit strategy. Despite a steady readership of nearly 200,000, achieving further revenue growth and sustained profitability were ongoing issues. UdaipurTimes.com needed to come up with a comprehensive strategy by evaluating various alternatives (such as creating a mobile a...Starting at €8.20