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Living on the Razor's Edge (Spanish version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-813S11EntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.Starting at €8.20
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Ockham Technologies (B): Building the Board (Spanish Version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-814S11EntrepreneurshipDescribe los problemas que enfrenta el fundador-director general en relación con la construcción de un tablero, el montaje de un equipo ejecutivo, la gestión de tensión entre los co-fundadores, y la externalización de trabajo de desarrollo.Starting at €5.74
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Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline
Kirby, William C.; Koll, Elisabeth; Abrami, Regina; McFarlan, F. WarrenCase HBS-309073-EBrief political, economic and social timeline of China from 1949 to present to give context on and provide overview of modern Chinese history.Starting at €8.20
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Assembling the Startup Team
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-812122-EEntrepreneurshipNothing can bedevil a high-potential startup more than its "people problems." These problems typically result from choices that founders make as they add team members to their startup team. Three characteristics of startup teams must be aligned for these teams to function well: relationships, roles, and rewards (the Three Rs). Early decisions that founders make about the Three Rs can significantly affect their startup's direction and success. Thi...Starting at €8.20
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Pixability: Bettina's Board Walk
Wasserman, Noam; Braid, YaelCase HBS-814021-EEntrepreneurshipBettina Hein, founder-CEO of Pixability, is meeting with her board of directors to discuss her startup's fundraising prospects and the recent strategic pivot. Though Bettina loves the entrepreneurial exhilaration of "riding a rollercoaster every day," the company's current cash position gives them only a four-month runway. For Bettina, though they can at times be tense, board meetings and their preparation have become an exercise in reflection th...Starting at €8.20
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Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-808088-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case in order to give casewriting workshop participants practice writing those sections.Starting at €8.20
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Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-808089-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a Founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case in order to give case-writing workshop participants practice writing those sections.Starting at €8.20
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JWT China: Advertising for the New Chinese Consumer
Koll, ElisabethCase HBS-809079-EMarketingThis case analyzes the business strategy and expansion of JWT China from the late 1990s to 2008. As part of the world's fourth largest marketing communications network, JWT China grew into one of the largest integrated communications companies in China operating from offices in various parts of the country. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of and insights into China's advertising industry and the challenges for foreign and ...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity
Koll, ElisabethCase HBS-809111-EFinanceProvides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely important role in China's economy in the 21st century. Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak financial system dominated by state-controlled banks and severely limited access to capital for private entrepreneurs and consumers. The case shows how the political climate, economic regu...Starting at €8.20
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Ockham Technologies (A): Building the Team
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-812021-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-ceo regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing development work.Starting at €8.20