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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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Carbon Engineering
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Misra, SidCase HBS-814040-EEntrepreneurshipDr. David Keith, President of Carbon Engineering, a company based in Calgary, Alberta, is commercializing a technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The company plans to market the captured CO2 to produce low carbon transportation fuels in markets such as California where regulation, derived from a state law designed to manage climate change, restricts the maximum carbon intensity of transportation fuel.Starting at €8.20
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Husk Power: Scaling the Venture
Roth, Benjamin N.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Rigol, NataliaCase HBS-819069-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2018, Husk Power had just raised $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste (primarily rice husk from rice mills) plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread across 350 villages in India and Africa.
By 2015, Husk underwent a major pivot. Rather than a rural electrification vision aimed at providing power to rural households through biomass...Starting 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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Husk Power
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Misra, SidCase HBS-815023-EEntrepreneurshipIn late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk is an Indian startup founded in 2007 with the goal of global rural electrification. The company has decided to pivot from operating biomass gasification plants towards developing sol...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
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FREEJ
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Alkhatib, FirasCase HBS-808121-EEntrepreneurshipMohammed Harib placed his phone on the desk in front of him. As he sat back in his chair and looked out the window, he began to take stock of how his life had taken such a dramatic path over the last few years. Life was good for the founder and CEO of Lammtara Pictures, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) first 3D animation studio. Recently dubbed 'Dubai's answer to Pixar' in a recent magazine article, Lammtara's first animated television show, FREEJ,...Starting at €8.20