Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Note on IPO Share Allocation
Leslie, Mark; Marks, Michael; Magat Raffaelli, ClaireCase SGSB-E377-EEntrepreneurshipAn initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of stock or shares by a company to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, although they can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded. When a company lists its shares on a public exchange it will almost always issue additional new shares at the same time. The money paid by investors for the newly issued...Starting at €8.20
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Stella and Dot
Saloner, G; , Hornblower, JCase SGSB-E345-EEntrepreneurshipThis vignette tells the store of Jessica Herrin, founder of Stella & Dot, a direct sales jewelry company. It details Herrin's desire to start and grow a company that would offer an employment solution for women (typically with children) without meaning a full-time office job. The case covers the idea inspiration and start-up stage, as well as a business update (as of March 2009).Starting at €8.20
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Cerebras: A Tale of Dreams and Risks
Leslie, Mark; Orleans, AmadeusCase SGSB-E671-EEntrepreneurshipAfter selling SeaMicro, Inc. to AMD, in 2012, Andrew Feldman started a process he called “lightly sifting”, trying to stay updated on the ideas and businesses being built in Silicon Valley. Eventually, he started spending more and more time with four of his former colleagues from SeaMicro: Gary Lauterbach, Michael James, J.P. Fricker, and Sean Lie. The casual conversations quickly evolved to regular ideation sessions in which the group discussed ...Starting at €8.20
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Note on IPO Share Allocation (Spanish version)
Leslie, Mark; Marks, Michael; Magat Raffaelli, ClaireCase SGSB-E377 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipAn initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of stock or shares by a company to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, although they can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded. When a company lists its shares on a public exchange it will almost always issue additional new shares at the same time. The money paid by investors for the newly issued...Starting at €8.20