Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The RealReal Inc.: Fashion Fad or Long-Term Investment
Shernaz Bodhanwala; Ruzbeh BodhanwalaCase IVEY-9B20N035-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe RealReal Inc. (Real), a San Francisco, California-based start-up engaged in the trade of used luxury goods, experienced significant growth in its revenue and customer base in fiscal year (FY) 2018, but it was yet to turn profitable after nine years inStarting at €8.20
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Rocket Internet: Rise of the German Silicon Valley
Bryan Hong; Dave TangCase IVEY-9B15M098-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyRocket Internet, a unique technology incubator based in Germany, invests in and develops startups in Europe and emerging markets that are versions of successful technology firms primarily located in the United States, such as eBay, Zappos, Amazon and Groupon. Fundamentally, the company seeks to reduce the uncertainty of entrepreneurial startup ventures by imitating proven business models and replicating them in other geographic regions. Rocket In...Starting at €8.20
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Turing Pharmaceuticals: The Ethics of Drug Pricing
Shernaz Bodhanwala; Aakash BothraCase IVEY-9B17M167-EStrategyIn 2015 there was a public outcry over the price increase in Daraprim (pyrimethamine) by Turing Pharmaceuticals AG (Turing). Daraprim was a drug that was widely used by a small population of U.S. patients to treat toxoplasmosis. Soon after Turing acquired its commercialization rights in August 2015, the company increased the list price of the drug by over 5,000 per cent. The increase led to consumer protests in the United States, and the media ve...Starting at €8.20
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The Asylum: Mocking Their Way Through Hollywood
Bryan Hong; Stacey Clark; Charlotte ZhenCase IVEY-9B15M123-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe co-founder and chief executive officer of The Asylum, a movie production company headquartered in Burbank, California, must decide whether the company needs to explore other avenues for growth or change its current business model to boost profitability. The company has developed a unique imitation strategy to reduce the uncertainty of financial success in filmmaking – its “mockbuster” business model is to produce B-rated movies that use plotl...Starting at €8.20