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Albert "Jack" Stanley in Nigeria (C)
Goldberg, Lena G.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-313019-EThe international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV partners. The (A) case discusses the JV's "business as usual" approach to doing business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the involvement of Albert "Jack" Stanley, the JV'...Starting at €5.74
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The Facebook IPO Litigation
Goldberg, Lena G.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-313080-EDespite its success in the social-networking space, Facebook Inc.'s May 2012 IPO was largely considered a failure. Facebook faced multiple lawsuits and its share price had dropped significantly. Adversaries contended that Facebook had misled investors and violated securities laws. Were the allegations legitimate, and did the litigation pose a serious threat to Facebook's share price?Starting at €8.20
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Alicia Keys
Groysberg, Boris; Lobb, Annelena; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420033-EEntrepreneurshipThis case explores the life and career of Alicia Keys, the 15-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter and producer. Set in 2019, it covers the evolution of Keys's 18-year musical career and additional passions, including acting, entrepreneurship, social justice activism, and collecting art with her husband, rapper and music producer Swizz Beatz. Now a mother of two young sons and with no intentions of slowing down, Keys considers what the next phas...Starting at €8.20
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Predilytics
Higgins, Robert F.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-813023-EEntrepreneurshipThe management team at Predilytics, a healthcare analytics firm, must decide whether to accept a Series A venture capital financing deal. The company provided analytic services to healthcare plans, typically Medicare Advantage plans, in efforts to draw conclusions from massive amounts of patient data. The company still had enough funding from a seed round to operate on a low-key basis for a few more months, but the team hoped to move forward aggr...Starting at €8.20
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Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector
Gardner, Heidi K.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-414022-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative organizational culture, which featured a transparent, data-driven compensation system, practice-group integration across multiple offices, and rewards for attorneys who shared responsibility, had contributed to the firm's success as it had expanded into new U.S. and international office...Starting at €8.20
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Swizz Beatz
Groysberg, Boris; Lobb, Annelena; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420034-EEntrepreneurshipThis case explores the life and career of rapper and music producer Swizz Beatz. Set in 2019, it covers the evolution of Swizz's musical career and his new venture into the commercial art market.Starting at €8.20
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Mattermark
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-816073-EStrategyMattermark, a software-as-a-service company that sold software allowing companies to access financial information about privately-held companies and startups, was at a turning point. CEO Danielle Morrill had to allocate investment funding from a Series A round. She needed to build up sales and marketing; she also wanted to invest in her product, which was already popular in the VC market, but was increasingly gaining traction in other markets. Sa...Starting at €8.20
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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys: A Power Couple
Groysberg, Boris; Lobb, Annelena; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-420035-EEntrepreneurshipSet in 2018, this case follows married couple and music industry titans Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys as they consider how best to use their platforms to achieve their goals. Since achieving professional success in the music industry early in their lives, Swizz and Keys had explored many different personal and professional pursuits. Swizz was particularly interested in the arts and had launched an initiative aimed at supporting emerging visual arti...Starting at €8.20
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On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Quinn, Tom; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-822033-EEntrepreneurshipBubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical skills to build software. The case covers cofounder Joshua Haas's engineering background, as he experienced a high demand for coding expertise in the startup community, but a low supply of coders. It then outlines his founding, with cofounder Emmanuel Straschnov, of Bubble in 2012, and their subseq...Starting at €8.20
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StockX: The Stock Market of Things (Abridged)
Farronato, Chiara; Horton, John J; Lobb, Annelena; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-621107-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating aStarting at €8.20