HBSP (USA)
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Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-814031-EEntrepreneurshipHomestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding can become a pillar for development, but U.S. regulatory hurdles and resources constraints are substantial. The company is considering targeting non-diaspora investors, introducing new products like insurance or banking, and related expansion strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Peak Investment Capital
Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, RoyceCase HBS-219061-EEntrepreneurshipKobbina Awuah (MBA 2014) became intrigued with the possibility of adapting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition in Ghana, where he grew up and where his family still lived. While he knew he could work for a multi-national enterprise located in Ghana, he was confident that buying a small business to run provided an opportunity to have more of an impact. He formed Peak Investment Capital (PIC) at the beginning of 2014 with the goal of finding a bus...Starting at €8.20
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FanMode: Launching a Global Sports Venture
Ghosh, Shikhar; Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-813190-EEntrepreneurshipNeven Murugan is developing FanMode, an app that allows sports fans all over the world to broadcast their reactions in real time into stadiums where their team is playing. It also provides social networking across sports fans. The company is growing, and its founders face the questions of where to locate their headquarters and how to structure their company, and the legal issues surrounding these decisions, including intellectual property regulat...Starting at €8.20
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Entrepreneurial Finance Lab: Scaling an Innovative Start-up Financing Venture
Farre-Mensa, Joan; Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-814073-EEntrepreneurshipEFL provides credit-scoring services in developing countries using psychometric assessment, but the potential loss of a large customer makes them reconsider their scaling narrative.Starting at €8.20