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Rubbish Boys
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-808101-EEntrepreneurshipIt looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so he could start all over again when he became disillusioned with the company's developing culture, and failing at experimenting with student franchising to increase the rate of growt...Starting at €8.20
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Career at a Crossroad: Packing Up
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, LisaCase HBS-812013-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fiancee, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he acquiesce to the other forces in his life and take the "safer" ...Starting at €8.20
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Curt Schilling's Next Pitch (B)
Wasserman, Noam; Braid, YaelCase HBS-813156-EEntrepreneurshipContinuation of the 'Curt Schilling's Next Pitch' case series.Starting at €5.74
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Launching Yelp Reservations (B)
Luca, Michael; Mohan, Kevin P.; Rooney, PatrickCase HBS-916004-EStarting at €5.74
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Rubbish Boys (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-811S01EntrepreneurshipParecía que el fundador y CEO Brian Scudamore podría no ser capaz de seguir la franquicia como una opción de crecimiento para su negocio de chatarra de eliminación después de todo. Con los años, que había superado muchos obstáculos, incluyendo la compra a cabo su "demasiado ardiente" co-fundador, disparando a todos sus empleados para que pudiera empezar todo de nuevo cuando él se desilusionó con la cultura el desarrollo de la compañía, y en su de...Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb (A) (Spanish version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Luca, MichaelCase HBS-914S09Information TechnologiesAfter widely-publicized complaints of destructive guests and unreliable hosts, online apartment rental site Airbnb explores mechanisms to facilitate trust between guests and hosts. Flexible online reputation systems can collect and share information with ease, but Airbnb must decide which information guests and hosts should have to provide and how much flexibility each should have in selecting whom to do business with. A full-featured system coul...Starting at €8.20
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Tale of the Lynx (B)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-810029-EEntrepreneurshipContinuation of the 'Tale of the Lynx' case series.Starting at €5.74
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A "Rich-vs.-King" Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations
Wasserman, Noam; Nazeeri, Furqan; Anderson, KyleCase HBS-810119-EEntrepreneurshipThis note offers a new approach to Venture Capital term-sheet negotiations, with actionable steps based on insights from Prof. Wasserman's "Rich-vs.-King" approach to founder decisions. A core thesis of this note is that trying to negotiate all terms in a term sheet will be less effective than focusing on the terms that are most important to the specific entrepreneur in question, taking into account the entrepreneur's goals and motivations in fou...Starting at €8.20
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Career at a Crossroad: Roopa Rao
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, LisaCase HBS-812011-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fianc e, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he acquiesce to the other forces in his life and take the "safer"...Starting at €8.20
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The Role of Platform Design (Spanish version)
Luca, Michael; Stern, Scott; Cook, Devin; Kim, HyunjinCase HBS-921S09StrategyThe case opens with a description of Airbnb's successful growth from 2008-2016. The case emphasizes the vital role played by trust among guests and hosts in the platform's success. Airbnb's co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky is quoted explaining, "Access is built on trust, and trust is built on transparency. When you remove anonymity, it brings out the best in people. We believe anonymity has no place in the future of Airbnb or the sharing economy....Starting at €8.20