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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gross, Daniel P.; Pickle, Lauren G.Teaching Note HBS-717481-EStrategyTeaching note for case 717430.Starting at €0.00
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Zopa: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Lending
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Fernandez-Mateo, Isabel; Chen, DavidCase HBS-709469-EStrategyZopa, a U.K.-based peer-to-peer lending company, connected individual lenders and borrowers via an online interface. The company charged a small fee for completed loan transactions but has not turned a profit. Zopa offered two platforms, Markets and Listings. Markets was an automated system that assembled loans by combining lowest loan offers from different Zopa lenders. Zopa Listings allowed prospective borrowers to post eBay-like listings expla...Starting at €8.20
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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gross, Daniel P.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-717430-EStrategyIn September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the pilot program was to improve the consumer reselling experience and to enhance "diamond equity". Somewhat paradoxically, consumers typically received very low prices when they tried...Starting at €8.20
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Zopa: el poder del préstamo de persona a persona
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Fernandez-Mateo, Isabel; Chen, DavidCase HBS-712S02StrategyZopa, una compañía de préstamos peer-to-peer basado en Reino Unido se, conectado prestamistas y prestatarios individuales a través de una interfaz en línea. La empresa cobrará una pequeña cuota para las transacciones de préstamo completa, pero no se ha vuelto un beneficio. Zopa ofreció dos plataformas, mercados y anuncios. Mercados era un sistema automatizado que ensambla los préstamos mediante la combinación de ofertas de préstamos más bajas de ...Starting at €8.20