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Staging Two-sided Platforms
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-808004-EStrategyFirms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for dealing with this dilemma--subsidizing users or securing their exclusive affiliation--are costly and risky. Describes less costly staged strategies for building two-sided platforms. With the "vendor to two-sided...Starting at €8.20
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Embraer 1994: from a Dream to a Global Player
Cerquinho, Fábio; Barros, Renato; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1109-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Embraer 2010: from a Dream to a Global Player
Cerquinho, Fábio; Barros, Renato; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1110-EService and Operations ManagementEn 1994 EMBRAER se encuentra ante una grave crisis financiera agravada por la situación del sector y de Brasil. La empresa, de capital público, es privatizada. El caso plantea la estrategia de turn-around a seguir. En Embraer 1994 permite discutir las opciones que se le abren a un fabricante de aviones en una economía emergente. En principio parecería que "este no es el tipo de producto a fabricar en Brasil". En principio solo respuestas poco con...Starting at €8.20
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Brightcove, Inc. in 2007
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.Case HBS-712424-EStrategyBrightcove, a technology and services provider to content owners in the Internet television field, aimed to become a media distribution company in its own right. On October 30, 2006, it relaunched its Website-and, in effect, its business. With its new, consumer-facing home page, and with new offerings for advertisers and affiliates as well as video publishers, Brightcove sought to build a four-sided business (or "platform") around the rapidly exp...Starting at €8.20