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Cold Stone Creamery
Sayan Chatterjee; Christopher MasottiCase IVEY-9B11M081-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case describes how Cold Stone Creamery created a business model for a premium customized ice cream experience. It describes the company’s value proposition, growth strategy, and competitors, and poses the question of whether the company could continue to attract new franchisees.Starting at €8.20
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Bird Scooters: Shaking up the Micro-Mobility Market
Sayan Chatterjee; Michael Marchionda; Sarah SydlowskiCase IVEY-9B20M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBird Electric Vehicle Sharing (Bird)’s value proposition seems to be to offer inexpensive, on-demand transportation that can deliver riders directly to their destination in metropolitan areas. Electric scooters can be unlocked with a smartphone and left anywhere after use, minimizing the burden on consumersbut also causing tremendous traffic problems for city administrators. The disruption created by Bird not only drew the attention of urban com...Starting at €8.20
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Boston Properties (A)
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-211018-EFinanceInvestment manager Eliza Baena confronts an apparent convertible bond arbitrage opportunity when she notices a narrowing spread between two Boston Properties (BXP) bonds, one a convertible bond and the other a straight bond, in the wake of the 2008 Lehman bankruptcy. Baena must decide if there is an opportunity, how to structure a trade to exploit it, and how much of her fund's capital to allocate. Case exposition includes descriptions of basic f...Starting at €8.20
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Boston Properties (B)
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-211041-EFinanceThe B case briefly recounts the action that investment manager Eliza Baena takes in the matter of the Boston Properties (BXP) bonds described in the A case. She must decide what to do next.Starting at €5.74
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Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (B): US Treasuries in December 2008
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Blyth, StephenCase HBS-211050-EFinanceThe B case briefly recounts the action that investment manager James Franey takes in the matter of two U.S. Treasury bonds with identical maturity dates but widely different yields. He must decide what to do next.Starting at €5.74
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Porter Airlines
Sabrina Pavri; Sayan ChatterjeeCase IVEY-9B10M039-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPorter Airlines is a regional airline operating out of Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Porter operates only Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 turboprop aircraft and has flights to destinations in Canada and the United States. Porter targets business passengers who find the Toronto International Airport unattractive. Since its inception, Porter Airlines disproved many who thought it was doomed to failure by successful...Starting at €8.20
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Uber: Leading the Sharing Economy
Sayan Chatterjee; Kayleigh FitchCase IVEY-9B16M024-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyUber was a technology company that relied on its mobile app and word-of-mouth advertising to reach customers interested in its transportation services. It prided itself on being an on-time, stylish, unique, and modern transportation option. However, in 2014, Uber faced many challenges and questions as an industry incumbent. Could its business model succeed despite being heavily reliant on buyers’ willingness to pay a substantial premium in some s...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla: Testing a Business Model at its (R)evolutionary Best
Sayan Chatterjee; Dennis TerezCase IVEY-9B18M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla), the electric car company, unveiled its Model 3 in late July 2017 as its stock price continued to appreciate. The Model 3 was priced to sell to the mass market and to potentially compete with the mass-market leaders such as Toyota. The stock market had also responded favourably to Tesla’s decision in 2016 to acquire SolarCity, a manufacturer of solar cells, and its decision to build the Gigafactory, the world’s largest ...Starting at €8.20
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Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (C): TED Spread and Swap Spread in November 2008
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Blyth, StephenCase HBS-211051-EFinanceInvestment manager Albert Mills confronts an apparent arbitrage opportunity during the global financial crisis of 2008 when he notices an unusually low-- and briefly negative-- thirty-year U.S. dollar fixed-floating swap spread. Mills must decide if there is an opportunity, how to structure a trade to exploit it, and how much of his fund's capital to allocate. Case exposition includes descriptions of fixed-floating swaps, important interest rates...Starting at €5.74
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Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (D): TED Spread and Swap Spread in May 2009
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Blyth, StephenCase HBS-211052-EFinanceThe D case briefly recounts the action that investment manager Albert Mills takes in the matter of an unusually low U.S. dollar fixed-floating swap spread. He must decide what to do next.Starting at €5.74