HBSP (USA)
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Matrix Capital Management (C)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-211060-EFinanceBen Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale initiated a position in the middle of 2009.Starting at €5.74
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1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (Abridged)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Richardson, Evan; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812133-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry dramatically by partnering with the Asian manufacturers that had ...Starting at €8.20
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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Lovepop
White, Robert F.; Nanda, Ramana; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-818015-EEntrepreneurshipAs they prepare to graduate from Harvard Business School, the co-founders of greeting card company startup Lovepop need capital to cover the company's operating costs and must choose between two seed financing offers. One offer is from an angel group and the other from a startup accelerator. Having bootstrapped the company's operations since its founding a year and a half earlier, the founders must weigh the differences in valuation and pros and ...Starting at €8.20
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Behavioral Finance at JP Morgan (Spanish version)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-209S12FinanceFollowing a successful model in Europe, JP Morgan has introduced a set of five U.S. retail mutual funds with an investment philosophy and marketing strategy grounded in behavioral finance. The asset management group believes that understanding investor biases like overconfidence, anchoring, and loss aversion is key to generating returns on the investment side and educating clients on the advisory side.Starting at €8.20
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1366 Technologies
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-810005-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Just months after declaring their intent to become a solar cell equipment supplier, van Mierlo and Sachs were again revisiting the issue of what the company should be. Becoming a successful solar cell manufacturer would potentially be much more lucrative than becoming a successful equipment supplier. But, the latter was much less capital intensive and perhaps a less operatio...Starting at €8.20
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1366 Technologies, Teaching Note
Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.Teaching Note HBS-811003-ETeaching Note for 810005.Starting at €0.00
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1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Kiron, David; Richardson, EvanCase HBS-811076-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry dramatically by partnering with the Asian manufacturers that had ...Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Department of Energy & Recovery Act Funding: Bridging the "Valley of Death", Teaching Note
Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Roberts, Michael J.Teaching Note HBS-811083-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 810144.Starting at €0.00
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Financing New Ventures
Kerr, William R.; Nanda, RamanaCase HBS-811093-EEntrepreneurshipAid in understanding of financing entrepreneurship.Starting at €8.20