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Thunderball (B)
Stewart Thornhill; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M020-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplement to Thunderball (A) deals with the entrepreneur’s mission to find a successful business model.Starting at €5.74
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Magic Murray's Viral Videos
Colin McDougall; Holly EarithCase IVEY-9B17A052-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIt was September 28, 2015 when Murray Sawchuck, an award-winning magician and headline performer in Las Vegas received an e-mail from Seth Leach, a young, but accomplished creator of viral videos based in Denver, Colorado. Leach felt strongly that Sawchuck’s talent for magic and comedy had great social media potential and that a meaningful collaboration could be developed between them. An initial test video was recorded and was an instant viral s...Starting at €8.20
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Fabric Super-Store (B)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M036-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Thunderball (A)
Stewart Thornhill; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M019-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAn entrepreneur is at a crossroads. He has successfully executed a pilot event in Las Vegas for THUNDERBALL!, his long-drive golf media property that includes live events, television production, and sports wagering. He has also secured a prime-time airing commitment with The Golf Channel for three episodes. However, he must cover the costs of hosting a live event and producing it as a television show. The business model would combine sponsorship ...Starting at €8.20
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Fabric Super-Store (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M035-EStrategyTwo entrepreneurs were investigating Fabric Super-Store franchise ownership opportunities available to them in Ontario, Canada. The Fabric Super-Store had 68 locations worldwide, comprised of both corporate-owned and -operated stores and licensed franchises. It had recently undertaken to convert all existing corporate-owned stores to franchises. The entrepreneurs had recently re-located to the area after several years pursuing different careers i...Starting at €8.20
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Banorte M vil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth
Israeli, Ayelet; Larangeira, Carla; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-520068-EMarketingIn mid-2019, Carlos Hank, was deliberating over the results for Banorte M vil - the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico's most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had overseen Banorte's transformation (and multi-million-dollar investment) from a product and client volume-focused bank into a customer-centric, technology and data-driven organizati...Starting at €8.20
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Banorte and the Capital Call Facility: Infrastructure Finance in Mexico
Macomber, John D.; Larangeira, Carla; Miguel, FernandaCase HBS-219049-EFinanceAs a result of Mexico's pension industry deregulation, pension funds were able to invest in energy and infrastructure projects through a variety of financial instruments, particularly through Capital Development Certificates (CKDs), an asset class that served as a vehicle for investing in unlisted companies. By the end of 2017, pension funds had invested more than $16 billion in infrastructure, with CKDs as the primary investment vehicle for this...Starting at €8.20
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XP: Dual Track Financing Alternatives
Di Maggio, Marco; Levindo, Pedro; Larangeira, CarlaCase HBS-221029-EKnowledge and CommunicationBrazil presented an enormous market opportunity to offer more financial services to millions of new investment clients, but future growth would require additional funding. By the end of 2016, Brazil s stock market began to show signs of recovery after a two-year performance slump, enticing XP to go public. Yet, Martin Escobari-an XP board member and partner at General Atlantic, the firm that owned 49% of the company by then-felt XP should explo...Starting at €8.20
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Fabric Super-Store (C)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M037-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Wrist & Rye: Curing the Naked Wrist Syndrome
Michael Taylor; Colin McDougall; Brent WinstonCase IVEY-9B17A051-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2015, Wrist & Rye Inc. was a new start-up venture in London, Canada, created by several undergraduate students who all had a passion for male fashion. Designed for young, working, professional men, the company's high-end beaded bracelets and accessories were all about looking cool and being associated with the brand. Each bracelet had a story centred on a specific cocktail to create a sense of bonding that could enhance conversations among the...Starting at €8.20