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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (A): Disruptive Innovation in Major League Baseball
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KCase SGSB-SPM53A-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €8.20
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SeaMicro
Mark Leslie, Sara RosenthalCase SGSB-E409-EEntrepreneurshipLaunched in 2007, SeaMicro developed one of the most innovative server products to hit the market in over a decade. The SM10000 consumed one-quarter the power and space of conventional server products, thereby addressing a significant and growing pain point, particularly among Web 2.0 companies. As these companies increased their computer power through the addition of tens of thousands of servers, their data centers expanded as well, creating m...Starting at €8.20
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SeaMicro - Teaching Note
Mark Leslie, Sara RosenthalTeaching Note SGSB-E409TN-EEntrepreneurshipLaunched in 2007, SeaMicro developed one of the most innovative server products to hit the market in over a decade. The SM10000 consumed one-quarter the power and space of conventional server products, thereby addressing a significant and growing pain point, particularly among Web 2.0 companies. As these companies increased their computer power through the addition of tens of thousands of servers, their data centers expanded as well, creating m...Starting at €0.00
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SeaMicro - Moment of Decision
Mark Leslie, Sara RosenthalCase SGSB-E459-EEntrepreneurshipThis case, GSB No. E-459, explores the SeaMicro CEO’s decision of whether or not to sell the company in early 2012. SeaMicro, a developer of low-power servers, has risen quickly as an innovative and significant force in a server market dominated by giants, including HP and Dell. In the fall of 2011, the company is approached by AMD, the industry’s second largest microprocessor manufacturer behind Intel. AMD has faced challenging times in the rec...Starting at €8.20
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (B): Advanced Metrics Beyond Baseball
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KCase SGSB-SPM53B-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €5.74
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (B): Advanced Metrics Beyond Baseball - Teaching Note
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KTeaching Note SGSB-SPM53TN-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €0.00
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SeaMicro - Moment of Decision - Teaching Note
Mark Leslie, Sara RosenthalTeaching Note SGSB-E459TN-EEntrepreneurshipThis case, GSB No. E-459, explores the SeaMicro CEO’s decision of whether or not to sell the company in early 2012. SeaMicro, a developer of low-power servers, has risen quickly as an innovative and significant force in a server market dominated by giants, including HP and Dell. In the fall of 2011, the company is approached by AMD, the industry’s second largest microprocessor manufacturer behind Intel. AMD has faced challenging times in the rec...Starting at €0.00