Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Scale-up! How Google Accelerated Underrepresented Companies
Ziebelman, Peter; Mansfield, Imogen; Mirabile; DominicCase SGSB-E761-EEntrepreneurshipThe case explores Google’s accelerator programs and its efforts to support underrepresented start-ups that are ready to scale. Students will understand Google’s approach to (1) building accelerator programs, (2) selecting which startups to participate, and (3) leveraging the resources of Google and its parent, Alphabet. The case also provides an overview of the specific accelerator programs, curriculum, and benefits, which are helpful for student...Starting at €8.20
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FlexShyft: Term Sheet Negotiation
Beyer, Anne; Siegel, Robert; Mirabile; DominicCase SGSB-E774A-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes a fictional company, FlexShyft, as its cofounders navigate and negotiate the terms of an offer to invest in the company’s Series B financing round. The cofounders review and evaluate each clause of the term sheet from the venture capital firm Storm Point Ventures to understand the implications for the company, FlexShyft’s existing investors, and themselves. The case is designed to be taught as a simulated negotiation, in whi...Starting at €8.20
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Johnson Controls, Inc. - Automotive Systems Group The Georgetown, Kentucky Plant
Roberts J; Milgrom PCase SGSB-BE9-EEconomicsThis case focuses on the auto supply industry and especially the relations between Johnson Controls (JCI) Automotive Systems Group's Georgetown plant and its main customer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Toyota's U.S. assembly plant, for which JCI supplies seats on a just-in-time basis. It can be used to investigate the differing patterns of supplier relations that were traditional in the U.S. and Japanese auto industries, to examine the adaptations...Starting at €8.20