HBSP (USA)
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Bill Riddick and the Durham S.O.S. Charrette
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-920048-EBill Riddick employs the charrette process to help black and white community leaders overcome differences and desegregate local schools in Durham, NC.Starting at €8.20
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Halliday's OASIS
Kominers, Scott Duke; Tempest Keller, NicoleCase HBS-819106-EEntrepreneurshipWade Watts has won control of the OASIS - a futuristic, immersive virtual reality game world. He must decide on rules, rights, and marketplace design, balancing the founding principles of the OASIS with the platform's potentially negative externalities.Starting at €8.20
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Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment
Sahlman, William A.; Tempest Keller, NicoleCase HBS-824001-EEntrepreneurshipSan Francisco based Vida Health, founded by Stephanie Tilenius, former vice president of Commerce and Payments at Google, was a B2B digital health startup focused on the treatment of cardiometabolic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity. Its innovative digital platform integrated technology with human care, and its treatment approach focused on physical health as and mental health, creating a unique, holistic solution. As a Series D venture ba...Starting at €8.20
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Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal
Gino, Francesca; Coffman, Katherine; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-920016-EOn April 12, 2018, two African American entrepreneurs had scheduled a business meeting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. They sat without ordering, waiting for a local businessman to show up for the meeting. The store manager called 911 on them, despite the fact that they were behaving neither violently nor disruptively. When the police arrived soon after the call, they arrested the young men. The incident was view...Starting at €8.20
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The Second City: the Future of 'Yes, and...'
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-921007-EKnowledge and CommunicationLeaders from The Second City, the legendary Improv comedy company, reflect on its broad portfolio of activities through the lens of future opportunities and growth. In particular, they discuss ways in which Second City can further invest in its professional arm, Second City Works, and help workplaces embrace some of the main ideas of improv comedy to improve conversations, presence and collaboration.Starting at €8.20
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Poppy (B)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Kominers, Scott Duke; Huizinga, Jeff; Ciechanover, Allison M.Case HBS-820715-EEntrepreneurshipAvni Patel Thompson, founder and CEO of Poppy, an online marketplace for on-demand childcare, revisits the venture's final months, and discusses the steps she took in the wake of the shutdown. This case explores experiments the company conducted to refineStarting at €5.74
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Shift Technologies, Inc.
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Tempest Keller, NicoleCase HBS-818002-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2017, management at Shift, an online marketplace that uses a "high touch," concierge approach to buy and sell used cars, was formulating plans for the San Francisco-based startup's next phase of expansion. One option was to preserve Shift's current business model and grow through geographic expansion. Another option was to decentralize more tasks to sellers and/or buyers, for example, management of inspections and repairs. While decentralizing...Starting at €8.20
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Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs
Ghosh, Shikhar; Stanton, Christopher; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-818026-EEntrepreneurshipThis case is about Tinder. It discusses different business models and ways of structuring the initial team. With a $6 million investment from IAC/Interactive in 2010, Dinesh Moorjani founded Hatch Labs to build mobile apps. His mission was to attract entrepreneurial talent to work on Lab projects which, after gaining traction, could be acquired by IAC or spun out as independent companies. To pitch talent to work at Hatch, Moorjani laid out a fram...Starting at €8.20
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Poppy: A Modern Village for Childcare
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-818075-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2017, management at Poppy, which matched families that required occasional childcare with thoroughly vetted caregivers, was formulating plans for the Seattle-based seed-stage startup's next phase of expansion. One option was to grow using the same business model through geographic expansion to cities beyond Seattle. Another option was to deepen penetration within Seattle by recruiting caregivers with less experience and by broadening the range...Starting at €8.20
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Judge Roy K. Altman: Presiding over the 'Heart and Lungs' of Democracy
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCase HBS-921002-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20