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Gazprom (A): energéticos y estrategia en la historia de Rusia
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, Sogomon; Jorov, AlexanderCase HBS-711S28EconomicsLos críticos han acusado a Gazprom, el mayor productor de gas natural del mundo, de las evitando los principios del mercado a favor de las prioridades de política exterior del gobierno ruso, desde el corte gigante de la energía el suministro a Ucrania en enero de 2006. El motivo pretendido para la decisión sin embargo, parece indicar lo contrario: la empresa alegó que no tenía otra opción porque las partes no pudieron llegar a la conclusión de un...Starting at €8.20
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Non-Equity Financing for Entrepreneurial Ventures
Farre-Mensa, Joan; Nanda, Ramana; Jain, PiyushCase HBS-814005-EEntrepreneurshipYoung, and particularly high-growth ventures often need to raise significant external finance, since their internal cash flow is usually insufficient to support the investments needed to grow. Although raising equity from venture capital or angel investors is the most well-known source of external finance for high-growth ventures, many entrepreneurs, particularly small business owners, rely on debt and other non-equity sources of capital to finan...Starting at €8.20
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Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets
Nanda, Ramana; White, Robert F.; Tuzikov, AlexeyCase HBS-818066-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes the Dutch Flower cluster, or the group of interconnected growers, suppliers, service providers, and flower-related institutions located in The Netherlands. Examines the role of the FloraHolland auction in the value chain. Also describes the flower clusters in China, Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya, the four other major international competitors.Starting at €8.20
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Government Policy and Clean-Energy Finance
Nanda, Ramana; Aggarwal, Sanjay; Ganenthiran, NilamCase HBS-811026-EEconomicsWhat leads to market failures in finance of clean energy startups? How do different governments approach this issue?Starting at €8.20
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Financing New Ventures
Kerr, William R.; Nanda, RamanaCase HBS-811093-EEntrepreneurshipAid in understanding of financing entrepreneurship.Starting at €8.20
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Entrepreneurial Finance in Finland
Kerr, William R.; Nanda, Ramana; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-813068-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes a new venture attempting to bring early-stage entrepreneurial financing to Finland and other Nordic countries. Entrepreneurship is taking off in Finland, an area that historically has had little venture capital or high-growth start-up activity, but a gap remains for seed-stage financing. The founders are evaluating the best way to structure their private equity fund to reflect their own assets and abilities and the needs and r...Starting at €8.20
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Gazprom (A): Energy and Strategy in Russian History
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, Sogomon; Jorov, AlexanderCase HBS-709008-EEconomicsCritics have accused Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas producer, of eschewing market principles in favor of the foreign policy priorities of the Russian government, ever since the energy giant cut off the supply to Ukraine in January of 2006. The purported motive for the decision, however, seems to indicate the opposite: the company claimed that it had no other choice because the sides failed to conclude a contract on the terms of future t...Starting at €8.20
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Masayoshi Son and the Vision Fund
Nicholas, Tom; Nanda, Ramana; Roth, Benjamin N.Case HBS-819041-EEntrepreneurshipIn October 2016 SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese conglomerate giant caused a significant shock to the worldwide market for venture capital and private equity by announcing the Vision Fund, the largest tech investment fund in the world at close to $100 billion. The reputation of legendary SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son depended on the success of the Vision Fund, a considerable challenge given the difficulties associated with organizing a large pool ...Starting at €8.20
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inge watertechnologies, GmbH
Nanda, Ramana; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Mittermaier, MarkusCase HBS-812002-EEntrepreneurshipUsing the financing history and exit choices of a German clean-tech startup as a lens, this case explores the reasons why venture-backed entrepreneurship is much lower in Germany that the US, despite a robust SME sector and large-corporate innovation in Germany. It also shows the tight link between investor incentives and a startup's product market strategy, including differences between "pure-play" VCs and corporate venture capital investors.Starting at €8.20