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Vestige Capital
Kelly, Peter; Wismer, LaceyCase SGSB-E450 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipThe Vestige Capital case follows a search fund team comprised of two 2009 Stanford GSB alumni as they decide to raise a search fund in Mexico, procure search capital from U.S. and Mexican investors, and source deals over the ensuing two years. The case chronicles the difficulties the team faced during their search, including the departure of one partner from the firm and several near misses with acquisition. At the end of the case, the reader ...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling a Startup: People and Organizational Issues
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812100-EEntrepreneurshipThis note discusses the organizational challenges that startups often encounter as they begin to scale rapidly, along with approaches to addressing these challenges suggested by scholars, investors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The challenges fall into five broad areas: the need to formalize organizational structure; executive transitions; the need for management systems/processes; evolution of the board of directors role; and, preservation of ...Starting at €8.20
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Flextronics: Decisión sobre un sistema de control de planta para producir la Xbox de Microsoft
Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-416S16Leadership and People ManagementJim McCusker debe guiar el proceso de toma de decisiones de un grupo dirigido a conseguir la entrada y aceptación por parte de las personas clave en California, México, y Austria para elegir un sistema de TI en planta para realizar Flextronics. McCusker es gerente de cuentas de Flextronics para el proyecto de Microsoft Xbox. La distancia geográfica y la presión del tiempo hacen que sea difícil para todas las partes pertinentes para montar en pers...Starting at €8.20