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1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (Abridged)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Richardson, Evan; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812133-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry dramatically by partnering with the Asian manufacturers that had ...Starting at €8.20
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Foro Energy (A)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Sahlman, William A.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-812136-EEntrepreneurshipForo Energy developed proprietary and patent-pending fiber-laser technologies that could disrupt existing processes and services for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. These breakthrough laser technologies were protected by a strong intellectual property (IP) portfolio, which provided Foro with the flexibility to pursue a number of different business models. The market potential for oilfield applications was large, as global s...Starting at €8.20
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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Farmacias Similares: Private and Public Health Care for the Base of the Pyramid in Mexico
Chu, Michael; Garcia-Cuellar, ReginaCase HBS-307092-EThis case should be printed in color. Farmacias Similares, serving Mexico's low-income sector, grew to $600 million sales and 3,400 drugstores while deep reforms to help the poor swept the public health system. Adjacent to each store, for $2 per visit, medical clinics provided access to doctors for 2.3 million people a month. Narrates the growth of the chain, examines the reasons for its success, and projects a pro forma of the company's financia...Starting at €8.20
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Carbon Engineering
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Misra, SidCase HBS-814040-EEntrepreneurshipDr. David Keith, President of Carbon Engineering, a company based in Calgary, Alberta, is commercializing a technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The company plans to market the captured CO2 to produce low carbon transportation fuels in markets such as California where regulation, derived from a state law designed to manage climate change, restricts the maximum carbon intensity of transportation fuel.Starting at €8.20
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Juice Guys (A) (Spanish version)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Fox, Sharon; Rushmore, CindyCase HBS-807S28EntrepreneurshipLas explora casos que son los clientes de un nuevo producto de bebida, sus deseos como clientes para este producto, y sus deseos al ordenar este producto de una sucursal de especialidad local.Starting at €8.20
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Juice Guys (B) (Spanish version)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Fox, Sharon; Rushmore, CindyCase HBS-807S29EntrepreneurshipLas explora casos que son los clientes de un nuevo producto de bebida, sus deseos como clientes para este producto, y sus deseos al ordenar este producto de una sucursal de especialidad local.Starting at €5.74
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Patrimonio Hoy (Spanish version)
Segel, Arthur I; Chu, Michael; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-811S14EntrepreneurshipPatrimonio Hoy es un programa dirigido a las necesidades de vivienda de la población de bajos ingresos por CEMEX, empresa mexicana importante y líder en la producción mundial de cemento. Originalmente concebido como un proyecto para comprender los clientes en el segmento de la autoconstrucción mejor, un componente principal de la casa reconocimiento de la capacidad concentrada en barrios de bajos ingresos, Patrimonio Hoy ha generado mexicana y la...Starting at €8.20
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A Financial Perspective (Spanish version)
Segel, Arthur I; Chu, Michael; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-208S15EntrepreneurshipPatrimonio Hoy, a program targeting the housing needs of low-income families launched by CEMEX, a major Mexican corporation and a leading global cement company, has gone from a market research project to a highly visible initiative in 22 cities and has earned public recognition. The president of Cemex North America must decide whether it is corporate social responsibility or a new business line. In the process, it allows analysis of the Patrimoni...Starting at €8.20
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GENTERA: Facing the Digital Age
Chu, Michael; Larangeira, CarlaCase HBS-319092-EStrategyAfter long dominating Mexican microfinance, Compartamos Banco faces the emergence of fintech, just as for the first time its loan portfolio and clients have declined. Enrique Maj s, CEO of GENTERA, the bank s parent company, is keenly aware of the profound changes since the Compartamos IPO in April 2007, when it was valued at $1.5 billion and became the first bank wholly dedicated to microfinance to be quoted in a major stock exchange. Since th...Starting at €8.20