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Globant
Khaire, Mukti; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Scott, CintraCase HBS-811059-EEntrepreneurshipThe case deals with an IT company born in Argentina in 2003 to provide software services to established companies in the developed world. After reaching sales of $57 million in 2010, the company ponders its next steps to achieve $500 million in revenues by 2015.Starting at €8.20
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Keeping Google "Googley" (Spanish version)
Groysberg, Boris; Thomas, David A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-409S03EntrepreneurshipThis case, set in 2008, examines how Google has worked to avoid potential negative byproducts of rapid growth such as bureaucracy, slow decision-making, lack of visibility, and organizational inconsistency. When the case protagonist, Kim Scott, started with Google in 2004, she wondered if she would still be there in several years as she liked small, entrepreneurial companies. In 2008, she was pleased that Google still had the same entrepreneurial...Starting at €8.20
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Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-811041-EEntrepreneurshipAfter investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments and communicate with each other about their portfolio strategies. The case recounts key decisions made by founder and CEO Steve Carpenter, including several "pivots" -- shifts in busi...Starting at €8.20
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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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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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Globant (Spanish version)
Khaire, Mukti; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Scott, CintraCase HBS-813S16EntrepreneurshipEl caso se refiere a una compañía de TI nacido en Argentina en 2003 para proporcionar servicios de software a empresas establecidas en el mundo desarrollado. Después de alcanzar ventas de $ 57 millones en 2010, la compañía reflexiona sobre sus próximos pasos para alcanzar $ 500 millones en ingresos para el año 2015.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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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