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Transition at DataCo (Spanish Version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-818S06EntrepreneurshipEl fundador de una compañía de análisis de datos, Stefan Brecht, tiene varios problemas con su desarrollador de negocios clave y el jefe de marketing y ventas, Tamara Smithson. Smithson, un alquiler principios que habían sido fundamentales en la construcción de la empresa funciona como un miembro, no se atreve a delegar tareas y clientes, y, como Brecht lo ve "a menudo pone los asuntos del cliente por delante de las necesidades y procedimientos d...Starting at €8.20
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Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing Vignettes
Roberge, Mark N.; Cespedes, Frank V.Case HBS-817010-EEntrepreneurshipWhich sales candidate is a startup's ideal first hire? What marketing channels are best to invest in? How aggressively should an executive team align sales with customer success? Early stage founders, sales leaders, and marketing executives often face one, and sometimes all, of the above scenarios as they grow their ventures. This case presents three short vignettes, with three fictitious organizations, to facilitate a discussion around these imp...Starting at €8.20
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Augmedix
Cespedes, Frank V.; Rachlin, Alexandra N.Case HBS-817048-EEntrepreneurshipIn April 2015, Ian Shakil and Pelu Tran, co-founders of Augmedix, are discussing how to grow their emerging health care startup. The company's sole product, also called Augmedix, streams video of doctor-patient interactions to remote medical scribes, thus freeing doctors from the burden of having to manually input information into an electronic medical record (EMR) and giving them additional time to focus on patients. Shakil and Tran had grown th...Starting at €8.20
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Promontory, Inc. (Spanish version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Handlin, AmyCase HBS-917S31EntrepreneurshipPromontory, Inc. is a small, privately-owned firm in the promotional products (specialty advertising) industry. After starting the firm two years ago with the intention of pursuing a high-quality/high-price strategy, the CEO is seeking methods of increasing sales revenues and profitability. He is considering whether and how to increase the size of the sales force, redirect, or redeploy the company's current sales efforts, utilize alternative mark...Starting at €8.20
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Promontory, Inc., Teaching Note
Cespedes, Frank V.; Handlin, AmyTeaching Note HBS-917536-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 917535.Starting at €0.00
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Promontory, Inc.
Cespedes, Frank V.; Handlin, AmyCase HBS-917535-EEntrepreneurshipPromontory, Inc. is a small, privately-owned firm in the promotional products (specialty advertising) industry. After starting the firm two years ago with the intention of pursuing a high-quality/high-price strategy, the CEO is seeking methods of increasing sales revenues and profitability. He is considering whether and how to increase the size of the sales force, redirect, or redeploy the company's current sales efforts, utilize alternative mark...Starting at €8.20
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DoubleDutch
Cespedes, Frank V.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-815044-EEntrepreneurshipLawrence Coburn and Pankaj Prasad, co-founders of the event solution startup DoubleDutch, have to make a significant decision about their young company's sales function. DoubleDutch's key product was a mobile application (app) and event management platform that customers could use to better engage and connect with their event participants (e.g. attendees at a conference, employees at a quarterly sales meeting), and also to obtain detailed informa...Starting at €8.20
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Transition at DataCo
Cespedes, Frank V.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-816058-EEntrepreneurshipThe founder of a data analytics company, Stefan Brecht, has several issues with his key business developer and head of marketing and sales, Tamara Smithson. Smithson, an early hire who had been instrumental in building the firm operates as an individual contributor, is hesitant to delegate tasks and clients, and, as Brecht sees it, "often puts client affairs ahead of company needs and procedures." Brecht is evaluating different options for dealin...Starting at €8.20
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InsideSales.com (A)
Cespedes, Frank V.Case HBS-817018-EEntrepreneurshipThis case focuses on growth requirements for a company moving from its base in SMB customers (Small and Mid-Sized businesses) to Enterprise customers (companies with more than 500 employees). It examines the differences in buying processes, product requirements, after-sale services, and the implications for organizing and deploying sales resources at InsideSales.com.Starting at €8.20
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Basecamp: Pricing
Cespedes, Frank V.; Fitzsimmons, RobbCase HBS-817067-EEntrepreneurshipThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). A data analyst at Basecamp is evaluating the results of pricing research and its potential implications for the venture's latest version of its project management software product.Starting at €8.20