Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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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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The Elephant in the Room
Meehan, William; Prober, Charles; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-ETH32-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is a fictional roleplay based on the experiences of Daryn Dodson, the managing director of Illumen Capital, an investment firm that aims to leverage its power as an investor to deliver capital combined with evidence-based bias-reduction training and coaching for its portfolio of fund managers. Through Illumen Capital, Dodson worked to train portfolio fund managers to discern and eliminate implicit and explicit biases, thereby helping them to...Starting at €8.20