Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Masschallenge, Inc.: Launching a Non-profit Business Accelerator (A)
Gordon K. Adomdza; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B13M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyMassChallenge Inc. is a large non-profit startup accelerator that connects new ventures with other stakeholders within an established business ecosystem. For this new company to engage stakeholders in the numbers envisaged and create a crowd-sourced deal management system, the founders need to develop a model that brings in as many quality or attractive startups as possible. Instead of taking equity in participating ventures as traditional accele...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20
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Masschallenge, Inc.: Launching a Non-profit Business Accelerator (B)
Gordon K. Adomdza; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B13M014-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is a supplement to MassChallenge, Inc.: Launching a Non-Profit Business Accelerator (A), product 9B13M013.Starting at €5.74
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ERAD - The Entrepreneur's Challenge
Gordon K. Adomdza; Roy MillerCase IVEY-9B13M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe chief executive officer of eRAD Inc., a company that develops picture archiving and communications systems for the diagnostic imagery industry, is preparing for an upcoming board meeting, where he will face several challenges related to the potential sale of the company. The founder’s recent death in a plane crash has left the company struggling to meet its financial obligations. On one hand, the sale of eRAD to a larger health care technolog...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail (Spanish version)
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17MS092Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20