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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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Hubway (A): Bike Sharing in Boston
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Johnston, TrevorCase HBS-KS1180-EIn the summer of 2014, Alta Bicycle Share, Inc had just won its second contract to operate the Hubway bike sharing system in the cities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville in Eastern Massachusetts. Emily Stapleton, Hubway's General Manager, was engaged in conversations with project managers from each of the four client municipalities about when and where to expand the system. Expansion was on the agenda because Hubway was widely percei...Starting at €8.20
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Uber Comes to Boston
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Hogge, PaulCase HBS-KS1240-EOn August 5, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Massachusetts' first statewide regulations on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The law was a monumental victory for the ride-sharing companies given that a few years earlier state officials tried to ban the startups from doing business in Massachusetts. The outcome was a major defeat for the taxi industry, whose drivers and license holders argued that their livelihoods were severe...Starting at €8.20
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Regulating Broadband in Chile: The Debate Over Open Access, Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Martabit, Jorge TarzijanTeaching Note HBS-HKS669-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS670.Starting at €0.00
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Airlines and Antitrust: Scrutinizing the American Airlines-US Airways Merger Sequel
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-KS1141-EEconomicsThis sequel accompanies case number 2044.0. In August 2013, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) shocked many in the airline industry by filing a lawsuit to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways on the grounds that the merger would reduce competition. The two airlines had announced their intention to merge in February, making way for the creation of the largest airline in the world. The new airline would carry ...Starting at €8.20
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The Quest for Sustainable Public Transit Funding: SEPTA's 2013 Capital Budget Crisis Sequel
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Rosengard, Jay K.; Varley, PamelaCase HBS-KS1146-EFinanceThis sequel accompanies Case Number 2047.0. Designed for a course in public finance or in transportation, this case describes the financial crisis that, in 2013, loomed over the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the transit system serving Philadelphia and four surrounding counties. The difficulties were predominantly in the system's long-inadequate capital budget, which funded maintenance, repair, and replacement costs f...Starting at €8.20
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Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA)
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseCase HBS-KS1156-EIn 2011 the World Bank and others were concerned that cities all over the developing world were losing their battle with increasing traffic congestion in part because they lacked institutions that had the authority and the capacity to promote public transportation in an integrated fashion. Lagos was one of the few major cities in the developing world to have a metropolitan area public transportation authority with broad powers, independent resour...Starting at €8.20
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Oasys Water: Balancing Strategic Partnerships & Financing Decisions
Nanda, Ramana; Sahlman, William A.; Misra, SidCase HBS-815076-EEntrepreneurshipOasys Water had developed a proprietary water treatment technology based on an innovative forward osmosis process that could remove dissolved solids from water more effectively and efficiently than existing technologies. As Oasys looked to scale, it was exploring partnerships with various incumbent firms-the most serious were with a set of international oil and gas production companies (IOCs); a global oil and gas (O&G) services provider called N...Starting at €8.20
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WebTracker (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S02EntrepreneurshipThis case describes the evolution of a tech startup, WebTracker, and focuses on the decision of two aspiring entrepreneurs (Julie Stern and Mark Foster) who have just received offers for Venture Capital (VC) financing for the company. These offers, or term sheets, are similar in some respects and different in others. The two firms offering financing are also different. The heart of the case involves comparing these term sheets and determining the...Starting at €8.20