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Glassdoor: The Fundraising Journey (A)
Siegel, Robert; Orleans, AmadeusCase SGSB-E673A-EEntrepreneurshipFrom his time as a young engineer at Microsoft in 1993, to the challenge of building Glassdoor from the ground up until it reached a valuation of over $1 billion, in 2018, Robert Hohman had come a long way. Now, from his spacious office with a picturesque view of Richardson Bay in Mill Valley, California, Hohman confronted one of the most important decisions of his life. Glassdoor, the company he cofounded in 2007 with Rich Barton and Tim Besse,...Starting at €8.20
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Klöckner: Operations During Transformation
Siegel, Robert; Scott, MitchelCase SGSB-E-721-EEntrepreneurshipThe Eyewitness Surveillance II case tells the story of Rush Arnold and RT McCloy, friends who met while studying at Wharton, who raise a search fund under the name Channelstone Partners. In the fall of 2010, after having spent two-thirds of their search fund capital and reviewed over 200 companies, they came across Eyewitness Surveillance, a company specializing in the use of video technology to protect the assets of car dealerships. Eyewitnes...Starting at €8.20
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Laree Verbindungen GmbH
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-361Decision AnalysisLaree es una compañía alemana que fabrica y suministra las fijaciones que se utilizan en las construcciones para sujetar los vidrios a las paredes de los edificios. Sus ejecutivos deben decidir si aceptar un contrato que podría ser una gran oportunidad para abrir un nuevo mercado para la empresa o resultar en una pérdida importante de dinero. Este caso está basado en el caso "Berfest AG" de los mismos autores (AD-314) y en el caso Thurman Indust...Starting at €8.20
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Rattunde & Co GmbH
Guinand C.; Heukamp, FranzCase ASN-38Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeUna joven empresa de maquinaria germano-oriental necesita tomar una decisión sobre si especializarse en el negocio de maquinaria para tubos o seguir ofreciendo todo tipo de máquinas distintas. La empresa se creó en la década de los noventa en Alemania del Este, con todo lo que ello conlleva.Starting at €8.20
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Cash vs. Accruals: The Case of Revenue Recognition at Cantaloupe Systems
Beyer, Anne; Siegel, RobertCase SGSB-E756-EEntrepreneurshipCantaloupe Systems expected to celebrate its first quarterly profit, and the company’s proprietary machine-to-machine communication technology was a hit with owners of vending machines—and investors. Cantaloupe’s systems provided real-time sales data, allowing vending machine operators to efficiently pre-pack the exact items needed for each machine before leaving the warehouse that day. But Cantaloupe’s auditors threw the company a curve ball dur...Starting at €8.20
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Ceranz Bau AG
Guinand C.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-301-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis case describes the bidding decision of a construction company to build a river crossing and manage it during 30 years. The decision revolves around the right bidding strategy trading off the chance of winning and potential profit. Used as a teaching vehicle for project evaluation and auctions.Starting at €8.20
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Roblox: The Path to Going Public
Beyer, Anne; Siegel, Robert; Bekele, GelilaCase SGSB-E795-EEntrepreneurshipThe leadership team of Roblox was contemplating a public offering in December 2020. Roblox was an online video game platform that offered developers a platform for building new games and a global social network for publishing and hosting online games. Roblox had filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC, and registered to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with the ticker symbol “RBLX.” However, at the last minute, a series of market ev...Starting at €8.20
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T-Shirts for Eintracht Frankfurt
Guinand C.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-298-EMarketingSpecial occasion T-Shirt seller tries to estimate whether he should offer his t'shirts at a sports event. Serves as an introduction to Decision analysis: structuring of the decision, expected value etc.Starting at €8.20
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Laree Verbindungen GmbH
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-361-EDecision AnalysisLaree is a German company that manufactures and supplies the fasteners that are used in construction to attach glass to the walls of buildings. Its executives must decide whether to accept a contract that could be a great opportunity to open a new market for the company or result in a significant loss of money. This case is based on the "Berfest AG" case by the same authors. This case replaces The Berfest case from the same authors (AD-314).Starting at €8.20
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Camisetas para el Eintracht Frankfurt
Guinand C.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-298MarketingUn vendedor de camisetas para eventos especiales intenta valorar si debería ofrecer sus camistas para un evento deportivo. Se utiliza como introducción para análisis de decisiones: estructurar las decisiones, valores esperados etc.Starting at €8.20