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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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Steve Aronson: de Innovador Cafetalero a Emprendedor Social
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31270_SEntrepreneurshipSteve Arronson fundó Café Britt y revolucionó la industria del café en Costa Rica al reservar y tostar unos de los mejores granos de café y así ofrecer un producto de mayor valor. La empresa alcanzó el éxito tanto a nivel nacional como internacional y Aronson se retira de la empresa para darle oportunidad a las nuevas generaciones. Al retirarse de Britt incursiona en el emprendimiento social con la Fundación Demain, que busca el bienestar de la c...Starting at €8.20
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Vestige Capital
Kelly, P, B; Wismer, LCase SGSB-E450-EEntrepreneurshipThe 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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Vestige Capital - Teaching Note
Kelly, P, B; Wismer, LTeaching Note SGSB-E450TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe 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 €0.00
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Familia Bonilla Coto: Innovadores en la Exportación Agrícola
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31266_SEntrepreneurshipProductos Congelados Bajo Cero (PCBC) nace como un spin-off de B&C Exportadores, dada la necesidad de procesar el producto de segunda calidad, con el propósito de añadirle valor a los productos exportados y facilitarle la vida a muchas mujeres que al participar en el mercado laboral, tenían menos tiempo para preparar los alimentos. Tanto B&C exportadores como PCBC aspiraban a continuar creciendo al adaptarse a las tendencias del mercado y añadirl...Starting at €8.20
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Franklin Chang: de la NASA a Emprendedor
Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Chaves, Natalia; Martínez, Allan; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31254_SEntrepreneurshipEl Dr. Franklin Chang, emigro a Estados Unidos con el objetivo de cumplir su sueño, de viajar al espacio y logró convertirse en el primer astronauta latinoamericano en la NASA. Desde sus estudios de doctorado empezó a desarrollar sus estudios en tecnología de plasmas, proyecto que continuó durante sus años de servicio en la agencia espacial. Recortes presupuestarios en la NASA amenzaban con cerrar su proyecto y esta coyuntura lo impulsó a emprend...Starting at €8.20
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Hola Cupcakes: una Dulce Definición de Exito
Roblero Bogantes, Alejandro; Vellojín Helíaz, Marcela; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31287_SEntrepreneurshipHola! Cupcakes es una empresa boutique, creadora de pasteles, cupcakes y dulces de altísima calidad y creatividad, con sede en Costa Rica. Daniela, su dueña y creadora, es una emprendedora sumamente empática, innovadora y creativa, que ha hecho realidad lStarting at €8.20
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Invest or Take: A Venture Capitalist's Ethical Dilemma
Jon CarrickCase IVEY-9B16M057-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2015, a managing partner in an Australian venture capital firm faced a major dilemma. As one of five partners, he held the deciding vote on whether his firm, KTN Capital, would take an entrepreneur’s idea for a solar-powered water filter and build a new company around it, or instead, invest in the entrepreneur’s company. The venture capital firm would not be doing anything illegal by taking the entrepreneur’s idea because the entrepreneur ...Starting at €8.20
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Yumcha.com.au
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Rohan BelliappaCase IVEY-9B10M038-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategySet in November 2007, the case is about a soon-to-launch social networking website (Yumcha) in Australia intended for the country's significant Asian population and diaspora. The case describes the process that Yumcha's founder went through in establishing the entity, including her initial motivations and business rationale. The case goes on to describe the dilemma facing the founder in choosing a web developer for the site, including whether to ...Starting at €8.20
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La Vaca Independiente: Should a Social Enterprise Adopt a For-Profit Business Model
Chris Laszlo; Anya BriggsCase IVEY-9B13C033-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case presents a social enterprise considering whether a for-profit model might be an effective way to scale its impact. Mexico City-based La Vaca Independiente (The Independent Cow) was founded to bring art to underprivileged children. The founder observed that many global problems are caused by humanity’s increasing state of isolation, with individuals disconnected from the planet and from each other. She concluded that most benefit corpora...Starting at €8.20