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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889Entrepreneurship, FinanceEn la primavera de 2012, Jordi Alves estaba enfrentando algunas decisiones difíciles. Un año antes, tras un proceso que había durado más de lo esperado, había logrado recaudar el primer fondo de búsqueda en España. Así, había dedicado un año entero a buscar una empresa para adquirirla y ahora tenía lo que parecían dos buenas adquisiciones sobre la mesa. La cuestión ahora era qué hacer. ¿Qué adquisición debía emprender? ¿Debía hacerlo? Además, no ...Starting at €5.74
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Amazon y mybabyallergy.com: Decisiones de e-commerce para una start-up
Jané, JoanCase P-1172Decision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyLa entrada en Amazon suele actuar como un auténtico revulsivo para el negocio de cualquier empresa, ya que las ventas tienden a dispararse. Pero también es verdad que implica contrapartidas que no se pueden pasar por alto. Amazon, líder indiscutible en la venta online de todo tipo de productos, se ha convertido en una plataforma única para el posicionamiento y el desarrollo comercial de miles de compañías. Especialmente, para las de menor tamaño,...Starting at €8.20
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The Industrialization of Global Internet Start-ups: The Klaus Hommels Model
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-861-EFinanceIn spring 2010, Klaus Hommels, a leading European business angel based in Switzerland, was at his Zurich office reading another news article on the tremendous growth potential of U.S. online group-buying company Groupon. Klaus was inspired by the Groupon business model and wanted to invest in other companies in the developing group-buying market. However, he recognized that there was a major problem with starting and growing technology businesses...Starting at €8.20
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La cadena de suministro de NIKE en la nueva era digital
Jané, Joan; Ferrinha, PedroCase P-1199Service and Operations ManagementPese a su éxito en las operaciones de la cadena de suministro a través de los canales mayorista y minorista físico, NIKE quiere rediseñar la estrategia de su red logística para alcanzar el crecimiento esperado de los ingresos digitales. Un nuevo programa llamado NIKE Digital First Supply Chain aspira a preparar y entregar los pedidos a los clientes online directos en un plazo de dos días en toda Europa. Carlos Bermejo, director sénior de Programa...Starting at €8.20
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Starship SpaceX: The Disruption in the Space Value Chain
Jané, Joan; Guitard, BlancaCase OIT-11-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementSpaceX was established in 2002 to fulfill founder, CEO and chief engineer Ellon Musk's heady plan to colonize Mars. Starship aimed to be a "Mars colonial transporter" or, more formally, an "interplanetary transport system" both in ease of access and affordability, and designed to be "aircraft-like" from the specification and operational standpoints to maximize the vehicle's utilization rate of launching kilotons of payloads into orbit per year. S...Starting at €8.20
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Aster Capital and the Secureq Deal (B)
Menden, Lenka; Johnson, RobCase E-167-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThe case discusses the dilemma a French venture capitalist faces in a portfolio company that is a fast-growing industry leader yet is being held back by co-investors whose objectives are different from that of the venture capitalist. The case also addresses issues involved in government-sponsored investment incentive schemes.Starting at €5.74
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Sea Breeze Capital (B)
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kelly, Peter; Johnson, RobCase F-889-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn spring 2012, Jordi Alves was facing some tough decisions. A year earlier, after a process that had lasted longer than expected, he had successfully raised the first search fund in Spain. He had then dedicated a full year to searching for a company to acquire and he now had what seemed like two good acquisitions on his desk. The question now was how to proceed. Which acquisition should he commit to? Should he proceed at all? Moreover, he was un...Starting at €5.74
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Aster Capital and the Secureq Deal (A)
Menden, Lenka; Johnson, Rob; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-151-EFinanceThis case describes the attempt by Aster Capital, a Paris-based clean-technology-focused venture capital fund, to exit an investment in its portfolio company Secureq, a France-based security software vendor. Aster Capital invested in Secureq in 2004 from its first fund, SEV1 (raised in 2000). Since 2009, this fund had been in the process of divestment. At the time of the case (spring 2011), Jean-Marc Bally, managing director at Aster, felt that a...Starting at €8.20
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NIKE Supply Chain in the New Digital Age
Jané, Joan; Ferrinha, PedroCase P-1199-EService and Operations ManagementIn spite of being succesful in supply chain operations thru wholale and physical retail channels, NIKE wants to redesign the logistics network strategy to achieve the expected digital revenue growth. A new program called "NIKE Digital First Supply Chain" aims to fulfil and deliver to NIKE online direct customers with products in two days across Europe. Carlos Bermejo, Senior Director of Strategic Programs at NIKE is about to develop a new decentr...Starting at €8.20
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Starship SpaceX: La disrupción en la cadena de valor del espacio
Jané, Joan; Guitard, BlancaCase OIT-11Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementSpaceX fue constituida en 2002 con el fin de hacer realidad el ambicioso plan para colonizar Marte de Elon Musk, su fundador, CEO e ingeniero jefe Elon Musk. El Starship, que aspiraba a ser un "transportador colonial de Marte" o, en una definición más formal, un "sistema de transporte interplanetario" tanto en facilidad de acceso como asequibilidad, estaba diseñado para ser "como un avión" desde los puntos de vista especificacional y operacional....Starting at €8.20