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Target: Creating a Data-Driven Product Management Organization
Siegel, Robert; Kingbo, DavidCase SGSB-SM308-EStrategyAs retail shopping has changed with the rise of e-commerce, Target Corporate, one of the largest retail stores in the United States, made the strategic decision to invest in developing a core data science and technology team to remain competitive in its physical and online shopping experiences. The company hired a team of technologists who initially worked at enhancing the company’s digital and mobile solutions, but soon began influencing the com...Starting at €8.20
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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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23andMe: A Virtuous Loop
Siegel, Robert; Conn, JeffreyCase SGSB-E688-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes 23andMe CEO and cofounder Anne Wojcicki’s founding story and her recent attempts to scale the company’s direct-to-consumer genetic testing franchise while simultaneously expanding its pharmaceutical development aspirations.Starting at €8.20
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Tender
Siegel, Robert; Mansfield, ImogenCase SGSB-E752-EEntrepreneurshipThe Tender case follows the journey of Miles Parker from his early days of joining an equipment financing company as a partner to the company’s founder, through pivoting the company’s product, and working with several different investors including high-net-worth individuals and private equity.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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Banco Popular: Impact of the Real Estate Cycle and the Sovereign Crisis in Spain - Teaching Note
Hernandez, Eva; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Suárez, José LuisTeaching Note FT-102-EFinance, StrategyOn Sunday, September 30, 2012, Banco Popular's Board of Directors was summoned to an urgent meeting; the Board faced a difficult decision about the future of the bank. The results of the stress test performed by consultants and external advisors on a large part of the Spanish financial sector had been made public that Friday. According to the stress test, in an adverse macro scenario, Banco Popular would need ¿3.2 billion in additional capital ...Starting at €0.00
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Banco Popular: Impact of the Real Estate Cycle and the Sovereign Crisis in Spain
Hernandez, Eva; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Suárez, José LuisCase F-892-EFinance, StrategyOn Sunday, September 30, 2012, Banco Popular's Board of Directors was summoned to an urgent meeting; the Board faced a difficult decision about the future of the bank. The results of the stress test performed by consultants and external advisors on a large part of the Spanish financial sector had been made public that Friday. According to the stress test, in an adverse macro scenario, Banco Popular would need 3.2 billion in additional capital to...Starting at €8.20
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Abengoa, S.A. ¿se debería ampliar capital a mediados de 2015?
Suárez, José LuisCase F-925Accounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceA mediados de 2015, Abengoa, S.A. estaba muy endeudada en opinión de analistas externos y de la propia dirección que había puesto en marcha un plan de limitación de nuevas inversiones y de venta de activos que parecía no estar dando buenos resultados. El endeudamiento era producto de un cambio de estrategia en la década anterior, de ser una empresa de servicios de ingeniería pasó a invertir en proyectos de infraestructuras. Abengoa mantuvo la act...Starting at €8.20
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WeWork´s Failed IPO: What Does the Future Hold for Financing Digital Tranformation
Suárez, José LuisCase F-952-EFinanceWeWork was highly successful in capturing funds through successive rounds of capitalization and expanding its businesses. It was one of the leading workspace proprietors in New York and London. The problem centered on the fact that its losses grew at the same pace as its sales and value in capitalization rounds. The high value of the company set the bar very high for its IPO, to the extent that it didn?t have necessary demand from investors.Starting at €8.20
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Neinor Homes (B): The Early Years as a Publicly Quoted Company
de Apellániz, Eduardo; Suárez, José LuisCase F-950-ECorporate Governance, FinanceThe case concerns the first IPO of a real estate developer in Spain, which took place in March 2017 after more than ten years without any being produced, and which was to be the largest in Europe. The residential development industry in Spain was recovering, and Neinor Homes, which aimed to set a new standard with a modern business model, a highly professional managerial team, and a strong investment in land, seemed to be poised to lead the buddi...Starting at €5.74