Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Orb: The Next Big Thing (A)
Pedro M Gardete, Debra SchifrinCase SGSB-M363A-EMarketingIn 2003, the tiny start-up Orb came up with a breakthrough technology. Through its software, every type of media on a PC (including music, photos, and videos) could be streamed remotely to any mobile device for free. Orb also enabled users to stream live TV onto their PCs and mobile devices. This was a technological feat in the days before the iPhone and other smartphones. When Orb launched in 2005, it won the “Next Big Thing” award from the inf...Starting at €8.20
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Envia Systems - Teaching note
Holloway, C; Morgridge, J; Han, ATeaching Note SGSB-E407TN-EEntrepreneurshipVenture capitalist Atul Kapadia was inclined to provide seed funding for Sujeet Kumar and Michael Sinkula to found Envia Systems, a lithium-ion battery company. Admittedly, Envia was little more than the founders’ vision of an affordable electric vehicle and the potential of playing in a very large market. But for Kapadia, it was precisely these two key ingredients that made Envia attractive and akin to other early-stage investments he had made a...Starting at €0.00
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Envia Systems
Holloway, C; Morgridge, J; Han, ACase SGSB-E407-EEntrepreneurshipVenture capitalist Atul Kapadia was inclined to provide seed funding for Sujeet Kumar and Michael Sinkula to found Envia Systems, a lithium-ion battery company. Admittedly, Envia was little more than the founders’ vision of an affordable electric vehicle and the potential of playing in a very large market. But for Kapadia, it was precisely these two key ingredients that made Envia attractive and akin to other early-stage investments he had made a...Starting at €8.20
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Orb: The Next Big Thing (A) - Teaching Note
Pedro M Gardete, Debra SchifrinTeaching Note SGSB-M363TN-EMarketingIn 2003, the tiny start-up Orb came up with a breakthrough technology. Through its software, every type of media on a PC (including music, photos, and videos) could be streamed remotely to any mobile device for free. Orb also enabled users to stream live TV onto their PCs and mobile devices. This was a technological feat in the days before the iPhone and other smartphones. When Orb launched in 2005, it won the “Next Big Thing” award from the inf...Starting at €0.00