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Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good
Wu, Andy; Huang, LauraCase HBS-717488-EStrategyCotopaxi, an innovative outdoor gear business targeting millennials, focuses on profit and social impact. This registered benefit corporation was formed by Davis Smith who coalesced his experiences as a Wharton MBA student along with professional knowledge from an unpaid internship in Peru and his previous e-commerce startups in the US and Brazil. Cotopaxi's social cause is fighting global poverty; their target is to donate 10% of their profits b...Starting at €8.20
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Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good, Teaching Note
Wu, Andy; Huang, LauraTeaching Note HBS-718416-EStrategyTeaching note for case 717488.Starting at €0.00
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Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration
Wu, Andy; Gonzalez, George; Wang, DavidCase HBS-718489-EStrategyWith more than 72,000 employees and revenues approaching the $50B mark, Cisco Systems is one of the largest information technology and networking firms globally. As the company grew and expanded into different lines of businesses, Cisco consistently looked outwards for acquisition targets that could supplement its considerable size and reach. As a follow-up to its well-received $2.7B acquisition of SourceFire in 2013, which seamlessly integrated ...Starting at €8.20
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Nascent Platform Strategy: Overcoming the Chicken-or-Egg Dilemma
Wu, Andy; Clough, David R.; Kaletsky, SashaCase HBS-719507-EStrategyThis note provides a framework for addressing the classic chicken-or-egg dilemma facing entrepreneurs launching nascent multi-sided platforms. There are several conditions that lead to a difficult chicken-or-egg problem: strong network effects, high multi-homing costs, limited differentiation, and high other barriers to entry. To overcome this challenge and create competitive advantage by reaching critical scale in network size, there are three c...Starting at €8.20
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Boxed, Teaching Note
Huang, Laura; Wu, AndyTeaching Note HBS-720399-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 719496.Starting at €0.00
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Stand-up Meetings Inhibit Innovation
Wu, Andy; Dukach, DagnyArticle HBS-F2101B-EKnowledge and CommunicationCompanies that want to increase their innovativeness often copy hip start-ups by adopting agile practices like stand-up meetings. Too bad they don't really work.Starting at €8.20
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Zoom Video Communications: Eric Yuan's Leadership During COVID-19, Teaching Note
Kominers, Scott Duke; Stanton, Christopher; Wu, Andy; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-821018-EStrategyTeaching note for case 821014.Starting at €0.00
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Evolution of the Drone Industry
McDonald, Rory; Wu, Andy; Billaud, Emilie; Bayer, RyanCase HBS-620053-EService and Operations ManagementThis note focuses on the development of the drone industry in recent years and provides insights on the drone technology, regulations, applications, market size, top players, and ecosystem. This note was written in conjunction with the case study "Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry" (HBS No. 619-085).Starting at €8.20
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Zoom Video Communications: Eric Yuan's Leadership During COVID-19
Kominers, Scott Duke; Stanton, Christopher; Wu, Andy; Gonzalez, GeorgeCase HBS-821014-EStrategyIn the first half of 2020, worldwide lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought explosive growth to the Zoom Video Communications platform, as people replaced in-person work and social events with videoconferencing. Months into the pandemic, CEO Eric Yuan reflects on his company's newly central role in society, and considers how to leverage the platform's broad adoption into sustainable future growth. The case also discusses Zoom's interna...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration (B)
Wu, Andy; Wang, DavidCase HBS-720466-EStrategyWith more than 72,000 employees and revenues approaching the $50B mark, Cisco Systems is one of the largest information technology and networking firms globally. As the company grew and expanded into different lines of businesses, Cisco consistently lookeStarting at €5.74