HBSP (USA)
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Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model
Zhu, Feng; Acocella, AngelaCase HBS-616062-EService and Operations ManagementFasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders' fares low and charge drivers a flat $0.99 fee per ride as opposed to the 20-30% commission charged by its competition, would help differentiate it and gain the necessary traction in an ostensibly concentrated market between Uber and Lyft. Despite both Uber's and Lyft'...Starting at €8.20
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X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (A)
Zhu, Feng; Acocella, AngelaCase HBS-617046-EService and Operations ManagementThree years after launching his brick-and-mortar store, X Fire Paintball and Airsoft, Steve Herbert Sr. and his sons began selling products on Amazon.com's third-party Marketplace and online sales expanded rapidly. Over time, X Fire noticed that products of which it had once been the only seller were now being sold by Amazon straight from X Fire's suppliers, effectively cutting X Fire out. Amazon was also ignoring the minimum advertised price (MA...Starting at €8.20
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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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X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: is Amazon a Friend or Foe (B)
Zhu, Feng; Acocella, AngelaCase HBS-617047-EService and Operations ManagementThree years after launching his brick-and-mortar store, X Fire Paintball and Airsoft, Steve Herbert Sr. and his sons began selling products on Amazon.com's third-party Marketplace and online sales expanded rapidly. Over time, X Fire noticed that products of which it had once been the only seller were now being sold by Amazon straight from X Fire's suppliers, effectively cutting X Fire out. Amazon was also ignoring the minimum advertised price (MA...Starting at €5.74