Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Airbnb
Radcliff, A; Rosentahl, SCase SGSB-E470-EEntrepreneurshipThe Airbnb case describes the very early days of this startup, beginning with the founders’ original concept of renting out air beds and serving breakfast (“Airbed and Breakfast”) in their apartment to conference attendees as an alternative to expensive hotel rooms. The founders grew the business by providing finding lodging options in people’s homes for attendees of large events such as South by Southwest and the Democratic National Convention....Starting at €8.20
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NetApp: The Day-toDay of a DM - Teaching Note
Mark Leslie, Patrick ArippolTeaching Note SGSB-E263TN-EEntrepreneurshipSet in mid-2002, this case illustrates “a day in the life” of a district sales manager of a Silicon Valley company, as the technology market faced a downturn. The case enables a polarized class discussion about the tradeoffs that a new district manager might make relative to hiring / firing and setting quotas, after inheriting a mixed bag of talent in an underperforming district. It also seeks to provide with additional texture about the types of...Starting at €0.00
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NetApp: The Day-toDay of a DM
Mark Leslie, Patrick ArippolCase SGSB-E263-EEntrepreneurshipSet in mid-2002, this case illustrates “a day in the life” of a district sales manager of a Silicon Valley company, as the technology market faced a downturn. The case enables a polarized class discussion about the tradeoffs that a new district manager might make relative to hiring / firing and setting quotas, after inheriting a mixed bag of talent in an underperforming district. It also seeks to provide with additional texture about the types of...Starting at €8.20