Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Evenbrite: Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, and Fundraising - Teaching Note
Levav, J; Rauh, J; Luther, JTeaching Note SGSB-E510TN-EEntrepreneurship“Raise money when times are good.” Kevin Hartz mulled over this expression as he examined the term sheet before him. The CEO had become somewhat of a masterful fundraiser. Since founding the online event and ticketing service Eventbrite in 2006, Kevin, his wife Julia, and co-founder Renaud Visage had raised $80 million over six rounds of financing. Now, the Hartzes and Visage had before them an offer from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe P...Starting at €0.00
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The Rise of Mercado Libre
Barnett, William; Johnson, Christy; Mekikian, GaryCase SGSB-IB109-EFinanceMarcos Galperin, a graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Business, founded Mercado Libre in 1999 with a vision to build an e-commerce company focused on serving the nascent but fast- growing Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets in Latin America. In the spirit of a Silicon Valley start-up, the company was started in a garage in Buenos Aires. By 2006, Mercado Libre hosted the largest online trading platform in Latin America. Just prior to th...Starting at €8.20
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Waze: Product Evolution and Fundraising
Levav, J; Luther, JCase SGSB-E500-EEntrepreneurshipWaze successfully developed a free smartphone mapping application that gave consumers turn-by-turn directions and real-time traffic data. This digital map compiled driver-generated data from Waze’s community of users to relay constantly updated information on conditions such as traffic accidents, speeding-camera locations, and construction zones. By October 2012, Waze had captured 10 percent of the U.S. iOS mapping market and had grown to serve...Starting at €8.20
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Waze: Product Evolution and Fundraising - Teaching Note
Levav, J; Luther, JTeaching Note SGSB-E500TN-EEntrepreneurshipWaze successfully developed a free smartphone mapping application that gave consumers turn-by-turn directions and real-time traffic data. This digital map compiled driver-generated data from Waze’s community of users to relay constantly updated information on conditions such as traffic accidents, speeding-camera locations, and construction zones. By October 2012, Waze had captured 10 percent of the U.S. iOS mapping market and had grown to serve...Starting at €0.00
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Willkommen to Europe: The Political Economy of Migration Policy in Germany
Scheve, K; , Gaikwad, NCase SGSB-P85-EEconomicsIn December 2015, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and the de facto leader of the EU, faced the challenge of formulating an effective policy response to Europe’s migration crisis. Merkel must decide whether Germany can continue to host large numbers of new refugees in 2016, keeping in mind that over a million had arrived in 2015. Merkel could continue Germany’s relatively open refugee policy, but would need to decide how many more refugees to...Starting at €8.20
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India: Liberalise in the Face of Crisis?
Scheve, K; , Gaikwad, NCase SGSB-P86-EEconomicsIn June 1991, India was in the midst of a currency and balance of payments crisis the likes the country had not seen since independence in 1947. The country’s foreign exchange reserves were barely enough to finance 13 days worth of imports. In the face of the crisis, India was forced to consider external help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was accompanied by market-oriented conditionalities. The prospect of IMF support was a do...Starting at €8.20
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One Belt One Road: Chinese Strategic Investment in the 21st Century
Scheve, K; , Zhang, RCase SGSB-P87-EEconomicsIt is September 2013. The new Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon launch his tour in Central Asia. On this tour, the President is deciding whether to launch a grand investment strategy, which he calls “One Belt One Road” (OBOR). Through this plan, he hopes to achieve a range of economic, domestic, and geopolitical goals. Economically, China needs to transition into a growth model that is sustainable but still delivers high growth rates. Dom...Starting at €8.20
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Mercado Libre (Spanish Version)
Barnett, William; Mekikian, GaryCase SGSB-IB105SPMarketingA medida que se acercaba 2013, Marcos Galperin y su equipo de altos ejecutivos de MercadoLibre se reunieron para celebrar el impresionante crecimiento de su empresa y contemplar los desafíos que se avecinan. Desde que comenzó la compañía con sus compañeros de clase de la Stanford Business School en 1999, Marcos había transformado la compañía de un sitio de subastas en Internet similar a eBay, al mercado en línea líder de América Latina único por ...Starting at €8.20
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The Rise of Mercado Libre
Barnett, William; Johnson, Christy; Mekikian, GaryCase SGSB-IB109 Spanish VersionFinanceMarcos Galperin, a graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Business, founded Mercado Libre in 1999 with a vision to build an e-commerce company focused on serving the nascent but fast- growing Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets in Latin America. In the spirit of a Silicon Valley start-up, the company was started in a garage in Buenos Aires. By 2006, Mercado Libre hosted the largest online trading platform in Latin America. Just prior to th...Starting at €8.20
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Evenbrite: Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, and Fundraising
Levav, J; Rauh, J; Luther, JCase SGSB-E510-EEntrepreneurship“Raise money when times are good.” Kevin Hartz mulled over this expression as he examined the term sheet before him. The CEO had become somewhat of a masterful fundraiser. Since founding the online event and ticketing service Eventbrite in 2006, Kevin, his wife Julia, and co-founder Renaud Visage had raised $80 million over six rounds of financing. Now, the Hartzes and Visage had before them an offer from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe P...Starting at €8.20