Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
-
Fair Trade USA: Innovating for Impact
Aubry R; Drabkin DCase SGSB-SI39B-EInnovation and ChangePaul Rice knew that Fair Trade could do more, much more. While the model had benefited approximately 10 million people in developing countries, they were a small percentage of the 2 billion people worldwide who lived on less than $2 day. Fair Trade was not charity. It was a certification model that had started around coffee and ensured that money flowed back to the people who grew the coffee, giving them a “Fair Trade” price. As president and...Starting at €8.20
-
Proximity Designs
Hattendorf, L; Kennedy, M; de, Clara, L; Yin, LiCase SGSB-IDE06-EInnovation and ChangeIn early 2014, Sanjay Swamy and Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, respectively chairman and CEO of ZipDial, were discussing the possibility of extending the company’s operations to Indonesia and the Philippines, two key markets in Southeast Asia. Having successfully rolled out ZipDial solutions in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – from their primary market in India – they planned to accelerate expansion into selected markets in the region. Through its proprieta...Starting at €8.20
-
Proximity Designs - Teaching Note
Hattendorf, L; Kennedy, M; de, Clara, L; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-IDE06TN-EInnovation and ChangeIn early 2014, Sanjay Swamy and Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, respectively chairman and CEO of ZipDial, were discussing the possibility of extending the company’s operations to Indonesia and the Philippines, two key markets in Southeast Asia. Having successfully rolled out ZipDial solutions in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – from their primary market in India – they planned to accelerate expansion into selected markets in the region. Through its proprieta...Starting at €0.00
-
Fair Trade USA: Innovating for Impact - Teaching note
Aubry R; Drabkin DTeaching Note SGSB-SI39TN-EInnovation and ChangePaul Rice knew that Fair Trade could do more, much more. While the model had benefited approximately 10 million people in developing countries, they were a small percentage of the 2 billion people worldwide who lived on less than $2 day. Fair Trade was not charity. It was a certification model that had started around coffee and ensured that money flowed back to the people who grew the coffee, giving them a “Fair Trade” price. As president and...Starting at €0.00
-
VisionSpring
Hattendorf, L; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E516-EEntrepreneurshipVisionSpring follows social entrepreneur Jordan Kassalow from his early career in public health through the founding of VisionSpring, an organization that sells eyeglasses to the rural poor in developing countries. The case describes how Kassalow becomes inspired and motivated by some of his early experiences as an optometry student and in public health. As Kassalow builds VisionSpring, the immense scaling challenges of distributing to “bottom...Starting at €8.20
-
VisionSpring - Teaching Note
Hattendorf, L; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E516TN-EEntrepreneurshipVisionSpring follows social entrepreneur Jordan Kassalow from his early career in public health through the founding of VisionSpring, an organization that sells eyeglasses to the rural poor in developing countries. The case describes how Kassalow becomes inspired and motivated by some of his early experiences as an optometry student and in public health. As Kassalow builds VisionSpring, the immense scaling challenges of distributing to “bottom...Starting at €0.00
-
Runa: Driving Social Change through Passion ans Profit
Hattendorf, L; Kissick, RCase SGSB-E549-EEntrepreneurshipNear the end of 2008, Tyler Gage and Dan MacCombie enrolled in an entrepreneurship course at Brown University. During the class, they refined the business plan for Runa, a beverage company that would make drinks from guayusa, a little-known leaf that grew in the Amazon. Beyond the potential of the business to make money, the two believed in Runa’s social mission―respecting the cultural traditions of Ecuadorian Kichwa communities, providing sust...Starting at €8.20