Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Engyn in Iraq: Choosing Between Baghdad and Erbil
Rice, C; Zagart, A; Nicas, CCase SGSB-IB102-EWhen the Iraqi Oil Ministry held its first licensing round after the fall of Saddam Hussein, more known oil reserves were put up for bid than at any other moment in history. Allured by the opportunity, the chief executive of Engyn Oil & Gas (a fictional firm) began exploring ways to enter the Iraqi market. The CEO soon discovered that the endeavor was fraught with risks. The biggest political minefield was the long running power-sharing disput...Starting at €8.20
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Qualtrics: Bootstrapping Growth
LevavJ; Quigless, MCase SGSB-SM224-EStrategyIn March 2012 the founders of Qualtrics sat together in the Provo, Utah, office of advisor Duff Thompson. They stared down one of the toughest decisions in the ten-year history of the company. Thompson and Qualtrics’ CEO Ryan Smith had spent the last few months fielding calls from venture capitalists and strategic partners who were interested in becoming a part of the Qualtrics story. The culmination of their effort was a $500 million buyout o...Starting at €8.20
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Evolving Kiva's Impact: Introduction of Kiva Labs and Kiva Zip
Russell Siegelman, Sabrina ManvilleCase SGSB-E517-EEntrepreneurshipKiva.org was a website through which individuals could connect with opportunities to alleviate poverty via small-scale lending. Founded in 2005, the platform had grown impressively and had facilitated over $500m in loans by 2014. The scale Kiva had achieved was facilitated by its partnerships with microfinance institutions, which managed all of the lending operations for loans made by visitors to the Kiva site. Kiva’s team had diverse views of im...Starting at €8.20