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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GuideStar: Data as a Tool for Nonprofit Transformation
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, SCase SGSB-SI130-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeIn 1994, Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt, GuideStar’s founder, launched an organization with a staff of five. The organization, then known as Philanthropic Research, was formed with the simple goal of making basic information on nonprofits easily available to donors. At the time, virtually the only way a donor could gain access to information about a nonprofit was to solicit the organization directly or to hire someone to conduct research, and nonprofits ...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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The Rockefeller Foundation: Innovation in Social Finance
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, SCase SGSB-SI142-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhen Judith Rodin became president of The Rockefeller Foundation in 2005, she identified a pressing need to re-organize the foundation to meet the challenges in an increasingly complex world. Rodin also recognized that for philanthropy to make meaningful progress in solving the world’s biggest problems, it could not act alone. Innovation at Rockefeller: Innovation at Rockefeller dates back to its earliest years, when the foundation funded innova...Starting at €8.20
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The Rockefeller Foundation: Innovation in Social Finance - Teaching note
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, STeaching Note SGSB-SI142TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhen Judith Rodin became president of The Rockefeller Foundation in 2005, she identified a pressing need to re-organize the foundation to meet the challenges in an increasingly complex world. Rodin also recognized that for philanthropy to make meaningful progress in solving the world’s biggest problems, it could not act alone. Innovation at Rockefeller: Innovation at Rockefeller dates back to its earliest years, when the foundation funded innova...Starting at €0.00
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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
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BillGuard
Levav, J; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E513-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Yaron Samid, founder of BillGuard, a personal finance web application that monitors users’ credit card transactions for fraudulent and unrecognizable charges. The case centers on Samid’s struggles to gain broad distribution. After trying several strategies including entering start-up competitions and selling directly to large American credit card issuers, Samid considers whether he should pivot and completely change BillGuard’s...Starting at €8.20
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BillGuard - Teaching Note
Levav, J; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E513TN-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Yaron Samid, founder of BillGuard, a personal finance web application that monitors users’ credit card transactions for fraudulent and unrecognizable charges. The case centers on Samid’s struggles to gain broad distribution. After trying several strategies including entering start-up competitions and selling directly to large American credit card issuers, Samid considers whether he should pivot and completely change BillGuard’s...Starting at €0.00
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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: Technology Enables Social Impact
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, SCase SGSB-SI127-EInnovation and ChangeEstablished in 1999, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation aims to transform the lives of children living in urban poverty through better health, education, and family economic stability. Initially focusing on Central Texas, the foundation rapidly expanded across the United States and globally in India and South Africa. By 2015, the foundation had committed more than $1.1 billion, with annual grant making in the $100 million range, with nearly 40...Starting at €8.20