Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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San Francisco Symphony
Meehan, W; McNamee, M; Soulon, DCase SGSB-SM63-ECorporate GovernanceThe San Francisco Symphony is a major U.S. orchestra that took on ancillary activities as part of its mission to bring the best in music to the Bay Area. Despite increasing costs, SFS posted surpluses for 15 consecutive years. However, by the end of 1993 SFS faced a shift in its financial fortunes; forecasts indicated annual budget shortfalls of $25 million in total deficits by the end of the 1999-2000 season. In 1994, SFS had just signed a “supe...Starting at €8.20
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Evernote: Growth Options in january 2011
Haim MendelsonCase SGSB-E519-EEntrepreneurshipEvernote is a suite of cloud-based software and services designed to augment the user's brain by capturing pieces of information in multiple formats, organizing, indexing and storing them, and making them easily searchable. The company grew dramatically using the "freemium" revenue model that allows users to use the product for free unless they need special features or their usage exceeds a threshold. The case study describes the Evernote busin...Starting at €8.20