Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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The Farm Winery
Madhav Rajan, Anne Beyer, Jaclyn ForoughiCase SGSB-A217-EAccounting and ControlIn early December 2013, Jim Madsen, co-founder and owner of The Farm Winery was preparing the company’s current and longer-term financing needs. Madsen needed to develop plans for fiscal year 2014, which included specific goals that were crucial to the success of the business. First, although the founders had historically contributed capital to meet seasonal cash needs, they were determined to achieve a point of self-sustainability. Next, the bu...Starting at €8.20
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BreatheScreen Inc. Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements
Madhav Rajan, Anne Beyer, Jaclyn ForoughiCase SGSB-A216-EAccounting and ControlDr. John Anderson plans to license a technology that will be used to develop a device that would help physicians detect early-stage cancers. Patients would breathe directly into the device, which would analyze a user’s breath for traces of key compounds associated with the most common cancers. In addition to eliminating the need for invasive biopsy procedures, the screening tool would also be inexpensive, easy to use, and provide immediate resul...Starting at €8.20
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BreatheScreen Inc. Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements - Teaching Note
Madhav Rajan, Anne Beyer, Jaclyn ForoughiTeaching Note SGSB-A216TN-EAccounting and ControlDr. John Anderson plans to license a technology that will be used to develop a device that would help physicians detect early-stage cancers. Patients would breathe directly into the device, which would analyze a user’s breath for traces of key compounds associated with the most common cancers. In addition to eliminating the need for invasive biopsy procedures, the screening tool would also be inexpensive, easy to use, and provide immediate resul...Starting at €0.00
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The Farm Winery - Teaching Note
Madhav Rajan, Anne Beyer, Jaclyn ForoughiTeaching Note SGSB-A217TN-EAccounting and ControlIn early December 2013, Jim Madsen, co-founder and owner of The Farm Winery was preparing the company’s current and longer-term financing needs. Madsen needed to develop plans for fiscal year 2014, which included specific goals that were crucial to the success of the business. First, although the founders had historically contributed capital to meet seasonal cash needs, they were determined to achieve a point of self-sustainability. Next, the bu...Starting at €0.00
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Focal Systems: The Automation of Brick & Motar Retail
Shaw, Kathryn; Chaubard, Francois; Jedras, JamesCase SGSB-E764-EEntrepreneurshipFocal Systems, with fresh new Series B funding and more new orders than it could handle, believed its novel out-of-stock detection system would prove the sweet spot in the automation of traditional brick and mortar retail stores. Small cameras on store shelves could automatically log any products in need of resupply, but also order the items to restock, saving store managers valuable time each day. Stores would see lower labor costs but also woul...Starting at €8.20
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SAP and Cloud Computing in 2012 and Beyond
Burgelman R; Rolland JBCase SGSB-SM214-EStrategyThe objective of the case is for students recognize three established key concepts and a fourth that is open for debate: (1) Strategic inflexion point, or event that results in a significant change in the progress of a company, industry, or sector situation. An inflection point can be considered a turning point after a dramatic change, yielding either positive or negative results. Companies, industries, sectors, and economies are dynamic and co...Starting at €8.20