Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Smith & Company: The Bob Martin Vignettes
Ellis, J; Han, A; Taweel, KCase SGSB-E443-EEntrepreneurshipIt was Smith & Company Worldwide Managing Director Bob Martin’s habit while traveling to rise at 5 am and make his way over to a treadmill at the hotel gym, where he would mentally prepare for the day ahead. Today was no different. As the machine at the J.W. Marriott in Hong Kong whirred up to a brisk 10 mph, Martin considered ways to handle two live management issues: a top performing partner who had reduced staff to tears, and a sponsored consu...Starting at €8.20
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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Making Safe Water Products More Affordable
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT109-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20
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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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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Seeking Market Based Solutions
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT106-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20
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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Improving Access to Safe Water Through Innovative Sales and Distribution Models
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT108-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20