Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
-
Brown Robin Capital: Executing a Search Fund Acquisition
Chess R; Klessig ACase SGSB-E472-EEntrepreneurshipBrown Robin Capital details the experiences of Stanford GSB graduates Ryan Robinson and Lucas Braun in pursuing a search fund acquisition. The case explains the search fund model and provides historical asset class performance statistics. Then, the protagonists detail the decision to engage in a search fund, raising the initial search capital, performing due diligence on a series of prospective acquisition targets, abandoning several potential ...Starting at €8.20
-
The "New" SFMoMA: Meaning More to More People
Goldberg, A; Ittelson, M; Melvin, SCase SGSB-SM258-EStrategyIn the spring of 2016, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, or SFMOMA, opened its doors for a series of celebrations following a three-year closure. The museum had much to rejoice: a $305 million renovation that included a spectacular new ten-story addition that almost tripled gallery space; the 100-year loan of the renowned 1,100-work Doris and Donald Fisher Collection of postwar and contemporary art; the success of the “Campaign for Art,” w...Starting at €8.20
-
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
-
Zynga and the Launch of Farmville
Goldberg, A; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM239-EStrategyIn June 2009, the online gaming company Zynga launched the free social game Farmville on Facebook, which set a new record by reaching one million Daily Active Users four days after launch, skyrocketing to 30 million in six months. The case takes an inside look at how Zynga created FarmVille in just six weeks, including the important strategic and technical decisions Zynga made, the sometimes tense team dynamics, and the challenges Zynga’s founder...Starting at €8.20
-
The Joffrey Ballet
Goldberg, A; Ittleton, M; Riopelle, K; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-SM259-EStrategyThe Joffrey Ballet is a landmark Chicago nonprofit performing arts organization that helped shape the landscape of American ballet. In 2016, the Joffrey was at a point of transformation after a period of financial crisis and artistic decline. It had successfully raised $4 million for the widely anticipated new production of the Nutcracker. With annual revenues at around $20 million, this production represented a significant investment, and the or...Starting at €8.20