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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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MobiChair - Teaching Note
H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara RosenthalTeaching Note SGSB-E491TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe MobiChair case describes the story of Lucy Ahn and Josh McKinnon, graduates of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business who are also in a relationship, who take on the role of co-CEOs of a power wheelchair company after being offered the position by a mentor who is on the company’s board. MobiChair is facing stalled growth and the board hopes to revive the company with new leadership. Though hesitant at first, the couple decides to take on th...Starting at €0.00
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MobiChair
H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara RosenthalCase SGSB-E491-EEntrepreneurshipThe MobiChair case describes the story of Lucy Ahn and Josh McKinnon, graduates of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business who are also in a relationship, who take on the role of co-CEOs of a power wheelchair company after being offered the position by a mentor who is on the company’s board. MobiChair is facing stalled growth and the board hopes to revive the company with new leadership. Though hesitant at first, the couple decides to take on th...Starting at €8.20
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Starling Systems Vignettes - Teaching Note
H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara RosenthalTeaching Note SGSB-E570TN-EEntrepreneurshipJack Swain, the newly appointed CEO of Starling Systems, a call center software solutions company, had a problem. Swain had recently hired in a new VP of operations, Felicia Shaw, and while she had instituted a number of much-needed changes within the organization, she had not been well-received by the tight-knit customer service team. Specifically, Starling System’s top performing customer service representative, Judith Fenton, was not happy a...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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Healthy Buildings
H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara RosenthalCase SGSB-E563-EEntrepreneurshipThe Healthy Buildings case profiles Janet Rodriguez, CEO and founder of Healthy Buildings, a green building materials supplier. In her role as CEO, Rodriguez faces two difficult issues involving her employees. The first issue deals with Fred Payton, Healthy Buildings’s COO, and Marcia Vannis, the company’s vice president of marketing. It soon becomes apparent that Payton and Vannis have a tumultuous relationship, with Payton frequently undermin...Starting at €8.20
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Healthy Buildings - Teaching Note
H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara RosenthalTeaching Note SGSB-E563TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe Healthy Buildings case profiles Janet Rodriguez, CEO and founder of Healthy Buildings, a green building materials supplier. In her role as CEO, Rodriguez faces two difficult issues involving her employees. The first issue deals with Fred Payton, Healthy Buildings’s COO, and Marcia Vannis, the company’s vice president of marketing. It soon becomes apparent that Payton and Vannis have a tumultuous relationship, with Payton frequently undermin...Starting at €0.00
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Starling Systems Vignettes
H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara RosenthalCase SGSB-E570-EEntrepreneurshipJack Swain, the newly appointed CEO of Starling Systems, a call center software solutions company, had a problem. Swain had recently hired in a new VP of operations, Felicia Shaw, and while she had instituted a number of much-needed changes within the organization, she had not been well-received by the tight-knit customer service team. Specifically, Starling System’s top performing customer service representative, Judith Fenton, was not happy a...Starting at €8.20