Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Women in Venture Capital - Teaching Note
Glynn, J; Hsia, TTeaching Note SGSB-E509TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe case provides an overview and history of women in venture capital. The case examines the lack of funding that female entrepreneurs have had in the past. The case focuses on 4 women at venture capital firms: Sharon Wienbar (Scale VP), Joyce Chung (Garage Technology Venture Partners), Patricia Nakache (Trinity Ventures), and Rebecca Lynn (Canvas Venture).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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Splunk and Venture Capital Investing in Enterprise Technology (Part A) - Teaching Note
Glynn, J; Hsia, TTeaching Note SGSB-E507TN-EEntrepreneurshipCase describes the funding landscape for enterprise technology startups and how there has been a renewed interest in these types of companies in 2012 and 2013. The case highlights recent IPOs within this sector and the venture capitalists who have created funds to pursue an enterprise information technology investment thesis. Case focuses on the company Splunk to highlight the intricacies and nuances of building a successful enterprise startup fr...Starting at €0.00
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Medium in 2017: Developing a New Model for Media
Siegel, R; Saucedo, M; Hsia, TCase SGSB-SM280-EStrategyThe Medium Corporation seeks to change how people author, consume and engage with content on the Internet. Founded by Ev Williams, co-founder of Blogger and Twitter, the company developed a digital publishing platform and set of social network tools that allow people to spend substantive time with weighty issues facing society, business and politics. Fighting the trend of quick engagement with short-form content on the Internet, Medium wrestles w...Starting at €8.20
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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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Splunk and Venture Capital Investing in Enterprise Technology (Part A)
Glynn, J; Hsia, TCase SGSB-E507A-EEntrepreneurshipCase describes the funding landscape for enterprise technology startups and how there has been a renewed interest in these types of companies in 2012 and 2013. The case highlights recent IPOs within this sector and the venture capitalists who have created funds to pursue an enterprise information technology investment thesis. Case focuses on the company Splunk to highlight the intricacies and nuances of building a successful enterprise startup fr...Starting at €8.20
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Splunk and Venture Capital Investing in Enterprise Technology (Part B)
Glynn, J; Hsia, TCase SGSB-E507B-EEntrepreneurshipCase describes the funding landscape for enterprise technology startups and how there has been a renewed interest in these types of companies in 2012 and 2013. The case highlights recent IPOs within this sector and the venture capitalists who have created funds to pursue an enterprise information technology investment thesis. Case focuses on the company Splunk to highlight the intricacies and nuances of building a successful enterprise startup fr...Starting at €8.20
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Women in Venture Capital
Glynn, J; Hsia, TCase SGSB-E509-EEntrepreneurshipThe case provides an overview and history of women in venture capital. The case examines the lack of funding that female entrepreneurs have had in the past. The case focuses on 4 women at venture capital firms: Sharon Wienbar (Scale VP), Joyce Chung (Garage Technology Venture Partners), Patricia Nakache (Trinity Ventures), and Rebecca Lynn (Canvas Venture).Starting at €8.20
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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