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Is a Start-Up's Strength Becoming Its Weakness? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Nanda, Ramana; Kind, LizArticle HBS-R1511K-EStrategyThe creators of the start-up AndFound, an online platform that connects angel investors with a curated selection of promising start-ups, have a towering advantage over similar business accelerators: The site is free. But this central tenet of the company's mission presents problems as the company looks ahead and considers options for a long-range business model to monetize its services. Expert commentary comes from Kevin Laws, COO of AngelList, a...Starting at €8.20
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Is a Start-Up's Strength Becoming Its Weakness (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Nanda, Ramana; Kind, LizArticle HBS-R1511Z-EStrategyThe creators of the start-up AndFound, an online platform that connects angel investors with a curated selection of promising start-ups, have a towering advantage over similar business accelerators: The site is free. But this central tenet of the company's mission presents problems as the company looks ahead and considers options for a long-range business model to monetize its services. Expert commentary comes from Kevin Laws, COO of AngelList, a...Starting at €8.20
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How the World Works: A Brief Course in Macroeconomics--And Where the Fed Fits In
Harris, Ethan S.Book Chapter HBS-7621BC-EFinanceEven to investment professionals, macroeconomics can seem like a bewildering array of competing models. But, in the economic and policy debate at the Fed, a relatively simple framework tends to dominate discussion. In this chapter, leading economist, Ethan Harris, lays out how the Fed fits into the broader economic and financial market environment. This chapter is excerpted from "Ben Bernanke's Fed: The Federal Reserve After Greenspan."Starting at €8.20
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Constrained Discretion: Bernanke's Quest for an Inflation Target
Harris, Ethan S.Book Chapter HBS-7627BC-EFinanceOne of the hot topics in monetary economics is whether policy makers should be constrained by rules or use discretion. Advocates of discretion argue that the Fed should react to developments in the economy using its best judgment at the time. By contrast, rules advocates argue that policy makers are not very adept at managing the economy, that they are influenced by politicians, and that they may pursue policies that boost economic performance in...Starting at €8.20
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NetApp
Narayandas, Das; Kind, LizCase HBS-511058-EMarketingNetApp had undertaken an award-winning overhaul and upgrading of its channel strategy design that accounted for 46 percent of North America sales in 2006. Nonetheless, NetApp senior management announced they expected to grow revenue another 30% in fiscal 2007 with half the growth coming from channel sales. To meet those goals, a number of issues that had developed around the channel sales program would need to be addressed.Starting at €8.20
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Google's Project Oxygen: Do Managers Matter
Garvin, David A.; Wagonfeld, Alison Berkley; Kind, LizCase HBS-313110-ELeadership and People ManagementGoogle's Project Oxygen started with a fundamental question raised by executives in the early 2000s: do managers matter? The topic generated a multi-year research project that ultimately led to a comprehensive program, built around eight key management atStarting at €8.20
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Qualcomm Incorporated 2009
Yoffie, David B.; Hagiu, Andrei; Kind, LizCase HBS-710433-EStrategyPaul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, smiled as he reflected on the success of Qualcomm's code division multiple access (CDMA) technology. By the summer of 2009, CDMA was the basis for all third generation technologies available for cellular transmissions. However, while Qualcomm seemed poised for growth, Jacobs wondered how successful the company's contributions to new generation technologies would be and if they should aggress...Starting at €8.20
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EducationSuperHighway
Steven Kaplan, Robert; Bildner, James; Kind, LizCase HBS-116027-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Arthur Rock
Hardymon, G. Felda; Nicholas, Tom; Kind, LizCase HBS-813138-EEntrepreneurshipArthur Rock was known as one of the country's first venture capitalists and was instrumental in launching major Silicon Valley firms, such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel Corporation, Apple Computer, Inc., Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne Incorporated. He was the first venture capitalist to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. Rock was adamant that his success was due to luck and being in the right place at the right time. Others argu...Starting at €8.20
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Do Managers Matter? (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Wagonfeld, Alison Berkley; Kind, LizCase HBS-317S03Leadership and People Managementhow could Google build on the success of this project, extending it to senior leaders, teams, and other constituencies while striving to create truly amazing managers?Starting at €8.20