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GK: Building Businesses in India
Zott, ChristophCase E-155-EEntrepreneurship, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe case provides the opportunity to discuss some of the decisions faced by Gopala Krishnan (GK), an Indian entrepreneur who has developed a number of successful technology-related start-ups. The case presents three ventures that GK worked on in parallel: TimePass India, a cinema and real estate business; Immunizeindia, a social venture; and Banyan Mobile, a music streaming business. GK is faced with three strategic decisions, one for each ventur...Starting at €8.20
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Aparkalo (B): Revised Business Plan
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophCase E-209-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Iván Rodríguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €5.74
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Aparkalo (C): Normal Crisis or Sudden Death
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophCase E-210-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Iván Rodríguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €5.74
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Películas «on-line» (A)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-277Decision Analysis, EconomicsEn este caso se presenta una situación de futuro en la que un proveedor de películas «on-line» debe negociar con un estudio la distribución de su película. La decisión se reduce a escoger entre dos posibles acuerdos de licencia: un precio fijo y un precio variable.Starting at €8.20
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Movies online (B)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-278-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsPart (B) describes how to fit a lognormal distribution to the five percentiles given in Part (A) of the case. Given this lognormal distribution, a straightforward Monte-Carlo simulation model can be implemented to find the alternative with the smallest expected cost.Starting at €5.74
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Estrategias para atraer inversores
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAl complicarse el acceso a los recursos, muchos directivos ven cómo el mundo que conocían desaparece y deja paso a otro muy diferente. Todos los emprendedores han tenido que enfrentarse al reto de demostrar su solvencia sin poder avalarla con pruebas. Su experiencia resulta muy útil para los directivos que, tal vez por primera vez, han de obtener financiación para los grandes proyectos que impulsarán su carrera profesional. A la hora de atraer a ...Starting at €8.20
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Movies online (A)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-277-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA futuristic situation is envisioned where a provider of movies online has to negotiate with a studio the distribution of a movie. The decision boils down to the choice between two alternative license arrangements: a fixed payment and a variable payment. The variable payment requires the elicitation of the (continuous) probability distribution of sales by means of five percentiles.Starting at €8.20
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Aparkalo (A), (B) & (C) - Teaching Note
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophTeaching Note ET-54-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Ivan Rodriguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €0.00
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Películas «on-line» (B)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-278Decision Analysis, EconomicsLa parte (B) del caso describe cómo ajustar una distribución lognormal a los cinco percentiles dados en la parte (A). Con esta distribución lognormal se puede llevar a cabo un sencillo modelo de simulación de Monte Carlo para averiguar la alternativa con el menor coste esperado.Starting at €5.74
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How to Convince Skeptical Investors
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEntrepreneurs who succeed in obtaining investment funding are those who know that establishing credibility matters a great deal. The authors identify at least four types of action strategies that entrepreneurs use to create the right impression. By skillfully employing several symbolic yet practical actions, entrepreneurs with little previous track record can gain the confidence of resource providers. In the race for scarce resources, more manage...Starting at €8.20