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Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing- Teaching Note
Marilyn Anthony; Neha MittalTeaching Note IVEY-8B21M005-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B21M005.Starting at €0.00
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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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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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Soom Foods: Zooming Out for A Booming Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Neha Mittal; Sheri Lambert; Sara HonovichTeaching Note IVEY-W27964-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27963.Starting at €0.00
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Burlap & Barrel: A Spicy, Single-Origin Supply Chain
Neha Mittal; Marilyn AnthonyCase IVEY-W25283-EService and Operations Management, StrategyBurlap & Barrel was an upcoming and successful public benefit corporation based in the Queens borough of New York City that imported spices from foreign farms and sold them to restaurants, gourmet food stores, home cooks, and other food services in the UnStarting at €8.20
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Burlap & Barrel: A Spicy, Single-Origin Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Neha Mittal; Marilyn AnthonyTeaching Note IVEY-W25284-EService and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product W25283.Starting at €0.00
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BDP International: Delivering What Matters in Global Chemical Transportation
Neha MittalCase IVEY-W25637-EService and Operations Management, StrategyBDP International Inc. (BDP), one of the world’s leading privately-held freight logistics companies, provided chemical shipping services to eight of the top ten global chemical companies. In April 2021, it contracted with a chemical company for two shipping orders, each to a different destination, and each with a set number of containers to be shipped every month for a year. The containers were filled with a chemical used in the electronics indus...Starting at €8.20
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Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing
Marilyn Anthony; Neha MittalCase IVEY-9B21M005-EStrategyIn October 2015, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tender Greens faced his most difficult decision yet: should the company continue to pay a premium price for sustainably sourced beef, or should it switch to conventionally raised beef to boost profit margins and improve the company’s prospects for national growth? Tender Greens, a thriving fast-casual restaurant chain in California, was ready to expand its operation to the East ...Starting at €8.20
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Numenta: Inventing and (or) Commercializing AI
Yoffie, David B.; Kind, Liz; Shimol, David BenCase HBS-716469-EStrategyIn March 2016, Donna Dubinsky (co-founder and CEO) and Jeff Hawkins (co-founder) were struggling with a key question: could Numenta be successful in both creating fundamental technology and building a commercial business? Located in Redwood City, CA, Numenta was founded in 2005 to expand Hawkins' research on the human brain, with the goal of "reverse engineering the neocortex" and then creating machines based on biological principals. Ultimately,...Starting at €8.20