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'It Just Works' (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Pao, Michael; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-812S02EntrepreneurshipDropbox is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup, founded in 2006, that provides online storage and backup services to millions of customers using a "freemium" (free + premium offers) business model. The case recounts Dropbox's history from conception through mid-2010, when founder/CEO Drew Houston must make strategic decisions about new product features, how to target enterprise customers, and whether to pursue distribution deals with smartpho...Starting at €8.20
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How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Venture Opportunities
Roberts, Michael J.; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-805019-EEntrepreneurshipFour venture capitalists from leading Silicon Valley firms are interviewed about the frameworks they use to evaluate potential venture opportunities. Questions include: How do you evaluate the venture's prospective business model? What due diligence do you conduct? What is the process through which funding decisions are made? What financial analyses do you perform? What role does risk play in your evaluation? and How do you think about a potentia...Starting at €8.20
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Closed-End Funds at Saba Capital Management
Fleiss, Sara L.; Sunderam, AdiCase HBS-218015-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Puerto Rico's COFINA Bonds: Hold or Fold
Sunderam, Adi; Viceira, Luis M.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-218023-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Closed-End Funds at Saba Capital Management, Teaching Note
Sunderam, Adi; O'Brien, ShawnTeaching Note HBS-218105-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218015.Starting at €0.00
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Baupost Group: Finding a Margin of Safety in London Real Estate, Teaching Note
Sunderam, Adi; Viceira, Luis M.; O'Brien, Shawn; Merkel, Sam; Muanankese, FranklinTeaching Note HBS-219068-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218126.Starting at €0.00
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Prudential Financial and Asset-Liability Management
Seasholes, Mark; Sunderam, Adi; Viceira, Luis M.; Chien, Emily A.Case HBS-216076-EFinanceHow should a retirement fund that must make fixed payments to retirees invest its portfolio? This case introduces students to a variety of concepts in fixed income investing, focusing how on the need to make fixed payments changes portfolio management strategy. Students consider the advantages and disadvantages of asset-liability matching as an investment strategy and learn how to implement such a strategy in practice.Starting at €8.20
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Diversified Alpha at Acadian Asset Management
Sunderam, AdiCase HBS-217036-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Investing in Volatility at Evanston Capital Management
Sunderam, Adi; Viceira, Luis M.; Ma, ZhihanCase HBS-217089-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Abby Falik at Global Citizen Year
Kaplan, Robert Steven; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-415052-ELeadership and People ManagementAbby Falik, founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year (GCY), quickly read through the most recent news updates regarding the Ebola crisis in West Africa as she prepared for her board call on July 31, 2014. Based in Oakland, California, GCY was a five-year-old not-for-profit with a fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget of $3.5 million. Its mission was to make it much more the norm for graduating high school students in the U.S. to choose a "bridge year." GCY ...Starting at €8.20