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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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Reto S.A. (Spanish Version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-103S06Accounting and ControlUna empresa debe decidir si quiere adquirir nuevos equipos para ofrecer una nueva línea de productos. La pregunta es si el equipo se reunirá retorno de los objetivos de inversión teniendo en cuenta la depreciación y la imposición de los beneficios. El equipo se adquiere, pero un año más tarde mejor equipamiento disponible. Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior.Starting at €8.20
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Three Examples (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Hertenstein, Julie H.Case HBS-105S10Accounting and ControlThis case introduces the statement of cash flow through three examples of multi-year statements of cash flows from three unidentified companies.Starting at €8.20
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Lille Tissages, S.A.
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-109S09Accounting and ControlEl director de marketing y las finanzas director debe fijar el precio de un tejido caro aún competitivo. Los recientes aumentos de precios no han ido acompañados por los competidores, y la cuota de mercado se ha perdido. El caso ofrece una oportunidad para el análisis de la contribución práctica teniendo en cuenta los costos fijos y variables como se indica en un informe de costos típica.Starting at €8.20
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Precista Tools AG (C) (Spanish Version)
Barnes, Louis B.Case HBS-408S24Leadership and People ManagementDiseñado para ser utilizado con Precista Herramientas AG (A) y (B) en un período de clase.Starting at €5.74
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Salem Telephone Co.
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Hertenstein, Julie H.Case HBS-104086-EAccounting and ControlA computer subsidiary appears to be unprofitable. Managers must determine whether it is actually unprofitable and consider whether changes in prices or promotion might improve profitability. Allows clear separation of variable costs from fixed costs. A reStarting 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
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AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation
Ofek, Elie; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-507037-EStrategyAMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006 it was not clear whether Opteron's success in the server segment would translate into success in other microprocessor segments, notably corporate desktop and laptop, and whether th...Starting at €8.20
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EFI, Inc. (A)
Godes, David B.; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-508044-EMarketingEFI has a unique sales compensation challenge. They cannot allocate sales credit for their core product to individual salespeople. So, they've historically paid the sales force as a team. This has worked out fine, since they've been a near-monopoly seller of a single product category. However, this has changed. Not only are they facing new competition in their core product bu they also have diversified into other products that allow them to ident...Starting at €8.20