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Early-Stage Business Vignettes
Chess, R; Reiss, P; Harrington, SCase SGSB-E304-EEntrepreneurshipThis case tells the story of Graham Weaver, a young entrepreneur, as he forms and grows a private equity company over the course of three years. While still a student at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Graham began a search process to acquire a small company. Having purchased his first company, a label manufacturer, in 1998, he goes on to acquire six more in the same space, all of which he now owns under the umbrella Alpine Ventures. As C...Starting at €8.20
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Carlypso: Overcoming Bumps in the Road in the Used Car Industry
Reiss, P; Kissick, RCase SGSB-E546-EEntrepreneurshipCarlypso: Overcoming Bumps in the Road in the Used Car Industry” explores various challenges associated with scaling a start-up. In 2013, Christopher Coleman and Nicholas Hinrichsen cofounded Carlypso, a company that simplified the process of buying and selling used cars. Over the course of two years, Coleman and Hinrichsen ran into a series of challenges that prevented Carlypso from selling cars more efficiently. The case highlights several o...Starting at €8.20
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Carlypso: Overcoming Bumps in the Road in the Used Car Industry - Teaching note
Reiss, P; Kissick, RTeaching Note SGSB-E546TN-EEntrepreneurshipCarlypso: Overcoming Bumps in the Road in the Used Car Industry” explores various challenges associated with scaling a start-up. In 2013, Christopher Coleman and Nicholas Hinrichsen cofounded Carlypso, a company that simplified the process of buying and selling used cars. Over the course of two years, Coleman and Hinrichsen ran into a series of challenges that prevented Carlypso from selling cars more efficiently. The case highlights several o...Starting at €0.00
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eBay's "Connected Technologies": Innovating Customer Engagement in the Retail Industry
Nair, H; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-M349-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2013 and 2014, eBay deployed several sets of large, interactive touch screens and related technologies in shopping malls and retail stores. These “connected technologies” were used in a variety of ways intended to benefit both shoppers and retailers. In one case, screens served as “digital storefronts” in four locations throughout New York City for a new fashion brand, Kate Spade Saturday. Shoppers could evaluate products using the screen...Starting at €8.20
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BOBST Group: Costing New Parts
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Regazzoni A.Case SGSB-A204-ESebastien Solana se había unido recientemente al equipo de investigación y desarrollo de Bobst Group, un proveedor de la industria gráfica. Su primera tarea fue examinar los elementos estructurales de la SPeria® Foilmaster 102 (una máquina de corte para productos de embalaje) con el objetivo de reducir su costo de producción. Solana había analizado el diseño de una pieza específica, el rodamiento montado, y había diseñado un nuevo rodamiento mont...Starting at €8.20