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What the Lean Startup Method Gets Right and Wrong
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleIt puts a premium on customer experience, but undervalues strategic thinking. -
When Should You Fire Your Child from the Family Business?
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleFour questions to ask before you make a painful decision. -
Why Serial Entrepreneurs Don't Learn from Failure
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleCompany founders have to be optimistic and resilient. But new research shows that serial entrepreneurs-those who involve themselves in only one project... -
Zeitgeist Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCompanies and leaders don't succeed or fail in a vacuum. When it comes to long-term success, the ability to understand and adapt to changing business... -
5 Lessons I Learned from Selling My Startup
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleYou can’t get the deal done over the phone. -
What Angel Investors Value Most When Choosing What to Fund
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIt's founders, research shows. -
The Soul of a Start-Up
Entrepreneurs and founders Magazine ArticleCompanies can sustain their entrepreneurial energy even as they grow. -
How to Make Startup Stock Options a Better Deal for Employees
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleWhen companies stay private longer, stock options are less appealing. -
Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45
Entrepreneurs and founders ResearchThe most successful entrepreneurs aren’t 20-somethings. -
The Founder of Chewy.com on Finding the Financing to Achieve Scale
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMore exciting than the company’s multibillion-dollar sale was the first significant investment. -
The High-Intensity Entrepreneur
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe popular take on entrepreneurs in the developing world is that they are few in number and run only microbusinesses. But in a two-year study of entrepreneurship... -
How VCs Can Overcome the “Winner’s Curse”
Organizational decision making Digital ArticleThe more rivals you outbid, the more likely you are to have paid too much. -
When an Iconic Founder Overshadows the Family Business
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHow to set up the next generation for success. -
Research: How Long Should a Founder Remain CEO?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleOn average, their value-add tends to decline after an IPO. -
Meet the Teenagers Who Found Their Own Startups
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThey're definitely not slackers. -
Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are So Important to the U.S.
Many of them are creating jobs. -
What Kind of Startup Founder Are You?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleResearch shows there's more than one way to be a great leader. -
Research: Investors Punish Entrepreneurs for Stereotypically Feminine Behaviors
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIn a pitch competition, judges reacted poorly to warmth and expressiveness. -
Gurus in the Garage (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleBefore the days of the Internet, it was primarily venture capitalists who coached young entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Today, because of the phenomenal... -
How Cofounders Can Prevent Their Relationship from Derailing
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleFive strategies to sustain a healthy partnership.
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Chairman Zhang and Broad Group: Growth Dilemmas
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Zhang Yue, founder and chairman of Broad Group, had developed a series of innovative products aimed at solving China's environmental problems. Broad Group's... -
AsiaInfo: The IPO Decision
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The cofounder and CEO of AsiaInfo, a Chinese system integrator that built 70% of China's Internet backbone, must decide whether to list equity in the... -
Optimus Ride
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Oprah!
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Oprah Winfrey believed in sharing the experiences that shaped her development and enabled her to become the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry... -
The Atavist: Reinventing the Book
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Atavist, a start-up founded by journalists, publishes enhanced ebook singles as well as the software to create enhanced ebooks. The company is currently... -
Vitana: Choosing Partners
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case study examines the founding of Vitana, a dentistry-focused search fund founded by Ashish Bagai, Monika Srivastava, and Amir Fardshi. In this... -
TrueCar: Transforming The Car Buying Experience
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case follows Scott Painter and his executive team as they deal with a crisis that threatens the survival of TrueCar, a company founded by Painter... -
BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (C)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IES582. The peaceful period following the appointment of a new CEO is about to come to an end as FineWorks Venture Capital learns about... -
Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the A Case 308-058. With an almost forty-year history as a business in China, the Wanxiang Group has navigated through the significantly different... -
CloudFlare, Inc.: Running Hot?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In July 2012, the cofounders of CloudFlare, a Silicon Valley startup that protects websites and accelerates their traffic, are considering the implications... -
Quail Cove Farms (B): Catching the Organics Wave
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This case continues the story of Bill and Elaine Jardine from "Quail Cove Farms (A): One Night and a Big Decision." The Jardines, having moved into... -
Splitting the Founders' Equity Pie: Is Equal Equitable?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Negotiating the initial equity split among founders is not as straight-forward as it might first appear. In this case, five Belgians launch Novosanis,... -
Nashton Partners II
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the story of Jay Davis and Jason Pananos, classmates from Harvard Business School who started a search fund, Nashton Partners. The case... -
CoET: Innovation in Africa
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Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Jim Sharpe, 10 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum... -
King's Flair International: A Bright Future in the Nanofiber Opportunity? (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case series describes the decision of King's Flair International (KFI) on whether to venture into the nanofiber business. KFI grew from an original... -
EasyEverything: The Internet Shop
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details By February 2000, easyEverything, the first chain of large Internet cafes to be conceived anywhere in the world, had already successfully launched five... -
Intuit Inc.: Project AgriNova
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In late 2008, a team from Intuit's office in Bangalore, India is evaluating an opportunity to launch a new venture that would use SMS to deliver crop... -
Recorded Future: Analyzing Internet Ideas About What Comes Next
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Recorded Future is a "big data" startup company that uses Internet data to make predictions about events, people, and entities. The company primarily...
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What the Lean Startup Method Gets Right and Wrong
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleIt puts a premium on customer experience, but undervalues strategic thinking. -
When Should You Fire Your Child from the Family Business?
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleFour questions to ask before you make a painful decision. -
Chairman Zhang and Broad Group: Growth Dilemmas
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Zhang Yue, founder and chairman of Broad Group, had developed a series of innovative products aimed at solving China's environmental problems. Broad Group's... -
Building Mental Resilience While Building a Business
Anxiety shows up in all kinds of business situations — especially when you’re starting your own company. -
AsiaInfo: The IPO Decision
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The cofounder and CEO of AsiaInfo, a Chinese system integrator that built 70% of China's Internet backbone, must decide whether to list equity in the... -
Optimus Ride
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details -
Oprah!
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Oprah Winfrey believed in sharing the experiences that shaped her development and enabled her to become the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry... -
The Atavist: Reinventing the Book
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Atavist, a start-up founded by journalists, publishes enhanced ebook singles as well as the software to create enhanced ebooks. The company is currently... -
Vitana: Choosing Partners
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case study examines the founding of Vitana, a dentistry-focused search fund founded by Ashish Bagai, Monika Srivastava, and Amir Fardshi. In this...