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How Blockchain Is Changing Finance
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How to Make Startup Stock Options a Better Deal for Employees
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A Tale of Two Innovators Going Public
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA few weeks ago, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors issued stock to the public. Its charismatic CEO Elon Musk was once touted by Wired as a "triple... -
The Best Business Model in the World
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleOne of the "golden rules" of investing we have at our firm, Cue Ball, is that we value the business model over the financial plan. In fact, we value the... -
Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop
Organizational Development Digital ArticleRealizing the full potential of this evolving sector requires three things. -
To Innovate Like a Startup, Make Decisions Like VCs Do
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What Venture Trends Can Tell You
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research from McKinsey suggests what the inevitable shakeout in the venture capital industry heralds for the broader business community. -
When Founders Go Too Far
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleSilicon Valley venture capitalists used to routinely oust start-up founders--who were viewed as green and unskilled--as part of the process leading to... -
Bringing Silicon Valley Inside (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleIn 1998, Silicon Valley companies produced 41 IPOs, which by January 1999 had a combined market capitalization of $27 billion--that works out to $54,000... -
Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleEver wondered how entrepreneurs convince VCs to fund their businesses? A leading venture capitalist delivers the inside scoop on what not to say. -
More and More Companies Want a Piece of the Next Snapchat
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleResearch suggests they're likely to be disappointed. -
Too Soon to IPO? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFour years ago, Diane Ashton and Sundeep Lal were working together at MIT on a titanium extraction project. Durable and highly heat resistant, titanium... -
Venture Capitalists Get Paid Well to Lose Money
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThe incentives are all wrong. -
Does Silicon Valley Still Care About Climate Change?
Global Business ResearchCleantech investments and patents are down. -
A Call for Innovation in Job Creation
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe Gulf oil spill looks like it might be capped. U.S. financial regulation is underway, plugging holes of another kind, which won't allow sub-prime mortgage... -
What Founders Need to Know Before Selling Their Startup
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleYou might be surprised at what your acquirer will agree to — if you just ask. -
Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee... -
Choose the Right Investor for Your Startup
Pros and cons of the five major funding sources. -
Research: How Cloud Computing Changed Venture Capital
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt made the "spray and pray" approach more common.
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Rebel Technologies Series Seed Negotiation: Emperor Information
Communication Case Study11.95View Details Supplement to case SCG534. Students engage in a high-stakes seed stage investment negotiation between Empire Ventures, a leading venture capital firm,... -
Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Brandless, an online direct-to-consumer seller of upscale private-label consumer packaged goods, offered consumers a limited assortment of values-conscious... -
Anthony Starks at InSiL Therapeutics (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case accompanies the (A) case from Anthony Starks's perspective. -
Ramcides: Growing Pains for a Family-Run Business in an Emerging Market
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details During the Holi festival in March 2012, the managing director of Ramcides, a family-run agrochemical business, was considering the path of the company... -
Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Investitori Associati seeks to exit a leveraged buyout investment. Choosing the appropriate way in which to undertake their exit-an initial public offering... -
Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Marcelo Alecrim, the owner of SAT, a gas distribution company in Brazil, envisioned many growth opportunities but lacked financial resources to pursue... -
CMGI: Organizational and Market Innovation
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details CMGI is considering acquiring yesmail, an e-mail marketing firm. In assessing the potential acquisition, it must assess the fit with its own organization,... -
Knot
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details An online wedding resource company is seeking an equity investment to grow the business. -
Better Place: The Electric Vehicle Renaissance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the innovative business model of Better Place Inc., an electric vehicle company. The key challenges in operating the business model... -
GENICON: Keep Growing or Sell the Company?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The chief executive officer (CEO) of GENICON is at a crossroads. The private medical device manufacturing business he started over 15 years ago has several... -
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... -
U.S. Labs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes the evolution of a start-up venture in the pathology lab segment of the clinical lab business. U.S. Labs tries a series of business models before... -
Catalys Pacific
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2019, BT Slingsby founds Catalys Pacific, the first biotech "venture creation" fund in Tokyo. After convincing some of the biggest Japanese pharmaceutical... -
VCPE Strategy Vignettes II
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details These three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of venture capital and private equity firms. In one, a senior partner... -
Marin Software
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case outlines the fundraising history of Marin Software. The case discusses the events that led up to the initial public offering (IPO) and the tumultuous... -
Diversity and Inclusion at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Communication Case Study11.95View Details In 2016, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator undertook formal efforts to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts with the hire of Estelle Reyes.... -
MightyWell (TM)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details A college entrepreneur named Emily Levy founded MightyWell™ when she faced a personal challenge following her diagnosis with chronic, or more properly... -
The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details When discovered in the 1990s, the Kashagan oil field was the second largest oil field in the world. The project sponsors (equity investors) signed a 40-year... -
Intel Capital, 2005 (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details All companies in a technology-intensive industry must worry about the development of their ecosystems and, in particular, the availability and cost of... -
Fast Ion Battery
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street Capital (WSC) and a board member at Fast Ion Battery, had just received a phone call from Don Lerner at Bluelock...
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Rebel Technologies Series Seed Negotiation: Emperor Information
Communication Case Study11.95View Details Supplement to case SCG534. Students engage in a high-stakes seed stage investment negotiation between Empire Ventures, a leading venture capital firm,... -
Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Brandless, an online direct-to-consumer seller of upscale private-label consumer packaged goods, offered consumers a limited assortment of values-conscious... -
Anthony Starks at InSiL Therapeutics (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case accompanies the (A) case from Anthony Starks's perspective. -
Ramcides: Growing Pains for a Family-Run Business in an Emerging Market
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details During the Holi festival in March 2012, the managing director of Ramcides, a family-run agrochemical business, was considering the path of the company... -
Investitori Associati: Exiting the Savio LBO (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Investitori Associati seeks to exit a leveraged buyout investment. Choosing the appropriate way in which to undertake their exit-an initial public offering... -
Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Marcelo Alecrim, the owner of SAT, a gas distribution company in Brazil, envisioned many growth opportunities but lacked financial resources to pursue... -
CMGI: Organizational and Market Innovation
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details CMGI is considering acquiring yesmail, an e-mail marketing firm. In assessing the potential acquisition, it must assess the fit with its own organization,... -
Knot
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details An online wedding resource company is seeking an equity investment to grow the business. -
Better Place: The Electric Vehicle Renaissance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the innovative business model of Better Place Inc., an electric vehicle company. The key challenges in operating the business model... -
GENICON: Keep Growing or Sell the Company?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The chief executive officer (CEO) of GENICON is at a crossroads. The private medical device manufacturing business he started over 15 years ago has several...