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- June 2021
- Case
Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?
By: David B. Yoffie, Danielle Golan and Nicole Tempest Keller
In March 2021, Amnon Shashua, co-founder and CEO of Israel-based Mobileye, was preparing to meet with Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, to review plans for the future. Mobileye had been acquired by California-based Intel in 2017, but still operated independently....
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Keywords:
Technology Companies;
Robotics;
Autonomous Vehicles;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Transportation;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Industry;
Auto Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Israel
Yoffie, David B., Danielle Golan, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?" Harvard Business School Case 721-481, June 2021.
- May 2021
- Case
Roku 2021
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
This case is used to explore the strategic concept of "look forward, reason back." Roku in 2021 is trying to figure out the future of television and streaming media. Students are asked to provide a vision for television and streaming media (that is, Look Forward) by...
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Keywords:
Television Entertainment;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Roku 2021." Harvard Business School Case 721-480, May 2021.
- April 2021
- Teaching Note
Social Media War 2021: Snap vs. Facebook vs. TikTok
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
This teaching note provides analysis and a teaching plan for the Social Media War 2021: Snap vs. Facebook vs. TikTok case.
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- April 2021 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Social Media War 2021: Snap vs. Facebook vs. TikTok
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
This case explores the competitive war between Snap, Facebook, and TikTok in 2021. The strategic focus is on Snapchat: how should it respond to the emergence of TikTok, and how should it compete with the dominant competitor in its space—Facebook. The case examines...
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Keywords:
Strategy Development;
Competitor Analysis;
Strategy;
Network Effects;
Competitive Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Social Media
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Social Media War 2021: Snap vs. Facebook vs. TikTok." Harvard Business School Case 721-443, April 2021. (Revised March 2024.)
- January 15, 2021
- Article
Social Media Companies Should Self-Regulate. Now
By: Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer and David B. Yoffie
We argue that social media firms should ramp up self-regulation of content in 2021. This argument is based on research on numerous industries where firms and/or industry associations devised self-regulatory strategies that successfully limited or forestalled more...
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Keywords:
Self-regulation;
Internet and the Web;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Social Media
Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie. "Social Media Companies Should Self-Regulate. Now." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2021).
- December 2020
- Teaching Note
Apple Inc. in 2020
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for HBS Case #720-454.
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- 2020
- Chapter
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon: Is Winner-Take-All True?
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon: Is Winner-Take-All True?" In Sekai saikoho no keiei kyoshitsu [World's Best Management Class]: 17 Lessons in Management from the World's Leading Business Professors, edited by Ayako Hirono, 179–193. Tokyo: Nikkei Business Publications, 2020. (Published in Japanese.)
- August 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Skillz: Esports and Skill-Based Mobile Gaming
By: Andy Wu, David B. Yoffie and George Gonzalez
Founded in 2012, Skillz offered a platform for mobile app developers to monetize skill-based games via prized tournaments. Skillz had over 20,000 registered developers that had created thousands of Skillz-powered games played by over 30 million registered users...
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Keywords:
Video Games;
Mobile;
Esports;
Applications and Software;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Digital Platforms;
United States
Wu, Andy, David B. Yoffie, and George Gonzalez. "Skillz: Esports and Skill-Based Mobile Gaming." Harvard Business School Case 721-358, August 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- June 2020
- Case
Extended Reality Extends into Enterprise?
By: David B. Yoffie, Kaushal Jain, Amy Villasenor, Vicky Xu and Annie Yang
While the growth of virtual reality started in gaming, the industry was increasingly focused on enterprise applications in 2020. This note explores the market opportunities and challenges for virtual reality and augmented reality in the enterprise, while diving into a...
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Keywords:
Virtual Reality;
Augmented Reality;
Enterprise Computing;
Organizations;
Information Technology;
Markets;
Opportunities;
Strategy
Yoffie, David B., Kaushal Jain, Amy Villasenor, Vicky Xu, and Annie Yang. "Extended Reality Extends into Enterprise?" Harvard Business School Case 720-472, June 2020.
- May 2020
- Case
Numenta in 2020: The Future of AI
By: David B. Yoffie, Cameron Armstrong, Mei Tao and Marta Zwierz
In 2020, Numenta’s co-founder, Jeff Hawkins, completed his pathbreaking research on artificial intelligence. His co-founder and CEO, Donna Dubinsky, had to find a business model to monetize the technology. This case explores the challenges of building a business...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Monetization;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Intellectual Property;
Business Model;
AI and Machine Learning;
Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., Cameron Armstrong, Mei Tao, and Marta Zwierz. "Numenta in 2020: The Future of AI." Harvard Business School Case 720-463, May 2020.
- April 2020
- Case
TiVo 2020
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
This short case provides an update on TiVo from 2016-2020. The case covers TiVo merger with Rovi, the turnover of several CEOs, and struggles on how to reposition its product business (the digital video recorder).
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Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "TiVo 2020." Harvard Business School Case 720-457, April 2020.
- April 2020
- Case
Apple Inc. in 2020
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
After a decade as CEO, Tim Cook is facing one of his biggest strategic transitions of his tenure. While Apple had performed spectacularly well under Cook, Apple's core business was maturing. Sales of iPhones, iPads, and Macs were flat or down. However, Apple's new...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Market Positioning;
Marketing Implementation;
Planning;
Products;
Strategic Positioning;
Strategy;
Information Technology;
Competitive Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Competitive Advantage;
Product Positioning;
Communication;
Competition;
Leadership;
Strategic Planning;
Computer Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Apple Inc. in 2020." Harvard Business School Case 720-454, April 2020.
- Spring 2020
- Article
The Future of Platforms
By: Michael A. Cusumano, David B. Yoffie and Annabelle Gawer
Platforms power the world’s most valuable companies, but it will get harder and harder to capture and monetize their disruptive potential.
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Cusumano, Michael A., David B. Yoffie, and Annabelle Gawer. "The Future of Platforms." Art. 61304. Special Issue on Disruption 2020. MIT Sloan Management Review 61, no. 3 (Spring 2020).
- February 2020
- Case
Intellectual Ventures Update 2020
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
After raising $6 billion and buying 60,000 patents, Intellectual Venture (IV) was confronted with a changing legal environment. After a number of important legal decisions, including the Supreme Court's so-called "Alice" decision, IV had to shift strategy. IV sold off...
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Keywords:
Intellectual Property;
Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Information Technology;
Business Model;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Intellectual Ventures Update 2020." Harvard Business School Case 720-438, February 2020.
- December 2019 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
Ripple: The Business of Crypto and Ripple 2023
By: David B. Yoffie
The case explores Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s mission to disrupt the global payments industry by leveraging the cryptocurrency XRP. Students will learn about Bitcoin and the blockchain industry, as well as Ripple’s unique crypto business model. The case provides an...
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Keywords:
Payment Systems;
Cryptocurrency;
Bitcoin;
Blockchain;
Fintech;
Business Startups;
Business Model;
Disruption;
Strategy
- December 2019
- Teaching Note
Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Teaching Note for HBS No. 720-400.
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- December 2019
- Article
El negocio de las plataformas
By: Annabelle Gawer, Michael A. Cusumano and David B. Yoffie
Gawer, Annabelle, Michael A. Cusumano, and David B. Yoffie. "El negocio de las plataformas." Harvard Deusto Business Review, no. 295 (December 2019): 6–12.
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
By: David Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook based on the idea that connecting people was a fundamentally good thing—and a way to turn a handsome profit. But from the beginning, Facebook received criticism both for how it handled user privacy and how it curated user-generated...
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Keywords:
Platform;
Governance;
Privacy;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Governance;
Ethics;
Business and Government Relations;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Web Services Industry
Yoffie, David, and Daniel Fisher. "Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance." Harvard Business School Case 720-400, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Technical Note
5G Wireless Technology, 2019
By: David B. Yoffie, Roneal Desai and Lili Ouyang
This Note explores the technology and economics of emerging 5G networks.
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Keywords:
Technology Change;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Communications Industry
Yoffie, David B., Roneal Desai, and Lili Ouyang. "5G Wireless Technology, 2019." Harvard Business School Technical Note 720-362, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- May 29, 2019
- Article
A Study of More Than 250 Platforms Reveals Why Most Fail
By: David B. Yoffie, Annabelle Gawer and Michael A. Cusumano
This piece explores why digital platforms fail. We collected data on 250 failures over the last 20 years, analyzed the most common causes for a platform to disappear or morph into an alternative business.
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Yoffie, David B., Annabelle Gawer, and Michael A. Cusumano. "A Study of More Than 250 Platforms Reveals Why Most Fail." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 29, 2019).