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- January 2001
- Teaching Note
ZEFER: Building and Positioning an e-Business Consulting Company TN
By: Richard L. Nolan and George Francis Westerman III
- January 2001
- Case
Abgenix and the XenoMouse
By: Robert J. Dolan
Abgenix has a unique method for generating antibodies useful in treating a number of diseases, including cancer. In early 2000, the company's cancer has performed very well in animal testing and is moving to early stage human testing. Abgenix must decide whether to...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Marketing Strategy;
Health Testing and Trials;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Science-Based Business;
Biotechnology Industry
Dolan, Robert J. "Abgenix and the XenoMouse." Harvard Business School Case 501-061, January 2001.
- 2001
- Book
TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley
By: Mohanbir S. Sawhney, Ranjay Gulati and Anthony Paoni
Keywords:
Information Technology;
Business Ventures;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Value;
Profit;
California
Sawhney, Mohanbir S., Ranjay Gulati and Anthony Paoni, eds. TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley. John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
- December 2000 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses (Condensed)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a condensed analysis of Ventro (formerly known as Chemdex), which builds and operates multiple B2B marketplace companies. Part of the Building-E-Business Online series.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Management;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 801-274, December 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
- December 2000
- Background Note
Internet Access Providers
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Daniel Green
Describes the Internet access provider business model. First, it defines the model and presents different ways to categorize access providers. Second, it offers a summary of the various ways that Internet access providers create value for their customers. Next, it...
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Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Daniel Green. "Internet Access Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-304, December 2000.
- December 2000
- Case
CellFor, Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Frantz Edward Alphonse and Laure Mougeot Stroock
A new private company has developed a process to clone and multiply seeds for the forestry industry.
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- December 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Rise and Fall of Iridium, The
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Examines the history of Iridium Communications, a provider of mobile satellite services. Discusses the genesis of Iridium's technical design, then follows the venture through various stages of development. Describes Iridium's attempts to build a subscriber base after...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Organizational Structure;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Telecommunications Industry
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Rise and Fall of Iridium, The." Harvard Business School Case 601-040, December 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- 2000
- Chapter
E-Business Models: Making Sense of the Internet Business Landscape
By: L. M. Applegate
Applegate, L. M., ed., "E-Business Models: Making Sense of the Internet Business Landscape." In Information Technology and the New Enterprise: Future Models for Managers, edited by L. M. Applegate, Gary W. Dickson, and Gerardine DeSanctis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000.
- November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Background Note
Online Content Providers
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
Describes the business model for online content providers, companies that distribute copyright content via the Internet. Focuses on their revenue and cost drivers and on the ways that online content providers create value for consumers. Also investigates the benefits...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Customers;
Value Creation;
Business Model;
Internet and the Web;
Cash Flow;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Decision Making;
Profit;
Information Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Online Content Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-261, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- November 20, 2000
- Article
Untangling the Value of Web Companies
By: Sunil Gupta and Donald R. Lehmann
- November 2000
- Case
Model E: An Incubated Enterprise
By: Myra M. Hart
Provides a close-up view of an entrepreneurial search for opportunity, the role of incubators in the process, and the development of a viable business concept. Also depicts the changes made to the business concept as new people (with new expertise and experience) are...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Transformation;
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Problems and Challenges;
Internet and the Web
Hart, Myra M. "Model E: An Incubated Enterprise." Harvard Business School Case 801-257, November 2000.
- November 2000 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Tellme Networks, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Nicole Tempest
Tellme, an early-stage, venture-backed company based in Silicon Valley, leverages speech-recognition technologies to provide: 1) a "voice portal" with news and other information accessible through any telephone, and 2) turnkey application development and hosting...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Digital Platforms;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Venture Capital;
Technology Adoption;
Internet and the Web;
Brands and Branding;
Information Technology;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Nicole Tempest. "Tellme Networks, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 801-319, November 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
- November 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Ventro (formerly known as Chemdex), which builds and operates multiple B2B marketplace companies. Examines Ventro's business model and strategy as well as the company's operating, technical, and management expertise. Part of the...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Management;
Business or Company Management;
SWOT Analysis;
Organizational Structure;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 801-042, November 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
- November 2000
- Case
FireDrop
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the evolution of FireDrop, a new venture-backed company that has developed a new platform for e-mail communication. The FireDrop application--called a Zaplet--allows for e-mails to be continually updated so they are current when read (rather than when sent)....
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- November 2000
- Case
Geocast Network Systems, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Christina L. Darwall and Elizabeth Kind
Geocast, a venture-backed start-up, had developed innovative technology for "datacasting" broadband information and entertainment content to an external hard drive, where it was cached for later retrieval by a Web-enabled PC. By using terrestrial TV, direct broadcast...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Information Management;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Channels;
Corporate Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Christina L. Darwall, and Elizabeth Kind. "Geocast Network Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 801-211, November 2000.
- October 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Garage.com (A)
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Elizabeth Kind
Silicon Valley's Garage.com matches venture capital and corporate angel investors with high-tech start-ups that are looking for early stage funding. As a Web-based service, Garage.com fields inquiries from entrepreneurs and investors around the world, and is eager to...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Internet and the Web;
Expansion;
Operations;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Global Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Brands and Branding;
Information Technology Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Elizabeth Kind. "Garage.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-064, October 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Handspring
By: Myra M. Hart and Mary Rotelli
Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins, founders of Palm Computing, have launched a new venture--Handspring. They are preparing for an IPO in the spring of 2000. When the markets begin to collapse and their investment bankers suggest a significantly lower price, they must...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Investment Banking;
Initial Public Offering;
Valuation;
Business Processes;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Mary Rotelli. "Handspring." Harvard Business School Case 801-112, October 2000. (Revised November 2000.)
- October 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
BizRate.com
By: Youngme E. Moon
BizRate is a market research firm that collects point-of-purchase customer feedback data from retailing merchants. It then makes its findings available to consumers in the form of "BizRate star ratings," which are displayed on its website. To date, its primary revenue...
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Keywords:
Business Education;
Marketing Channels;
Internet and the Web;
Customer Relationship Management;
Trust;
Business Model;
Marketing Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Business Divisions;
Debates;
Retail Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "BizRate.com." Harvard Business School Case 501-024, October 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- October 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Digitas (A): Strategic Interactive Group
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, David Lane and Courtenay Sprague
Kathy Biro, president of Digitas, an e-strategy consulting firm, has successfully grown out of the company's roots in the strategic interactive group. Her challenges now include managing the integration of the SIG with Digitas's other component, direct marketing firm...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Business Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Integration;
Expansion;
Business or Company Management;
Business Model;
Organizational Design;
Consulting Industry;
Massachusetts
Kanter, Rosabeth M., David Lane, and Courtenay Sprague. "Digitas (A): Strategic Interactive Group." Harvard Business School Case 301-052, October 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- September 2000 (Revised August 2011)
- Teaching Note
AGENCY.COM (A) and (B) TN
By: Ashish Nanda and Thomas J. DeLong
Teaching Note for (9-800-061) and (9-800-062).
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