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- August 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Strategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Subsidiaries;
Internet and the Web;
Investment Funds;
Price;
Performance Efficiency;
Capital Markets;
Auctions;
Investment Return;
Equity;
Planning;
Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-024, August 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy
Our novel evidence suggests that in the times of unusually low interest rates money market fund managers increased, on average, their portfolios’ risk. We also show... View Details
- April 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
David Berman
By: Ananth Raman, Vishal Gaur and Saravanan Kesavan
Examines the decision of a hedge fund manager who is considering investing in a retail stock. The protagonist is concerned about the retailer's inventory level. Explores the relationship between the retailer's inventory and future earnings--and, hence, the relationship...
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Raman, Ananth, Vishal Gaur, and Saravanan Kesavan. "David Berman." Harvard Business School Case 605-081, April 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- August 2019 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Rand Fishkin at Moz (A)
In 2016, senior management at Moz, a venture capital–backed startup providing software tools for digital marketing professionals, must decide how to address a looming cash flow crisis precipitated by failed efforts to broaden its product line. Seattle-based Moz had...
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Keywords:
Startups;
Scaling;
Entrepreneurship;
Failure;
Business Startups;
Diversification;
Growth Management;
Technology Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Rand Fishkin at Moz (A)." Harvard Business School Case 820-002, August 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
Paul A. Gompers
Paul Gompers, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. Professor Gompers has an appointment in both the View Details
- March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
United Way Community Services
Describes in detail the fund development and distribution system of United Way Community Services. A key question is how to measure the outcome/impact of the work done by the agencies that receive United Way funding. A follow-on question is how to reinvent the...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Management Systems;
Measurement and Metrics;
Distribution Channels;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Outcome or Result;
Nonprofit Organizations
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "United Way Community Services." Harvard Business School Case 598-138, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
- December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Bulb 2015: Foundation
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In late August 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb, Ltd (Bulb), were ready to offer affordable renewable energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million households. They hoped to capitalize on the hundreds of thousands of customers switching their energy...
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Keywords:
Green Energy;
Start-up;
Launch;
Customer Acquisition;
Customer Churn;
Customer Engagement;
Electricity;
Resources;
Growth Strategy;
B-Corp;
Entrepreneurial Journey;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Start-ups;
Renewable Energy;
Business Startups;
Business Plan;
Business Model;
Working Capital;
Customers;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Bulb 2015: Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 719-440, December 2018. (Revised June 2021.)
- February 1997
- Case
Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The
By: Debora L. Spar
Widely regarded as the leader in international private equity, Advent International is considering the establishment of a private equity fund in Latin America in 1996. Typically, Advent entered new private equity markets through the creation of multicountry regional...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Joint Ventures;
Market Entry and Exit;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Financial Services Industry;
Boston;
Latin America
Spar, Debora L., and Elizabeth B. Stein. "Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The." Harvard Business School Case 797-077, February 1997.
- 03 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 21 Oct 2016
- News
The barbarian establishment
- 18 Jul 2011
- News
A brave new networked world
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
becomes clear you can raise $4 billion for your next fund instead of the planned $1 billion. Professor of Management Practice Nabil N. El-Hage coauthored the case with HBS professor and Finance unit head...
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- April 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Ameritrade Holding Corporation
By: Lisa K. Meulbroek
Some of the senior managers at Ameritrade, an Internet brokerage firm, are selling their holdings in the firm. Why are the managers selling, how will it affect shareholders, and what should the CEO do about it? The CEO is concerned that the market will interpret...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Internet and the Web;
Stock Options;
Risk Management;
Financial Services Industry
Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Ameritrade Holding Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 200-057, April 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
Philippe van der Beck
Philippe van der Beck is an Assistant Professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the Finance I course in the MBA required curriculum. Philippe’s research interests are in empirical asset pricing, sustainable finance, and structural estimation....
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- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Asset Management;
Financial Institutions;
Investment Portfolio;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Enterprise;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
- February 2009
- Case
Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
This case tells the story of Paresh Patel, born in Boston to an Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and...
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Keywords:
Diasporas;
Work-Life Balance;
Personal Development and Career;
Entrepreneurship;
Boston;
Mumbai
Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley Spence. "Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007." Harvard Business School Case 809-045, February 2009.
- 04 Oct 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Cold Call: Corporate Governance and Growth Strategy at Capital SAFI
- 2021
- Working Paper
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Learning from Corporate Fraud and Corporate Governance Spillovers
By: Trung Nguyen
This paper finds that investors learn from their experience with corporate fraud and financial misconduct and modify their investment behavior to avoid suspicious firms and increase corporate governance efforts. More specially, mutual funds that experienced corporate...
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Keywords:
Institutional Investors;
Investor Experience;
Shareholder Voting;
Corporate Fraud;
Corporate Governance;
Institutional Investing;
Behavior;
Change;
Learning
Nguyen, Trung. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Learning from Corporate Fraud and Corporate Governance Spillovers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-135, June 2021.