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- January 2020
- Case
Lunchclub: Algorithmic Networking
By: Scott Duke Kominers and George Gonzalez
Algorithmic networking startup Lunchclub coordinates in-person meetings between professionals who would have been unlikely to meet. The company faces marketplace design, growth, and monetization challenges: The executive team has to refine Lunchclub's marketplace...
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Keywords:
Monetization Strategy;
Networking;
Business Startups;
Marketplace Matching;
Market Design;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Industry
Kominers, Scott Duke, and George Gonzalez. "Lunchclub: Algorithmic Networking." Harvard Business School Case 820-051, January 2020.
- March 2015 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Medalogix
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew G. Preble
This case examines an exciting new approach to health care that will help care providers identify when hospice services are the appropriate type of care for patients. The company, Medalogix, already has a product on the market that uses a proprietary algorithm to...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Health Care Entrepreneurship;
Health Care Services;
Implementing Strategy;
Dissemination;
Innovation;
Market Selection;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Analytics and Data Science;
Marketing Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Health Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Matthew G. Preble. "Medalogix." Harvard Business School Case 815-116, March 2015. (Revised June 2015.)
- 10 Jul 2022
- News
Manufacturing Process Innovations: A “Bessemer Moment” For Titanium?
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Who will win the delivery app war?
- March 2020
- Case
Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
Thingtesting, a brand discovery and testing digital community devoted to uncovering and exploring direct-to-consumer brands, had just received seed funding and was contemplating a second year of growth. The new year brought many challenges, as founder Jenny Gyllander...
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Keywords:
Influencer Marketing;
Monetization;
Female Ceo;
Female Entrepreneur;
Female Protagonist;
Influencers;
Influencer;
Direct-to-consumer;
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Products Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Advertising Industry;
London;
United Kingdom;
United States;
Europe;
North America
Israeli, Ayelet, and Jill Avery. "Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community." Harvard Business School Case 520-086, March 2020.
- June 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?
By: Daniel Isenberg and William R. Kerr
Jasmine Crowe founded Goodr to redirect food waste to people in need. Now a profitable enterprise, she’s searching for Series A funding and encountering pushback. Scaling and contract concerns are also at the forefront of her mind, but so are her values. Feeding...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Investor Demand;
Food;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Values and Beliefs;
Social Issues;
Race;
Opportunities;
Contracts;
Mission and Purpose;
Financing and Loans
Isenberg, Daniel, and William R. Kerr. "Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?" Harvard Business School Case 822-143, June 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
Tatiana Sandino
Tatiana Sandino is the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration in the Accounting and Management Unit, most recently teaching and undertaking the role of course head for the required first-year MBA course Financial Reporting and Control. She has... View Details
- January 2021
- Case
Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
On October 7, 2020, Bespoken Spirits publicly announced it had received $2.6 million of seed funding for its “sustainable maturation process,” a process that could produce award-winning whiskeys in just days rather than years using a novel technology and data science. ...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Disruption;
Entrepreneurship;
Environmental Sustainability;
Cash Flow;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Business Model;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Service Industry;
United States;
California
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "Bespoken Spirits: Disrupting Distilling." Harvard Business School Case 721-419, January 2021.
- Web
Publications - Faculty & Research
Electric: Highland Electric Fleets and Partners By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small Founder Duncan McIntyre developed an innovative service-based business to electrify transportation fleets for school districts and scale through...
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- April 2024
- Article
How Our Ideological Out-Group Shapes Our Emotional Response to Our Shared Socio-Political Reality
By: Julia Elad-Strenger, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy and Eran Halperin
What shapes our emotional responses to socio-political events? Following the social identity approach, we suggest that individuals adjust their emotional responses to socio-political stimuli based on their ideological out-group's responses, in a manner that preserves...
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Elad-Strenger, Julia, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy, and Eran Halperin. "How Our Ideological Out-Group Shapes Our Emotional Response to Our Shared Socio-Political Reality." British Journal of Social Psychology 63, no. 2 (April 2024): 723–744.
- May 2007 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Biocon Limited
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Ananth Chepuri
Biocon Limited was facing significant pricing pressure in their cash cow business, that primarily consisted of manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). To combat this commoditization, Biocon's leadership had chosen an innovation-led strategy. This new...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Innovation and Management;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Risk Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Biotechnology Industry;
India
Palepu, Krishna G., and Ananth Chepuri. "Biocon Limited." Harvard Business School Case 107-083, May 2007. (Revised September 2008.)
- March 2018
- Supplement
Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)
By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti
Supplements the (A) case. Having successfully spearheaded relief work in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Foundation envisions creating a more comprehensive and sustainable development model. They are keen to build a model village that integrates...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Family Business;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Venture Capital;
Microfinance;
Geographic Location;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Management;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Resource Allocation;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Natural Disasters;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Issues;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Banking Industry;
Auto Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Travel Industry;
Nepal
Malloy, Christopher J., Lauren H. Cohen, and Inakshi Sobti. "Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 218-110, March 2018.
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
The Road to Successful Bundled Payment Risk
- 11 May 2022
- Video
LEVEL UP: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent
By: Jill Avery and David Fubini
Armarium, a two-sided digital platform that offered consumers the opportunity to rent the most coveted, current season high fashion clothing and accessories from the top global luxury brands, had emerged from its first sales season with two distinct customer segments:...
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Keywords:
Luxury Brand;
Fashion;
Sharing Economy;
Two-sided Marketplace;
Target Market;
Customer Selection;
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Luxury;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Fashion Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
North America
- December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
- Supplement
Bulb 2017: Launch
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On August 21, 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb Ltd. (Bulb) launched a new business to supply energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million residential homes with a promise of 100% renewable electricity at affordable prices. By the end of March 2017,...
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Keywords:
Green Energy;
Start-up;
Launch;
Customer Acquisition;
Customer Churn;
Customer Engagement;
Electricity;
Resources;
Growth Strategy;
B-Corp;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurial Journey;
Entrepreneurial Financing;
Renewable Energy;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Model;
Working Capital;
Product Launch;
Customers;
Growth Management;
Business Plan;
Decision Making;
United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Bulb 2017: Launch." Harvard Business School Supplement 719-441, December 2018. (Revised June 2021.)
- August 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive?
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Amram Migdal and Max Hancock
As co-founder and CEO of Simprints—a social enterprise with the mission to “transform the way the world fights poverty"—Toby Norman was at a crossroads. His organization had developed ground-breaking technology used to verify aid delivery, reached more than 2.5 million...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social Enterprise;
Employees;
Growth and Development Strategy
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Amram Migdal, and Max Hancock. "Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive?" Harvard Business School Case 424-015, August 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- December 2019 (Revised November 2021)
- Course Overview Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2022
By: Mitchell Weiss and Benjamin Henkes
This is the course overview note for “The Entrepreneurial Manager,” taught in the first year at Harvard Business School. Students will learn how to be opportunity-driven managers and how to lead under uncertainty. They'll learn how to identify opportunities, how to...
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Weiss, Mitchell, and Benjamin Henkes. "The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2022." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 820-082, December 2019. (Revised November 2021.)
- July 2006
- Article
Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat
This paper analyzes a dynamic mixed duopoly in which a profit-maximizing competitor interacts with a competitor that prices at zero (or marginal cost), with the cumulation of output affecting their relative positions over time. The modeling effort is motivated by...
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Keywords:
Open Source Software;
Demand-side Learning;
Network Effects;
Linux;
Mixed Duopoly;
Competitive Dynamics;
Business Models;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Business Model;
Mathematical Methods;
Digital Platforms;
Profit;
Balance and Stability;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
SWOT Analysis;
Competition;
Price;
Information Technology Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows." Management Science 52, no. 7 (July 2006): 1072–1084.