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- October 1999 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
WingspanBank.com (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Daniel Galvin
The case describes the new product development process for WingspanBank.com, an Internet-only financial services "infomediary" created by a team from Bank One's First USA division. The creation of the bank is described from concept development to prelaunch decision...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Making;
Information Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Managerial Roles;
Product Development;
Performance Consistency;
Competitive Advantage;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Sucher, Sandra J., and Daniel Galvin. "WingspanBank.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 600-035, October 1999. (Revised July 2002.)
- October 1999
- Article
What Netscape Learned from Cross-platform Software Development
By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie
Cusumano, M. A., and D. B. Yoffie. "What Netscape Learned from Cross-platform Software Development." Communications of the ACM 42, no. 10 (October 1999): 72–78.
- September 1999 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
eBay, Inc.
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
eBay was the world's largest and most popular person-to-person trading community on the Internet. In early 1999, the company was doing very well and seemed to have solved many of its early problems. However, on March 30, 1999, Amazon.com announced that it was entering...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Planning;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Web Services Industry;
Web Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "eBay, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 700-007, September 1999. (Revised June 2001.)
- September 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Charles Schwab Corporation (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Nicole Tempest
A look at the industrial restructuring in the brokerage industry made possible by e-commerce. Focuses the student's attention on the decision alternatives facing Charles Schwab, one of the industry leaders in January 1998. In a word, the challenge is "Do they slash...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Internet and the Web;
Price;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Nicole Tempest. "Charles Schwab Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-024, September 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- September 1999 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
MarketSoft
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Diana S. Gardner
Greg Erman and Nancy Benovich-Gilby have assembled a team and selected a market for the launch of a high-potential venture based on using an Internet-based service to manage the flow of sales leads between principals and their distribution channel partners. Their...
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Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Diana S. Gardner. "MarketSoft." Harvard Business School Case 800-069, September 1999. (Revised October 2006.)
- August 1999
- Case
AOL in the Summer of 1999
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "AOL in the Summer of 1999." Harvard Business School Case 700-044, August 1999.
- August 1999 (Revised September 1999)
- Case
Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (A)
Recounts two complex negotiations in which Netscape and Microsoft compete to win a browser contract with AOL--then later with KPMG. After reviewing the web and browser sectors, this case recounts AOL's dramatic negotiations with Netscape and with Microsoft over which...
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Sebenius, James K. "Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-050, August 1999. (Revised September 1999.)
- August 1999
- Case
Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Sebenius, James K. "Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-051, August 1999.
- July 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Jay R. Girotto
In the wake of major competitive moves, CEO Tim Koogle and his senior team at Yahoo!, an Internet portal, must decide whether and how to adjust their strategy. Following deals between AOL and Netscape, Excite and @Home, Infoseek and Disney, and Snap and NBS, Yahoo!...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Industry Structures;
Internet and the Web;
Risk Management;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Web Services Industry;
Web Services Industry
Rivkin, Jan W., and Jay R. Girotto. "Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time." Harvard Business School Case 700-013, July 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- June 1999 (Revised June 2000)
- Teaching Note
Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A) and (B) TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-198-146) and (9-199-019).
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- April 1999
- Case
Steve Perlman and WebTV (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
The dynamics of a linked series of internal and external negotiations involved in launching, growing, and selling a high-tech, Internet start-up are explored. Steve Perlman unfurled an impressive new technology, recruited a top technical and management team, secured...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Negotiation Tactics;
Alliances;
Internet;
Communications Industry
Sebenius, James K., and Ron Fortgang. "Steve Perlman and WebTV (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-270, April 1999.
- April 1999
- Case
Steve Perlman and WebTV (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
The dynamics of a linked series of internal and external negotiations involved in launching, growing, and selling a high-tech, Internet start-up are explored. Steve Perlman unfurled an impressive new technology, recruited a top technical and management team, secured...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Negotiation Process;
Value Creation;
Alliances;
Technological Innovation;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Television Entertainment;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Sebenius, James K., and Ron Fortgang. "Steve Perlman and WebTV (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-271, April 1999.
- April 1999
- Teaching Note
America Online, Inc. TN
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Amy P. Hutton
Teaching Note for (9-196-130).
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- spring 1999
- Article
Building a Company on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape
By: D. B. Yoffie and M. A. Cusumano
Yoffie, D. B., and M. A. Cusumano. "Building a Company on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape." California Management Review 41, no. 3 (spring 1999): 8–28.
- April 1999
- Article
Software Development Strategy for the Internet Age: Lessons from Netscape's Cross-platform Development Strategy
By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie
Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Research and Development;
Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Learning;
Web Services Industry
Cusumano, M. A., and D. B. Yoffie. "Software Development Strategy for the Internet Age: Lessons from Netscape's Cross-platform Development Strategy." Jōhō shori [Journal of the Information Processing Society of Japan] 40, no. 4 (April 1999): 418–423.
- January 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
MindSpring
In a business environment where Internet Service Providers (ISP) has become increasingly commodity-like, Charles Brewer, founder and CEO of MindSpring, the nation's sixth largest ISP and the recognized leader in customer satisfaction, ponders a proposed merger with...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Entrepreneurship;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Customer Satisfaction;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Web Services Industry;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Joseph Keough, and Cathy Olofson. "MindSpring." Harvard Business School Case 899-178, January 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- December 1998 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Knot, The
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Matthew C. Lieb
An online wedding resource company is seeking an equity investment to grow the business.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business Model;
Venture Capital;
Value Creation;
Internet and the Web;
Finance;
Expansion;
Strategic Planning;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Matthew C. Lieb. "Knot, The." Harvard Business School Case 899-116, December 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
- October 1998
- Case
N2K, Inc.
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Howard Reitz
Bradley, Stephen P., and Howard Reitz. "N2K, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 799-017, October 1998.
- October 1998
- Case
Excite, Inc.--1998
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
Reviews recent trends and the evolution of the emerging portal industry, highlighting the competitive position of the industry's major participants. The business model of Excite, Inc., and its major competitors are presented. In addition, the case looks at the new...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Business Model;
Emerging Markets;
Transformation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Industry Structures;
Web Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "Excite, Inc.--1998." Harvard Business School Case 799-044, October 1998.
- September 1998 (Revised September 1999)
- Supplement
Edmund's-www.edmunds.com (Supplement)
By: Richard L. Nolan, Stephen P. Bradley, John J. Sviokla and Kelley Porter
Supplements the case.
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Nolan, Richard L., Stephen P. Bradley, John J. Sviokla, and Kelley Porter. "Edmund's-www.edmunds.com (Supplement)." Harvard Business School Supplement 399-036, September 1998. (Revised September 1999.)