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Everything You (Don't) Want to Know About Raising Capital
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMany built-in problems and risks await the entrepreneur who is searching for capital. Being aware of the realities can help - realities like that raising... -
SPACs: What You Need to Know
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleSpecial purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have been around in various forms for decades, but during the past two years they've taken off in the... -
Don't Build Your Startup Outside of Silicon Valley
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThe deck is stacked against entrepreneurs who aren't in San Francisco Bay, New York, or Boston. -
Corporate VCs Are Moving the Goalposts
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIn the traditional approach to venture capital, an investment firm parcels out funds to a portfolio of start-ups, knowing that most will fail but that... -
Too Soon to IPO? (HBR Case Study)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFour years ago, Diane Ashton and Sundeep Lal were working together at MIT on a titanium extraction project. Durable and highly heat resistant, titanium... -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
You Can Negotiate with Venture Capitalists
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleBusiness owners who have found venture capitalists (VCs) willing to put money into their companies may be tempted to take the money on any terms. Because... -
How to Live with Risks
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor years "risk management" has been characterized chiefly by caution--preventing the business from doing things that would create exposure. Although... -
VC Funding Can Be Bad For Your Start-Up
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleMost successful entrepreneurs never take any venture capital. -
Stretch the Mission? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe founder of a nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs must decide whether she should bring her program to the United States. Expert commentary... -
Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee... -
Use Customer Cash to Finance Your Start-Up
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMore and more tech-oriented start-ups are using "negative working capital"--cash received from customers in advance--to finance their businesses, freeing... -
Making the Leap to Entrepreneurship
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleLessons from the founder of Schmidt's Naturals. -
Entrepreneurs vs. Executives at Socaba.com (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIt's been four years since Dave Souza, Joe Castle, and Ryan Bahar started Socaba.com--an e-business that sells office supplies and services. Six months... -
Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleEver wondered how entrepreneurs convince VCs to fund their businesses? A leading venture capitalist delivers the inside scoop on what not to say. -
Take the Money--or Run? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticlePetrolink's business plan looks like a winner. At present, the only available pipeline for operators in the Baltic Sea's newly developed Helmark gas field... -
What Venture Trends Can Tell You
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research from McKinsey suggests what the inevitable shakeout in the venture capital industry heralds for the broader business community. -
Stretch the Mission? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe founder of a nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs must decide whether she should bring her program to the United States. Expert commentary... -
Entrepreneurs vs. Executives at Socaba.com (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIt's been four years since Dave Souza, Joe Castle, and Ryan Bahar started Socaba.com--an e-business that sells office supplies and services. Six months... -
Entrepreneurs vs. Executives at Socaba.com (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIt's been four years since Dave Souza, Joe Castle, and Ryan Bahar started Socaba.com--an e-business that sells office supplies and services. Six months...
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Fast Ion Battery
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street Capital (WSC) and a board member at Fast Ion Battery, had just received a phone call from Don Lerner at Bluelock... -
Better Ventures: Backing Entrepreneurs Building a Better World
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case centers on BV as it seeks to raise $20 million for its first standalone fund between 2014 and 2016. Wes Selke and Rick Moss, the two BV co-founders,... -
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Valuation and Distribution in Private Equity
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Introduces the issues attendant to valuing privately held portfolios and distributing thinly traded stock. Although they have existed since the beginning... -
Patanjali Ayurved: Valuation of an Unusual FMCG Company in India
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details An investment analyst at a fictional wealth fund (SWF) is concentrating on India's high-growth, high-potential fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector... -
From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel's strong innovation track record and the country's... -
SKS Microfinance (Abridged)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, seeks a venture capital investment to fund his firm. SKS, one of the largest and fastest growing microfinance institutions... -
MuMate: Funding Growth
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Chasm Security: Facing the Technology Startup's Dilemmas (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case series describes the dilemmas encountered by Shenzhen Chasm Security Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Chasm Security") in its three rounds of funding... -
Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Homestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding... -
Impossible Foods
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Maricopa, Inc.: Finding the Right Treatment for Growth
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The founders of Maricopa, Inc., a startup that sold proprietery hair-care products directly to salons, were preparing a board presentation to address... -
Wireless Telecom Negotiation Instructions: Tad Frechette and His Management Team
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A confidential instruction to one of the teams in the Wireless Telecom Negotiation case. -
OurCrowd: Growing a Crowdfunding Platform in a VC World
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case features the challenges of a startup in the crowdfunding space in 2015 as its leadership assesses potential sources of growth for the company's... -
Note on Contents of a Term Sheet
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note provides an abbreviated discussion of the essential elements of the term sheet provided by a venture capitalist to a proposed investor. A sample... -
Chasm Security: Facing the Technology Startup's Dilemmas (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Case (B) is based on the China-U.S. trade war and discusses how this Chinese Internet security company with American capital raises Series C funding in... -
The Chocolate Factory (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The first of this two-part case, "Principled Capitalism", analyses the unique values-based leadership practised for 186 years by the Cadbury owners, particularly... -
Accel Partners' European Launch
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In spring 2001, with the venture market crashing all around, the London office of Accel Partners, a major west coast venture capital firm, needs to make... -
Adams Capital Management: March 2002
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details In March 2002, the five partners of Adams Capital Management (ACM), a venture capital firm investing in information technology telecommunications with... -
Flipkart: Valuing a Venture Capital-funded Startup
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The Indian online retail ("e-tail") market had seen a flurry of activity. Success stories such as Makemytrip.com and Naukri.com in the travel and job... -
Xerox Technology Ventures: March 1995
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details Robert Adams, president and CEO of Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV), confronts several changes in his organization. Established by the Xerox Corp. to invest...
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Everything You (Don't) Want to Know About Raising Capital
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMany built-in problems and risks await the entrepreneur who is searching for capital. Being aware of the realities can help - realities like that raising... -
SPACs: What You Need to Know
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleSpecial purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have been around in various forms for decades, but during the past two years they've taken off in the... -
Fast Ion Battery
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street Capital (WSC) and a board member at Fast Ion Battery, had just received a phone call from Don Lerner at Bluelock... -
Incubator Directory (Excel Version)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Other Article495.00View Details This is a directory of more than 300 business incubators operating around the world. The directory contains names of incubators as well as contact information,... -
WeWork, and Can the Government Really Print as Much Money as It Wants?
Finance & Accounting Audio20.18View Details Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Mihir Desai discuss whether WeWork's success is sustainable. Plus, can the government really spend as much money... -
Better Ventures: Backing Entrepreneurs Building a Better World
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case centers on BV as it seeks to raise $20 million for its first standalone fund between 2014 and 2016. Wes Selke and Rick Moss, the two BV co-founders,... -
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Valuation and Distribution in Private Equity
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Introduces the issues attendant to valuing privately held portfolios and distributing thinly traded stock. Although they have existed since the beginning... -
Patanjali Ayurved: Valuation of an Unusual FMCG Company in India
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details An investment analyst at a fictional wealth fund (SWF) is concentrating on India's high-growth, high-potential fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector... -
From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel's strong innovation track record and the country's... -
SKS Microfinance (Abridged)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, seeks a venture capital investment to fund his firm. SKS, one of the largest and fastest growing microfinance institutions...
