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Propel
In 2014, Jimmy Chen, a former product manager at Facebook, founded the start-up Propel to build software for low-income Americans. After conducting in-depth behavioral research, Chen and his small team in New York City began to develop technology to address the burdensome process of accessing benefi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era
During the 2016 U.S. election, long-time politician Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and celebrity billionaire Donald Trump, a Republican, faced off in a contentious race for president. In the primaries, candidates from both major political parties used anti-establishment messaging to appeal to the elec... More
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Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital
In January 2011, Mohamed Azab, founder and CEO of health care investment firm Seha Capital, made his first health care investment in Hassab Labs, a diagnostic lab in Alexandria, Egypt. Weeks later, a revolution erupted across the country as the Arab Spring swept through the region, and Azab spent th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Improving Repurchase Rates at zulily
In February 2015, zulily co-founder CEO, Darrell Cavens faced a major challenge in his business, a Seattle-based daily deals site that catered to moms. The more he spent to acquire new customers, the less he retained them in the form of repeat purchases. This was an entirely new conundrum in the com... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clar n
Founded in 1945, Grupo Clar n expanded over several decades to become Argentina's largest media conglomerate. With leading positions in newspapers, broadcast television, broadcast radio, cable television, and Internet services, Grupo Clar n caught the attention of U.S.-based investment bank Goldma... More
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"Clar n Lies!": Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clar n and President Cristina Fern ndez de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called "the mother of all battles." Grupo Clar n was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable television and Internet services, and... More
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Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clar n
Founded in 1945, Grupo Clar n expanded over several decades to become Argentina's largest media conglomerate. With leading positions in newspapers, broadcast television, broadcast radio, cable television, and Internet services, Grupo Clar n caught the attention of U.S.-based investment bank Goldma... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
"Clar n Lies!": Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clar n and President Cristina Fern ndez de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called "the mother of all battles." Grupo Clar n was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable television and Internet services, and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety? (A)
In 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the iPhone 6S with enhanced security measures that enflamed a debate on privacy and public safety around the world. The iPhone 6S, amid a heightened concern for privacy following the 2013 revelation of clandestine U.S. surveillance programs, employed a default enc... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Winning (and Losing) the Olympics: Boston 2024 (B)
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Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy
This case considers Nestl 's creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability and provide healthier, more na... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Winning (and Losing) the Olympics: Boston 2024 (A)
Two leadership groups from Boston 2024 negotiate with government bodies, community leaders, and olympic officials in an effort to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Digital Lumens: Creating Value through Software
by Rajiv Lal • Sarah McaraDigital Lumens, founded in 2007, developed and implemented intelligent LED lighting solutions for the industrial market. Sensors and wireless connectivity embedded in its LED fixtures not only significantly reduced lighting-related energy use-by up to 90% in some cases-but also served as a tool for ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Spectio: A Digital Lighting Company
by Rajiv Lal • Sarah McaraSpectio Tech, founded in 2005, developed and implemented intelligent LED lighting solutions for the industrial market. Sensors and wireless connectivity embedded in its LED fixtures not only significantly reduced lighting-related energy use-by up to 90% in some cases-but also served as a tool for th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
ShotSpotter
SST offered a subscription-based gunfire detection service, ShotSpotter Flex, to cities across the United States, and a few abroad. Over its 20-year history, SST had mostly honed a reliable business to government sales model, and the company had been focused on expanding to new cities. But Ralph Cla... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Black List
by Henry Mcgee • Sarah McaraFranklin Leonard founded The Black List in 2005 as an innovative approach to identifying potential hit movie scripts via crowdsourcing. As the annual Black List proved to hold the scripts of some of Hollywood's most successful films, from Slumdog Millionaire to Spotlight, it became widely respected ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Spectio: A Digital Lighting Company
by Rajiv Lal • Sarah McaraSpectio Tech, founded in 2005, developed and implemented intelligent LED lighting solutions for the industrial market. Sensors and wireless connectivity embedded in its LED fixtures not only significantly reduced lighting-related energy use-by up to 90% in some cases-but also served as a tool for th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Improving Repurchase Rates at zulily
In February 2015, zulily co-founder CEO, Darrell Cavens faced a major challenge in his business, a Seattle-based daily deals site that catered to moms. The more he spent to acquire new customers, the less he retained them in the form of repeat purchases. This was an entirely new conundrum in the com... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Global Wine War 2015: New World Versus Old
The case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers in the battle for the Chinese wine market in 2015. China's wine consumption growth presented a large and fast growing export target that was extremely attractive both to Old World producers bu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital
In January 2011, Mohamed Azab, founder and CEO of health care investment firm Seha Capital, made his first health care investment in Hassab Labs, a diagnostic lab in Alexandria, Egypt. Weeks later, a revolution erupted across the country as the Arab Spring swept through the region, and Azab spent th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The $70K CEO at Gravity Payments
In 2015, Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price took a massive pay cut to raise the minimum wage at his company to $70,000 annually. In the wake of a national discussion of wage equality, he was met with cheers and jeers. The company hoped that the buzz from the unorthodox move would generate enough new bus... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy
This case considers Nestl 's creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability and provide healthier, more na... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015