ThermoLase CEO John Hansen must develop an action plan to take advantage of the company’s revolutionary new-stage hair removal technology with negligible revenue and a $ 500 million market capitalization. This publicly traded Thermo Electron start-up has an opportunity to transform the US beauty industry if Hansen can develop and implement an effective implementation strategy. …
The founder and CEO of a CRM software startup must choose between an attractive takeover offer and the option of an initial public offering. He discusses the growth of the company, including a lengthy discussion about the business start-up and a failed initial public offering in 2000. The key question is whether the company creates …
Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) has grown into a multi-specialty health city in Bangalore and has grown to twelve locations across India. The hospital plans to build 300-bed secondary care hospitals in smaller cities in India with the goal of operating 30,000 beds in seven years, making it comparable to the largest hospital chains in the world. …
Four Canadian nonprofits are charged with preventing injuries and tackling similar and worsening problems. Every organization is spending more and more time collecting donations to support its operations. Key stakeholders express confusion as injury prevention is a crowded space and many nonprofits seek both money and partnerships. Most worryingly, all four nonprofits are struggling to …
Porter Airlines is a regional airline that operates from the Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Porter only operates Bombardier Dash8 Q400 turboprop aircraft and offers flights to destinations in Canada and the United States. Porter is aimed at business travelers who don’t find Toronto International Airport attractive. From its …
The case portrays protagonist Vineet Rai, managing partner of Aavishkaar Venture Management Services (an early-stage Indian venture capital firm with a focus on underserved rural regions and sectors) while discussing a follow-up investment in a portfolio company, Milk Mantra. The case provides an update on Aavishkaar’s previous fundraising efforts (Case B update) and then provides …
In 2013, Brigitte Baumann, founder of pan-European angel investment provider Go Beyond Investing, reflected on her company’s development and the way forward. Offering business flow and training to beginners and seasoned angel investors, and leading investor groups in several European countries, his company had reached critical size and Baumann had to make a strategic decision …
By 2017, GoFundMe will be the world’s largest social fundraising platform. The gross volume of donations is growing rapidly, but the number of monthly campaigns is relatively low. The CEO is considering a variety of growth initiatives.
It analyzes the structure of the platform in new network markets, that is, if a market with network effects is served by a single platform or by competing platforms. Define “Platforms” and “Platform structure”; Describes the factors that influence the likelihood that a Winnertakeall result will prevail; and presents a framework for analyzing these factors …
This case follows the story of Suelin Chen’s career as the founder of Cake, a “one-stop-shop” digital platform for a wide range of retirement and end-of-life products and services. The case sheds light on the social, technological and cultural trends that have led to innovations in end-of-life planning. Chen looks at which users to target …