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The case explores the journey of Marek Claassen, a German art lover who transformed a passion for building databases for local art galleries into a commercial venture that ranks artists worldwide. Artfacts seeks to rank all artists as transparently as the facts allow.
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Reference 6688
Published 08 Dec 2021
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
The case explores the journey of Marek Claassen, a German art lover who transformed a passion for building databases for local art galleries into a commercial venture that ranks artists worldwide. Artfacts seeks to rank all artists as transparently as the facts allow.
nam.R, a data-driven start-up based in Paris, embarked on an ambitious plan to contribute to address global warming using open data. From its launch in 2017, using open-data sources augmented by sophisticated data analytics, nam.R has constructed a “digital twin” of every single building in France by early 2020.
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Reference 6555
Published 11 Feb 2021
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
nam.R, a data-driven start-up based in Paris, embarked on an ambitious plan to contribute to address global warming using open data. From its launch in 2017, using open-data sources augmented by sophisticated data analytics, nam.R has constructed a “digital twin” of every single building in France by early 2020.
The case illustrates how Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, used a social networking based tool (blueKiwi) to replace email in its internal communications. The key to its successful deployment was the creation of professional communities (analogous to groups in Facebook) around specific issues.
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Reference 6456
Published 25 Mar 2019
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
The case illustrates how Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, used a social networking based tool (blueKiwi) to replace email in its internal communications. The key to its successful deployment was the creation of professional communities (analogous to groups in Facebook) around specific issues.
The case illustrates how Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, used a social networking based tool (blueKiwi) to replace email in its internal communications. The key to its successful deployment was the creation of professional communities (analogous to groups in Facebook) around specific issues.
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Reference 6456
Published 25 Mar 2019
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
The case illustrates how Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, used a social networking based tool (blueKiwi) to replace email in its internal communications. The key to its successful deployment was the creation of professional communities (analogous to groups in Facebook) around specific issues.
This case explores TomTom’s striking success as it evolved into a market leader in navigation systems headquartered in Amsterdam. It addresses the locational factors that have either contributed to or detracted from its success, and discusses how these have affected the company’s ability to innovate and adapt over time.
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Reference 6046
Published 24 Mar 2014
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services, Internet
This case explores TomTom’s striking success as it evolved into a market leader in navigation systems headquartered in Amsterdam. It addresses the locational factors that have either contributed to or detracted from its success, and discusses how these have affected the company’s ability to innovate and adapt over time.
Google Street View (GSV) is a feature of Google’s mapping products where users zoom in on street maps to see panoramic photographs of streets. It launched in 2007 in the US, and in France in 2008. This case describes the campaigns Google ran in 2008 to introduce GSV in France.
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Reference 5798
Published 20 Apr 2011
Topic Marketing
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
Google Street View (GSV) is a feature of Google’s mapping products where users zoom in on street maps to see panoramic photographs of streets. It launched in 2007 in the US, and in France in 2008. This case describes the campaigns Google ran in 2008 to introduce GSV in France.
This case traces the development of a French enterprise software venture and the transition from its founder to a professional CEO brought in by the venture capitalists. The company was about to miss its sales targets in 2003 by 70% and was running short of money.
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Reference 5355
Published 01 Mar 2006
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
This case traces the development of a French enterprise software venture and the transition from its founder to a professional CEO brought in by the venture capitalists. The company was about to miss its sales targets in 2003 by 70% and was running short of money.
This case describes the growth challenges faced by a Paris-based entrepreneur who created a software venture in the Student Relationship Management Space after his INSEAD MBA. Despite a very compelling service and a scalable business model, the venture's potential has been constrained by the lifestyle orientation of the entrepreneur.
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Reference 5350
Published 03 Jan 2006
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
This case describes the growth challenges faced by a Paris-based entrepreneur who created a software venture in the Student Relationship Management Space after his INSEAD MBA. Despite a very compelling service and a scalable business model, the venture's potential has been constrained by the lifestyle orientation of the entrepreneur.
Case B takes up entrepreneur Yann Lechelle's story in 2006. Etheryl is a success and Yann is maintaining the all-important work/life balance. When two recent graduates from INSEAD offer to buy the company, the case follows the painful selling process and shows how his role changes.
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Reference 5350
Published 24 Feb 2014
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
Case B takes up entrepreneur Yann Lechelle's story in 2006. Etheryl is a success and Yann is maintaining the all-important work/life balance. When two recent graduates from INSEAD offer to buy the company, the case follows the painful selling process and shows how his role changes.
CCC has recently finished an implementation of finance and HR IT, and is now working on two IT fronts: a) more back office IT implementations, such as payroll; b) a shift of focus to the citizen-facing IT for e-government in collaboration with other government organizations in the county. What lessons can CCC draw from its past experience?
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Reference 5175
Published 01 Jan 2004
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Government Administration, Information Technology and Services
CCC has recently finished an implementation of finance and HR IT, and is now working on two IT fronts: a) more back office IT implementations, such as payroll; b) a shift of focus to the citizen-facing IT for e-government in collaboration with other government organizations in the county. What lessons can CCC draw from its past experience?
CCC has recently finished an implementation of finance and HR IT, and is now working on two IT fronts: a) more back office IT implementations, such as payroll; b) a shift of focus to the citizen-facing IT for e-government in collaboration with other government organizations in the county. What lessons can CCC draw from its past experience?
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Reference 5175
Published 01 Jan 2004
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Government Administration, Information Technology and Services
CCC has recently finished an implementation of finance and HR IT, and is now working on two IT fronts: a) more back office IT implementations, such as payroll; b) a shift of focus to the citizen-facing IT for e-government in collaboration with other government organizations in the county. What lessons can CCC draw from its past experience?
The A-case describes the first experience of a company with reverse auctions for purchasing. Although quite a few things go wrong, the auction is a success.
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Reference 4939
Published 01 Jan 2001
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Information Technology and Services
The A-case describes the first experience of a company with reverse auctions for purchasing. Although quite a few things go wrong, the auction is a success.