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In 2017, Chen Amit and Oren Zeev, co-founders of Tipalti, an end-to-end payment processing start-up, are about to close its Series C investment round when they receive a warning about one of the new investors slated to fund over half the round.
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Reference 6570
Published 06 Apr 2020
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Financial Services
In 2017, Chen Amit and Oren Zeev, co-founders of Tipalti, an end-to-end payment processing start-up, are about to close its Series C investment round when they receive a warning about one of the new investors slated to fund over half the round.
In 2017, Chen Amit and Oren Zeev, co-founders of Tipalti, an end-to-end payment processing start-up, are about to close its Series C investment round when they receive a warning about one of the new investors slated to fund over half the round.
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Reference 6570
Published 06 Apr 2020
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Financial Services
In 2017, Chen Amit and Oren Zeev, co-founders of Tipalti, an end-to-end payment processing start-up, are about to close its Series C investment round when they receive a warning about one of the new investors slated to fund over half the round.
The case explores the possible acquisition by McKinsey &Company of design company LUNAR in response to the new directions management consulting is taking. As of 2014, a new internal unit included ‘McKinsey implementation’ and ‘digital labs’, which explored new opportunities for the Firm and soon became major growth vectors for the consultancy.
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Reference 6374
Published 29 Oct 2018
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Consulting
The case explores the possible acquisition by McKinsey &Company of design company LUNAR in response to the new directions management consulting is taking. As of 2014, a new internal unit included ‘McKinsey implementation’ and ‘digital labs’, which explored new opportunities for the Firm and soon became major growth vectors for the consultancy.
This governance simulation is a role-play between a powerful, charismatic chair-CEO and an equally powerful and demanding board of directors. The aim is to achieve the respective characters' goals and find the best possible and most workable outcome for all the stakeholders involved given the circumstances.
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Reference 6113
Published 29 Jun 2015
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Computer Software, Computer Hardware
This governance simulation is a role-play between a powerful, charismatic chair-CEO and an equally powerful and demanding board of directors. The aim is to achieve the respective characters' goals and find the best possible and most workable outcome for all the stakeholders involved given the circumstances.
A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare for the signing of the acquisition agreement and the subsequent transfer of ownership, the deal team is revisiting their investment thesis with respect to upsides and risks.
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Reference 5832
Published 31 Jan 2012
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Private Equity
A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare for the signing of the acquisition agreement and the subsequent transfer of ownership, the deal team is revisiting their investment thesis with respect to upsides and risks.
A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare for the signing of the acquisition agreement and the subsequent transfer of ownership, the deal team is revisiting their investment thesis with respect to upsides and risks.
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Reference 5832
Published 27 Mar 2012
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Private Equity
A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare for the signing of the acquisition agreement and the subsequent transfer of ownership, the deal team is revisiting their investment thesis with respect to upsides and risks.
This case study can be used as a stand-alone case or in conjunction with INSEAD case study "Brazile Telecom".
This case takes up Frank Drummond's story when he decides to leave the telecoms business and return to the US where he starts a new venture to develop a new type of baby bottle. He calls on the designer who he worked with on the one button phone.
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Reference 5778
Published 29 Mar 2011
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Food and Beverages Production
This case study can be used as a stand-alone case or in conjunction with INSEAD case study "Brazile Telecom".
This case takes up Frank Drummond's story when he decides to leave the telecoms business and return to the US where he starts a new venture to develop a new type of baby bottle. He calls on the designer who he worked with on the one button phone.
In 1970 a 3M chemist, developed a new glue that was not very adhesive. Eventually, other 3M colleagues started using bookmarks made with the unsticky adhesive and were soon asking for more product “samples”. As usage quickly spread within the 3M Product Development Laboratory, it became clear that these unsticky notes were a very useful office product. The Post-it® Note was born.
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Reference 5584
Published 25 Nov 2013
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Plastics, Business Supplies and Equipment
In 1970 a 3M chemist, developed a new glue that was not very adhesive. Eventually, other 3M colleagues started using bookmarks made with the unsticky adhesive and were soon asking for more product “samples”. As usage quickly spread within the 3M Product Development Laboratory, it became clear that these unsticky notes were a very useful office product. The Post-it® Note was born.
This cases describes the founding, rapid expansion, and fall of an online entertainment venture through the Internet boom and bust. After a merger and painful restructuring, the entrepreneur was able to survive the downturn and reach cash flow break-even in 2002.
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Reference 5356
Published 01 Jun 2006
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Industry Online Media
This cases describes the founding, rapid expansion, and fall of an online entertainment venture through the Internet boom and bust. After a merger and painful restructuring, the entrepreneur was able to survive the downturn and reach cash flow break-even in 2002.
Western-Union held a monopoly in long distance telegraphy in the US. In 1879 Western Union chose to forgo an opportunity to take control of the telephone, thereby sealing its own demise. Declining to pursue telephony was a calculated business decision. How can such a monumental failure be explained?
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Reference 5320
Published 09 Jan 2005
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Western-Union held a monopoly in long distance telegraphy in the US. In 1879 Western Union chose to forgo an opportunity to take control of the telephone, thereby sealing its own demise. Declining to pursue telephony was a calculated business decision. How can such a monumental failure be explained?
Chinablue is a consumer products start-up with a founding team intent on establishing a luxury Eurasian lifestyle brand inspired by classic Shanghai elegance and style. Chinablue began offering culinary products in the US and secured distribution through Williams-Sonoma, a specialty food outlet, and Safeway, a major grocery chain.
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Reference 5311
Published 02 Jan 2006
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
Chinablue is a consumer products start-up with a founding team intent on establishing a luxury Eurasian lifestyle brand inspired by classic Shanghai elegance and style. Chinablue began offering culinary products in the US and secured distribution through Williams-Sonoma, a specialty food outlet, and Safeway, a major grocery chain.
This case considers the valuation of entrepreneurial start-ups possessing follow-on technological opportunities as well as abandonment options for their project.
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Reference 5182
Published 01 Jan 2004
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region North America
This case considers the valuation of entrepreneurial start-ups possessing follow-on technological opportunities as well as abandonment options for their project.