Case | HBS Case Collection | 1995 (Revised from original version)
by H. Kent Bowen and Thomas D. Everett
Focuses on developing a promising idea into a viable product design by considering customer needs early in the design process. Following an Alaskan fishing trip, Sandy Platter, a computer peripherals engineer, has a new idea for a portable water-filter device for use by outdoor recreationalists.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Independent Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Customers; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Colorado;
Citation:
Bowen, H. Kent, and Thomas D. Everett. "SweetWater." Harvard Business School Case 695-026, November 1995. (Revised from original November 1994 version.)
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Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 1997 version)
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)
H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Keywords: crisis management; Acquisitions; Search Funds; entrepreneurial management; entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; turnarounds; bank loan; leveraged buyouts; manufacturing; metals processing; entrepreneurial finance; Labor unions; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career;
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2002 version)
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)
H. Kent Bowen
Keywords: Business Model; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; United States;
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (B)
Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship; Business Ventures; Business or Company Management; Competency and Skills; Management Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Manufacturing Industry; United States;