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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2008
(Revised from original 2005 version)
Philip McCrea: Once an Entrepreneur...(A)
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William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
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Abstract
In the spring of 2005, an exhausted Philip McCrea, president and CEO of software development company VitesseLearning, reflects on the demands of his successful start-up and his desire to be closer to his growing family. Profiles the youth, career, family life, aspirations, and motivations of the founder and CEO. Provides information about the business' comparative advantages and strategic opportunities. Raises questions regarding work-life balance and the entrepreneurial satisfaction of running a successful service industry, IT-based start-up.
Keywords: Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Personal Development and Career;
Family and Family Relationships;
Opportunities;
Motivation and Incentives;