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• Case | HBS Case Collection | February 2019 (Revised June 2019)

  India: State Capacity and Unity in Diversity

  Alberto Cavallo, Matthew Weinzierl and Robert Scherf

  As 2018 drew to a close, India prepared to once again carry out the largest democratic exercise in human history, as in less than six months more than 850 million eligible voters would have the chance to choose their representatives to the Lok Sabha—the country’s lower house of parliament—and, thus, their country’s Prime Minister and cabinet. The election would pit the ruling party—the Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People’s Party, known as the BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi—against a collection of parties that included the once-dominant Indian National Congress party (Congress). The 2019 elections would serve as a referendum on Modi’s first term in office and, therefore, on a high stakes question: had India’s implausibly robust democracy produced the right leader for the right moment, or had it taken the wrong path?

  Keywords: Political Elections; Government and Politics; Leadership; Public Opinion; India;

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  Cavallo, Alberto, Matthew Weinzierl, and Robert Scherf. "India: State Capacity and Unity in Diversity." Harvard Business School Case 719-061, February 2019. (Revised June 2019.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2019 (Revised May 2019)

  Space Angels, Multiple Equilibria, and Financing the Space Economy

  Matthew C. Weinzierl and Alissa Haddaji

  Chad Anderson had reason to be proud of his young space-focused investment firm, Space Angels. Since becoming CEO, Anderson had overseen growth along multiple dimensions, and Space Angels was “the preeminent name in space finance” according to one prominent space investor. But Space Angels was not alone, as high-profile rocket launches, rapid progress in satellite and other technology, and a wave of entrepreneurship had brought investors’ attention to the commercialization of space. Anderson believed that Space Angels—along with these other investors—was vital to the development of the market for commercial space activities. But success was far from guaranteed, as decades of grand visions of space commerce had gone unrealized. Did Space Angels have the right strategy and model to build a space economy and prove space skeptics wrong? How should it evolve along with that sector to ensure its place in it?

  Keywords: space economy; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Business Model; Aerospace Industry;

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  Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Alissa Haddaji. "Space Angels, Multiple Equilibria, and Financing the Space Economy." Harvard Business School Case 719-070, March 2019. (Revised May 2019.)  View Details

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• Exercise | November 2018 (Revised March 2019)

  The Roots of Our Debates over Economic Policy: Preparatory Exercises

  Matthew Weinzierl

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  Weinzierl, Matthew. "The Roots of Our Debates over Economic Policy: Preparatory Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 719-023, November 2018. (Revised March 2019.)  View Details

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