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• Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2016 (Revised August 2019)

  DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital

  Shawn Cole, Mark Kramer and Tony L. He

  This case explores the origins and current practices of DBL, a San Francisco–based venture capital fund and one of the first impact investment funds to achieve significant financial returns to scale. This case allows for a competitive analysis of DBL's investment strategy as it seeks to deploy $400m, as well as the opportunity to evaluate a specific investment in a solar power company targeting low-income consumers in Tanzania.

  Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Tanzania;

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  Cole, Shawn, Mark Kramer, and Tony L. He. "DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 217-022, September 2016. (Revised August 2019.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2019

  Participant Media: Social Impact in Hollywood

  Mark R. Kramer and Brooke D. Biederman

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  Kramer, Mark R., and Brooke D. Biederman. "Participant Media: Social Impact in Hollywood." Harvard Business School Case 720-364, August 2019.  View Details

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

  Philips Lighting: Light-as-a-Service

  Mark R. Kramer, Thijs Geradts and Bhanuteja Nadella

  As LEDs with a 25-year lifespan replace incandescent lightbulbs, Philips Lighting faced major disruption and began to explore a new shared value business model of selling light as a service. Although it offers better profit margins and a reduced environmental footprint, the company has struggled to shift its business model and failed to invest in the external changes necessary to create an enabling environment.

  Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy;

  Citation:

  Kramer, Mark R., Thijs Geradts, and Bhanuteja Nadella. "Philips Lighting: Light-as-a-Service." Harvard Business School Case 719-446, March 2019. (Revised May 2019.)  View Details

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