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Kavnia Coffee

By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar, Sarah Mehta and Jiyoon Han
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:22
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Abstract

Case on a coffee hardware startup where a series of experiments and pivots led founder to conclude that the venture was no longer viable.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship; Operations; Business Startups; Failure; Business Exit or Shutdown; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

Citation

Hyde, Lindsay N., Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar, Sarah Mehta, and Jiyoon Han. "Kavnia Coffee." Harvard Business School Case 823-007, January 2023.
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Lindsay N. Hyde

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Thomas R. Eisenmann

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