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      • February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
      • Case

      Fondeadora

      By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Mitchell Weiss
      Norman Müller and René Serrano, cofounders of Fondeadora, a Mexican “neobank,” had lined up a $12.5 million in Series A funding round in 2020 only to run into a major obstacle: The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, a venture firm launched by Alphabet, Inc., and...  View Details
      Keywords: Fundraising; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Institutions; Business Startups; Government Legislation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Mexico City; Latin America
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      Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, and Mitchell Weiss. "Fondeadora." Harvard Business School Case 822-077, February 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
      • February 2020
      • Case

      Rotoplas: Bringing More and Better Water

      By: John D. Macomber and Carla Larangeira
      Private companies were being turned to for potable water in the world’s megacities due to impacts of climate change including droughts and flooding. Mexico City had endured several water-related crises, with its population suffering from floods, droughts, water...  View Details
      Keywords: Water Supply; Water Management; Finance; Infrastructure; Urban Development; Business and Government Relations; Latin America; Mexico
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      Macomber, John D., and Carla Larangeira. "Rotoplas: Bringing More and Better Water." Harvard Business School Case 220-064, February 2020.
      • June 2018
      • Teaching Note

      LabCDMX: Experiment 50

      By: Mitchell Weiss and Matt Higgins
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-031.  View Details
      Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Experimentation; Lean Startup; Government; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; Open Data; Mexico City; Mexico; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Social Entrepreneurship; Government Administration; Transportation; Innovation Leadership; Transportation Industry; Public Administration Industry; Mexico; Mexico City
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      Weiss, Mitchell, and Matt Higgins. "LabCDMX: Experiment 50." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 818-135, June 2018.
      • June 2017 (Revised December 2017)
      • Case

      CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global

      By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris
      In January of 2017, CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M) proudly announced that it will be holding its first ever KCON in Mexico City just two months later. CJ Group Chairman Jay Lee and Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee are pleased at the progress that KCON, a Korean-oriented music...  View Details
      Keywords: Music Entertainment; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Food; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Ofek, Elie, and Michael Norris. "CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global." Harvard Business School Case 517-083, June 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
      • June 2017
      • Case

      MIA: Profit at the Base of the Pyramid

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, José Antonio Dávila Castilla, Sarah Mehta and Aldo Sesia
      In January 2016, Guillermo Jaime had just returned home to Mexico City after attending a Harvard Business School executive education program. Jaime was the founder and CEO of Mejoramiento Integral Asistido (MIA), a company providing affordable housing to low-income...  View Details
      Keywords: Base Of The Pyramid; Social Capitalism; Housing; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Society; Wealth and Poverty; Social Entrepreneurship; Construction Industry; Mexico
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      Applegate, Lynda M., José Antonio Dávila Castilla, Sarah Mehta, and Aldo Sesia. "MIA: Profit at the Base of the Pyramid." Harvard Business School Case 817-073, June 2017.
      • January 2017 (Revised April 2017)
      • Supplement

      Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
      In late 2016, Bridj was expanding its digital platform to help address urban mobility problems faced by cities across the country and the world. Its founder and CEO, Matt George, weighed up several possible strategies for growth as he aimed to responsibly build the...  View Details
      Keywords: Mobility; Digital; Mobile App; Mobile; Data; Platform; Organization; Startup; Start-up Growth; Startup Management; Responsibility; Corporate Responsibility; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Transportation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; United States; District of Columbia; Massachusetts; Kansas; Mexico
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-047, January 2017. (Revised April 2017.)
      • September 2016 (Revised October 2018)
      • Case

      LabCDMX: Experiment 50

      By: Mitchell Weiss and Maria Fernanda Miguel
      There were probably 30,000 public buses, minibuses, and vans in Mexico City. Though, in 2015, no one knew for certain since no comprehensive schedule existed. This was why el Laboratorio para la Ciudad (or LabCDMX) had spawned an effort to generate a map of the...  View Details
      Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Experimentation; Lean Startup; Government; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; Open Data; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Government Administration; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Mexico City; Mexico
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      Weiss, Mitchell, and Maria Fernanda Miguel. "LabCDMX: Experiment 50." Harvard Business School Case 817-031, September 2016. (Revised October 2018.)
      • October 2014 (Revised December 2014)
      • Case

      Gentera: Beyond Microcredit

      By: Rajiv Lal and Lisa Mazzanti
      Gentera, whose largest subsidiary is Compartamos Banco, has been a fantastically successful endeavor since it started in the 1990s. But in 2014, Gentera faces challenges in expanding beyond group-lending and micro-credit into microfinance and beyond in order to fulfill...  View Details
      Keywords: Financial Inclusion; Compartamos; Gentera; Micro-lending; Microfinance; Insurance; Banking Industry; Insurance Industry; Mexico City
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      Lal, Rajiv, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Gentera: Beyond Microcredit." Harvard Business School Case 515-017, October 2014. (Revised December 2014.)
      • March 2014 (Revised September 2017)
      • Case

      salaUno: Eliminating Needless Blindness in Mexico

      By: Richard Hamermesh, Regina Garcia Cueller and Valeria Moy
      In May 2013 the co-founders and co-CEOs of salaUno, Javier Okhuysen and Carlos Orellana, were encouraged by the results of their fledgling start-up. salaUno was founded as a for-profit enterprise in order to have the capital needed for rapid growth and to fulfill its...  View Details
      Keywords: Medical Services; Developing Countries; Developing Markets; Health Care Industry; Health Services; Healthcare Ventures; Healthcare Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Health; Business Startups; Developing Countries and Economies; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Mexico; Mexico City
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      Hamermesh, Richard, Regina Garcia Cueller, and Valeria Moy. "salaUno: Eliminating Needless Blindness in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 814-041, March 2014. (Revised September 2017.)
      • August 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Mexico City Water Shortage (TN)

      By: John D. Macomber
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      Macomber, John D. "Mexico City Water Shortage (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 213-031, August 2012.
      • January 2012
      • Supplement

      Mexico City Water Shortage (CW)

      By: John D. Macomber and Frederik Nellemann
      Keywords: Utilities Industry; Mexico City
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      Macomber, John D., and Frederik Nellemann. "Mexico City Water Shortage (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 212-704, January 2012.
      • January 2012 (Revised January 2014)
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      Mexico City Water Shortage

      By: John D. Macomber, Regina Garcia-Cuellar, Griffin H. James and Frederik Nellemann
      In this case, a property company, a water privatizer, and municipal engineers explore the causes of and solutions to a severe water shortage in Mexico City, a great global capital. The protagonist is a real estate investor doing due diligence on the magnitude of the...  View Details
      Keywords: Infrastructure; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Mexico City
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      Macomber, John D., Regina Garcia-Cuellar, Griffin H. James, and Frederik Nellemann. "Mexico City Water Shortage." Harvard Business School Case 212-044, January 2012. (Revised January 2014.)
      • October 2011 (Revised August 2012)
      • Case

      INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL

      By: Ramana Nanda, William R. Kerr and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      In their second year, two Mexican HBS MBAs joined forces to start a search fund based in Mexico City. They had raised money to acquire an existing private company in Mexico with an initial enterprise value between $5 million and $15 million. Just seven months after...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment Funds; Corporate Finance; Mexico City
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      Nanda, Ramana, William R. Kerr, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL." Harvard Business School Case 812-008, October 2011. (Revised August 2012.)
      • May 2010 (Revised January 2014)
      • Case

      Water Shortage and Property Investing in Mexico City

      By: John D. Macomber, Regina Garcia-Cuellar and Griffin James
      A commercial property company evaluates water risks including the government's ability to remedy, the company's operating exposure and mitigation, and whether to relocate because of water risk. A real estate fund manager assesses investment prospects in Mexico City in...  View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Risk Management; Infrastructure; Privatization; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Utilities Industry; Mexico City
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      Macomber, John D., Regina Garcia-Cuellar, and Griffin James. "Water Shortage and Property Investing in Mexico City." Harvard Business School Case 210-085, May 2010. (Revised January 2014.)
      • April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
      • Case

      Urbi and the City Licensee Managers

      By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
      A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches...  View Details
      Keywords: Mortgages; Government and Politics; Housing; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Real Estate Industry; China; India; Mexico; United States
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      Macomber, John D., and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Urbi and the City Licensee Managers." Harvard Business School Case 209-144, April 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
      • August 2008 (Revised January 2014)
      • Case

      Polanco: A Fashionable Opportunity

      By: Arthur I Segel and Ben Creo
      Roberto Charvel is a young MBA graduate making his first personal real estate investment in his native Mexico City. Charvel is planning to purchase and renovate a nine-unit apartment building. Is the market good? Should he sell or lease the units? How should he handle...  View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Housing; Leasing; Property; Real Estate Industry; Mexico City
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      Segel, Arthur I., and Ben Creo. "Polanco: A Fashionable Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 209-012, August 2008. (Revised January 2014.)
      • September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
      • Case

      Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective

      By: Arthur I Segel, Michael Chu and Gustavo A. Herrero
      Patrimonio Hoy, a program targeting the housing needs of low-income families launched by CEMEX, a major Mexican corporation and a leading global cement company, has gone from a market research project to a highly visible initiative in 22 cities and has earned public...  View Details
      Keywords: Diversification; Housing; Income; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Finance; Mexico
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      Segel, Arthur I., Michael Chu, and Gustavo A. Herrero. "Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 207-059, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
      • September 2006 (Revised February 2011)
      • Case

      Empemex

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
      Studies an entrepreneurial venture in Mexico City. The protagonists, two MBAs from HBS, started a pawn shop chain funded from their private equity office after finishing business school. This is timed at a point where the protagonists have to decide how to grow the...  View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Mexico City; United States
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Empemex." Harvard Business School Case 807-031, September 2006. (Revised February 2011.)
      • March 2006 (Revised April 2007)
      • Case

      Cinco de Mayo

      By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas, David Margain and Andres Caldera Radonski
      In 2004, Adrian Pandal is seeking financing for a residential conversion of a building in Mexico City's historic center district. He must convince potential lenders that the project is viable and that it makes sense to bet on the future potential of an area that, until...  View Details
      Keywords: History; Risk Management; Opportunities; Urban Development; Investment; Property; Real Estate Industry; Mexico City
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      Segel, Arthur I., Nicolas P. Retsinas, David Margain, and Andres Caldera Radonski. "Cinco de Mayo." Harvard Business School Case 206-115, March 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
      • September 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Cinemex TN

      By: James L. Heskett
      Teaching Note for (9-898-108).  View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Mexico City
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      Heskett, James L. "Cinemex TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 902-405, September 2001.
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