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      Running Small and Medium Size Enterprises (RSME) Winter Term 2013: Course Overview and Syllabus
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      • February 2021
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      Lidya: Bringing Nigerian FinTech Innovation to Global Small and Medium Enterprises

      By: Lauren Cohen and Spencer C.N. Hagist
      Lidya CEO Tunde Kehinde must size up options for the expansion of his novel lending practices that drastically reduce the credit cycle in his developing Nigeria, and determine if expansion into Eastern Europe will prove successful or disasterous.  View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Strategy; Nigeria
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      Cohen, Lauren, and Spencer C.N. Hagist. "Lidya: Bringing Nigerian FinTech Innovation to Global Small and Medium Enterprises." Harvard Business School Case 221-083, February 2021.
      • September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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      d.light

      By: Michael Chu, Krishna G. Palepu and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha
      Kenyan off-grid-solar pioneer d.light can power entire homes in rural Africa but must now decide how to fund the growth of its asset-heavy business model. Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman founded d.light in 2006 to transform lives through solar solutions enabling access to...  View Details
      Keywords: Alternative Energy; Business Model; Capital; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Financial Strategy; Renewable Energy; Strategy; Social Entrepreneurship; Energy Industry; Africa; Kenya; India
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      Chu, Michael, Krishna G. Palepu, and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha. "d.light." Harvard Business School Case 321-069, September 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
      • June 30, 2020
      • Article

      Bipartisan Tax-Free Solution to Health Care Financing: Coupling HRAs With a Public Option

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Richard Boxer and James Wallace
      A combination of health insurance initiatives by the presumptive 2020 Democratic and Republican presidential nominees could expand health care coverage and significantly reduce costs, without raising taxes. Along the way, the combination could revitalize private...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Care Financing; Public Option; Health Reimbursement Arrangement (hra); Health Care And Treatment; Insurance; Cost Management
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., Richard Boxer, and James Wallace. "Bipartisan Tax-Free Solution to Health Care Financing: Coupling HRAs With a Public Option." Health Affairs Blog (June 30, 2020).
      • 2020
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      Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead

      By: Joseph L. Bower, Dutch Leonard and Lynn S. Paine
      Who should take the lead in fixing market capitalism? Business—not government alone. The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. Pandemics, income inequality, resource depletion, mass...  View Details
      Keywords: Capitalism; Business And Society; Economic Systems; Economic Growth; Policy; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Business And Community Relations; Corporate Strategy
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      Bower, Joseph L., Dutch Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine. Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead. Updated and expanded ed. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
      • May 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Talismark

      By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 211-097. Talismark negotiated waste hauling contracts for small and medium size companies. Its owners, Charles Muszynski and Marshall Staiman, were able to grow the business by more than 30% per year since it was founded, but believed...  View Details
      Keywords: Small Business; Small Business Administration; Infrastructure; Restructuring; Business Processes; Information Management; Sales; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Wastes And Waste Processing
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      Ruback, Richard S., Royce Yudkoff, and Ahron Rosenfeld. "Talismark." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 220-092, May 2020.
      • April 2020
      • Case

      The Board's Role in Refocusing Bahrain Development Bank

      By: Paul M. Healy and Alpana Thapar
      In March 2016, Bahrain Development Bank’s (BDB) existing board term came to an end and Khalid Al Rumaihi was appointed the new chairman. Determining a need for change, he immediately overhauled the board and replaced BDB’s long-standing CEO. The new board quickly...  View Details
      Keywords: Board Of Directors; Governing And Advisory Boards; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Change Management; Banking Industry; Bahrain
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      Healy, Paul M., and Alpana Thapar. "The Board's Role in Refocusing Bahrain Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 120-099, April 2020.
      • June 2019
      • Case

      ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform

      By: Alexander Braun, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi and Jiahua Xu
      ClearLife’s first product was a trading and analytics platform for participants in the U.S. life settlement market, the secondary market for life insurance. ClearLife played a key role in facilitating transactions and devising a common language for expressing value and...  View Details
      Keywords: Market Platforms; Insurance; Entrepreneurship; Expansion; Diversification; Strategy
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      Braun, Alexander, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi, and Jiahua Xu. "ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform." Harvard Business School Case 219-119, June 2019.
      • June 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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      Eric Hawkins Leading Agile Teams @ Digitally-Born AppFolio (A)

      By: Tsedal Neeley, Paul Leonardi and Michael Norris
      Eric Hawkins, director of engineering at AppFolio—a digital technology firm that offered cloud-based business software to small and medium sized companies—was shocked by an unusual request from his senior leadership team. Could Hawkins and one of his agile teams build...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Transformation; Values; Agile; Vision; Corporate Culture; Leadership; Values And Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices And Conditions; Technology Industry; United States; California
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      Neeley, Tsedal, Paul Leonardi, and Michael Norris. "Eric Hawkins Leading Agile Teams @ Digitally-Born AppFolio (A)." Harvard Business School Case 419-066, June 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
      • November 2018 (Revised January 2021)
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      Peak Investment Capital

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
      Kobbina Awuah (MBA 2014) became intrigued with the possibility of adapting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition in Ghana, where he grew up and where his family still lived. While he knew he could work for a multi-national enterprise located in Ghana, he was confident...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Africa; Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Ghana
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      Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Peak Investment Capital." Harvard Business School Case 219-061, November 2018. (Revised January 2021.)
      • September 2018 (Revised October 2018)
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      Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform

      By: Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi
      Lexoo, a UK-based online marketplace for legal services, was facing the strategic choice of how to grow from early start-up to mature platform. Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo's CEO, and web developer Chris O'Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo to help Small and Medium-Sized...  View Details
      Keywords: Marketplaces; Legal Services; Growth Strategy; Technology Ventures; Pivot; Service Operations; Market Platforms; Growth And Development Strategy; Technology Platform; small Business; Decision Making; Legal Services Industry
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      Farronato, Chiara, and Elena Corsi. "Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 619-701, September 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
      • August 2018 (Revised December 2020)
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      Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform

      By: Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi
      Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo’s CEO, and web developer Chris O’Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo, a UK legal marketplace, to help small and medium enterprises (SME) find legal advice at low prices. Lexoo had recently invested in a new vertical focused on larger companies....  View Details
      Keywords: Marketplaces; Legal Services; Growth Strategy; Technology Ventures; Service Operations; Market Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Technology Platform; Growth And Development Strategy; Legal Services Industry; United Kingdom
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      Farronato, Chiara, and Elena Corsi. "Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform." Harvard Business School Case 619-019, August 2018. (Revised December 2020.)
      • June 2018
      • Case

      Relax (Boston): Innovating and Growing an Entrepreneurial Business

      By: Paul Marshall and Carole Carlson
      The Relax case traces the history of a massage services company from its founding in 2007 to mid-2017, when it is considering the best strategy for growth and an acquisition. The company's owner and top managers wonder how the firm should reorganize to cope with the...  View Details
      Keywords: Growth And Development Strategy; Growth Management; Acquisition; Brands And Branding; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Design
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      Marshall, Paul, and Carole Carlson. "Relax (Boston): Innovating and Growing an Entrepreneurial Business." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-523, June 2018.
      • June 2018 (Revised July 2018)
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      Mark43

      By: Thomas Eisenmann, Mitchell Weiss and Matt Higgins
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-016. The founders of Mark43, an early-stage startup that provides software for law enforcement agencies, must decide whether to bid on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On the one hand, LAPD would...  View Details
      Keywords: Sales; Customers; Entrepreneurship; Software; Business Startups; Growth And Development Strategy; Decision Making; Technology Industry; District Of Columbia; Los Angeles
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      Eisenmann, Thomas, Mitchell Weiss, and Matt Higgins. "Mark43." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 818-104, June 2018. (Revised July 2018.)
      • April 2018
      • Teaching Note

      InsideSales.com (A) and (B)

      By: Frank Cespedes
      Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 817-018 and 817-042. InsideSales.com (ISC) has been successful selling its software to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB). But for various reasons, the founders see “the next stage of growth” as building a scalable sales and service...  View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Design; Customer Relationship Management; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Salesforce Management; Talent And Talent Management; Technology Industry
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      Cespedes, Frank. "InsideSales.com (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 818-122, April 2018.
      • February 2018
      • Case

      Wiikano Orchards

      By: Benson P. Shapiro and Katherine B. Hartman
      Wiikano Orchards, a family-owned business, faces declining demand in a commodity industry. The president is considering rebranding Wiikano's apple juice, increasing its prices and promotions. If this proposal succeeds, wholesalers and retailers would be more likely to...  View Details
      Keywords: Brands And Branding; Price; Marketing Communications; Product Marketing; Food And Beverage Industry
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      Shapiro, Benson P., and Katherine B. Hartman. "Wiikano Orchards." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-517, February 2018.
      • January 2018 (Revised October 2019)
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      ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A)

      By: Feng Zhu, Weiru Chen and Shirley Sun
      ZBJ.com (ZBJ), an online platform that connects knowledge workers to small- and medium-sized enterprises, is China’s largest outsourcing platform. Founded by Mingyue Zhu in 2006, ZBJ had grown into a unicorn with 4,000 employees and a daily transaction volume of RMB15...  View Details
      Keywords: Outsourcing; Disintermediation; Two-sided Platforms; Information Technology; Problems And Challenges; Global Strategy; Information Technology Industry; China
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      Zhu, Feng, Weiru Chen, and Shirley Sun. "ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-044, January 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
      • August 2017
      • Case

      Data-driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System

      By: Willy Shih and Nancy Hua Dai
      The data-driven manufacturing system at this Chinese bespoke mens' suit manufacturer illustrates the use of information technology to support mass customization in a largely manual production environment. It contrasts sharply with some of the Industrie 4.0...  View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing; Garment Manufacturing; Mass Customization; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Manufacturing; Operations; Production; Product; Customization And Personalization; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China
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      Shih, Willy, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Data-driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System." Harvard Business School Case 618-005, August 2017.
      • March 2017 (Revised October 2018)
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      Catalant: The Future of Work?

      By: Thomas Eisenmann, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Christine Snively
      Catalant, founded in 2013 as an online marketplace where MBAs could bid on consulting projects posted by small- to medium-sized businesses, had expanded by 2016 to provide Fortune 1000 companies with access to over 35,000 independent experts. The founders envisioned...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Recruitment; Labor; Market Platforms; Growth And Development Strategy; Employment Industry; Consulting Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas, Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Christine Snively. "Catalant: The Future of Work?" Harvard Business School Case 817-103, March 2017. (Revised October 2018.)
      • January 2017 (Revised November 2020)
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      Delivering the Goods at Shippo

      By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull
      Laura Behrens Wu, CEO of software start-up Shippo, prepares her pitch for a Series A funding round following a successful seed round. Customer adoption of Shippo’s e-commerce dashboard application, which allows small and medium retailers to compare delivery rates...  View Details
      Keywords: Application Program Interface; Api; Api Strategy; Customer Cohorts; Churn; Retention; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Strategy; Transition; Customer Focus And Relationships; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Valuation; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; San Francisco; California; United States
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      Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Olivia Hull. "Delivering the Goods at Shippo." Harvard Business School Case 817-065, January 2017. (Revised November 2020.)
      • November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
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      Mark43

      By: Thomas Eisenmann, Mitch Weiss and Halah AlQahtani
      The founders of Mark43, an early-stage startup that provides software for law enforcement agencies, must decide whether to bid on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On the one hand, LAPD would be a second large and influential...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Start-up; Software Applications; Government Markets; Rapid Growth Stage; Public Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Software; United States; New York (city, Ny)
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      Eisenmann, Thomas, Mitch Weiss, and Halah AlQahtani. "Mark43." Harvard Business School Case 817-016, November 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
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