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- November 2020
- Case
Wes Hall and the BlackNorth Initiative
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Marilyn Morgan Westner and Reza Satchu
Wes Hall founded Kingsdale Advisors and built it into one of Canada’s leading shareholder services and advisory firms. Influenced by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and a series of social injustices—specifically the death of George Floyd in police custody—Hall...
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- October 2020
- Supplement
OpenIDEO (B)
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Anne-Laure Fayard, Manos Gkeredakis and Jin Hyun Paik
In the midst of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was unfolding, OpenIDEO—an online open innovation platform focused on design-driven solutions to social issues—rapidly launched a new challenge to improve access to health information, empower communities to stay safe...
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Keywords:
Innovation Competitions;
Ideo;
Contests;
Contest Design;
Platforms And Ecosystems;
Open Innovation;
Open And User Innovation Strategy;
Diversity;
Design;
social entrepreneurship;
Global Range;
Collaborative Innovation And Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Organizational Change And Adaptation;
social And Collaborative Networks;
Health Pandemics;
Health;
Information;
Business And Community Relations
- October 2020
- Case
COVID-19 Testing at Everlywell
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
In March 2020, as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the U.S., Everlywell founder Julia Cheek considers how to respond as a small start-up specializing in at-home lab testing. After making dramatic budget cuts, she decides to pivot the organization to address the...
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Keywords:
entrepreneurship;
Business Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Health Care And Treatment;
Health Disorders;
Leading Change;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Competitive Strategy;
Science;
Adaptation;
Corporate social Responsibility And Impact;
Crisis Management;
social entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Government Legislation;
Health;
Health Testing And Trials;
Health Pandemics;
Consumer Products Industry;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
Texas;
United States
- October 2020
- Case
PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India
By: John J-H Kim and Malini Sen
Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Co-founder Madhav Chavan is interested in using technology for education but differed in the way it is used in...
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- September 2020
- Case
Algramo
By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores...
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Keywords:
Packaging-as-a-wallet;
Plastic Waste;
Business At The Base Of The Pyramid;
Reusable Packaging;
Alliances With Fmcgs To Meet Esg Goals;
social entrepreneurship;
Environmental Sustainability;
Strategy;
Value Creation;
Goals And Objectives;
Business Model;
Consumer Products Industry;
Latin America;
South America;
Chile
- September 2020
- Teaching Plan
Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship
By: George Serafeim
Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques had spent the summer between their first and second years of their MBA program fund raising for their start-up venture capital (VC) firm, Harlem Capital Partners. Harlem Capital was founded upon the principle that addressing the...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital Firm Compensation;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Entrepreneurial Financing;
Black Entrepreneurs;
Black Leadership;
Black Inventors;
Inclusion;
Minority-owned Businesses;
Race And Ethnicity;
Race Characteristics;
entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Diversity;
Race;
Gender;
Mission And Purpose;
social Enterprise;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
- September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
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...
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- August 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden
By: Brian Trelstad, Emilie Billaud and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
In April 2020, Lisa Tengberg, Harvard Business School MBA Candidate, submitted a paper on Just Arrived, an online platform which matched newly-arrived immigrants with employers in Sweden. The case describes the European refugee crisis and different approaches in...
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- August 2020
- Case
PayPal: The Next Chapter
By: Michael Porter, Mark Kramer and Annelena Lobb
Can a social purpose and stakeholder capitalism confer a powerful competitive advantage in the age of COVID-19? For PayPal, the answer is yes. After spinning off from eBay in a 2015 IPO, the company declared its purpose as "democratizing financial services" by ensuring...
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- July 2020
- Case
Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics
By: Steven Rogers, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Alterrell Mills
The co-founders (Black HBS alumnae) of an e-commerce beauty startup explore the unmet needs within the beauty industry. This case study examines the entrepreneurial opportunities that come from identifying an underserved market, specifically within the Black community...
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Keywords:
Brands And Branding;
Competition;
Customers;
Disruption;
Disruptive Innovation;
Distribution Channels;
entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Macroeconomics;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Mission And Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Sales;
social Issues;
social Marketing;
Business Startups;
Strategic Planning;
Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Venture Capital;
Advertising Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Beauty And Cosmetics Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
North And Central America;
United States;
New York (city, Ny);
New York (state, Us)
- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent
By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko
In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed...
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Keywords:
Experience And Expertise;
Talent And Talent Management;
Curriculum And Courses;
Executive Education;
social entrepreneurship;
National Security;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Job Interviews;
Job Search;
Knowledge Use And Leverage;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Crisis Management;
Mission And Purpose;
Retirement;
Nonprofit Organizations;
War;
Education Industry;
San Diego;
Virginia
- June 2020
- Case
Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)
By: Laura Huang, Elizabeth Jiang and Brandon Yu
Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing them for formal technical training programs, or “coding bootcamps,” that would lead to a successful career pivot upon...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Education;
Training;
entrepreneurship;
Corporate entrepreneurship;
social entrepreneurship;
Management;
Goals And Objectives;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Organizations;
Mission And Purpose;
Personal Development And Career;
Health Pandemics;
Technology Industry;
Education Industry;
Employment Industry
- June 2020
- Supplement
Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (B)
By: Laura Huang and Elizabeth Jiang
This (B) case expands upon the journey of Career Karma’s three founders by presenting a fictionalized Investor Meeting scenario.
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Education;
Training;
entrepreneurship;
Corporate entrepreneurship;
social entrepreneurship;
Management;
Goals And Objectives;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Organizations;
Mission And Purpose;
Personal Development And Career;
Technology Industry;
Education Industry;
Employment Industry
- June 2020
- Case
MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)
By: Boris Groysberg, John D. Vaughan and Matthew Preble
This is an abridged version of “MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?” HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a number of decisions in planning how to scale their small company. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores as of May 2015...
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Keywords:
entrepreneurship;
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Selection And Staffing;
Leadership;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Marketing;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate social Responsibility And Impact;
Mission And Purpose;
Service Industry;
Food And Beverage Industry;
United States
- May 2020 (Revised October 2020)
- Teaching Note
San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nicole Tempest Keller
An examination of the strategic challenges facing the SF Ballet in 2019 due to changes in demographics, lifestyles, and the city of San Francisco itself
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- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight? (Brief Case)
By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
Teaching Note for HBS Brief Case No. 920-557. The case addresses analysis and decisions related to the entrepreneurial life of a distinctive energy beverage, including its niche market launch, early problems, reformulation, social media impact, market success, and...
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- May 2020
- Case
Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight?
By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
Four college friends market a beverage that combines ingredients like those in a drink they consumed in college bars. It includes a caffeinated energy drink, malt liquor, and a soft drink flavoring. They launch the business, Big Boom Beverages (BBB), with their own...
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- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism
By: Brian Trelstad, Wendy Smith and Natalie Slawinski
In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied directly to one primary resource—in this case...
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- February 2020
- Case
Wellthy: The Economics of Caring
By: Brian Trelstad and Joseph B. Fuller
In 2014, Lindsay Jurist-Rosner (MBA ’09) founded Wellthy, a B2C business that coordinates care for working professionals seeking help to support loved ones with chronic diseases or aging parents. With personal experience as a young professional providing care for her...
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- February 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nicole Tempest Keller
The SF Ballet was regarded as one of the top ballet companies in the world. It had an enviable earned revenue percentage of almost 50% and had an internationally recognized ballet school. However, by 2019 the Ballet faced a number of challenges. Ballet was a European...
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