..., for almost a year. Shultz had learned enough about the company to realize that its practices and the efficacy of its much-touted finger-prick blood-testing technology were questionable and that the company was going to great lengths to hide this fact from the public and from regulators. Theranos and Holmes...

... MBA class on the management of service operations. In time, some higher-quality hotels also began to partner with OYO in order to benefit from its technology and expertise. If the standard of service was already high enough to avoid capital improvements, OYO would buy rooms at a bulk discount...

.... valuation VC networking technology hi-tech internet early-stage entrepreneurial finance valuation venture capital venture capital method Technology Phillip P. “Pete” Perez, CEO and founder of OutReach Networks, Inc. (ORN), was evaluating an offer in November 2011 that he had recently...

.... In 1996, Congress passed legislation that allowed competitive distribution technologies such as wire-based, wireless telephony, and wireless cable to compete with traditional cable and direct satellite broadcast in what had been an exclusive industry. This legislation led to significant investment...

... share marketshare Apple Mac Steve Jobs HP Hewlett Packard cloud computing Technology This public-sourced case was prepared by Rebecca Goldberg (MBA '03), Case Writer; Michael Lenox, Samuel L. Slover Research Professor of Business Administration; and Jared D. Harris, Assistant...

... share of the domestic long-distance market. Upon that revised foundation, Allen sought to build a far-reaching communications powerhouse; in pursuit of that goal, Allen engineered a deliberate series of acquisitions in computer, software, multimedia, and other key technology interests to create...

... or so of SAP's elite partners—widely considered in the enterprise software industry as a dream come true for technology entrepreneurs. Suitable for use in MBA, EMBA, and GEMBA programs, this case offers the opportunity to focus decision making on several key marketing and sales issues. Should Tayur...

... an unsuccessful website and sell the technology; switch the technology if the website is good, expand, buyout. Decision trees and Monte Carlo simulations are used to value these options, which make the opportunity look very attractive. option valuation simulation valuation decision trees Technology...

... Technology First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is. —Zen proverb In the fall of 2000, Richard Goodson reflected on his experiences over the past six months since his company had merged with another Internet startup to form SecureNet, Inc. Goodson became CEO...

... between computer technology and telecommunications. Wall Street Daily News, 9 January 1996. Margaret Weston, Teletech's chief financial officer, learned of Victor Yossarian's letter late one evening in early January 1996. Quickly she organized a team of lawyers and finance staff to assess...

... in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of the Darden School Foundation. Ethics Internet China user privacy global market share emerging economy economies Technology In the summer of 2004...

... that extracted information from corporate databases so businesses could analyze customers and trends. MicroStrategy's technology platform was creating a new generation of one-to-one e-business solutions that enabled global organizations to build personal relationships with their partners, supplychains...

... and aggressive, often sold Oracle software that was not yet available in order to achieve their quotas. Outsiders attributed the company's marketing style to its founder. Maintain technology and product leadership. Oracle's current technological leadership benefited from an early lucky decision...

... School Foundation. Rev. 8/98. direct marketing regression analysis Technology Tom Klenke, marketing database and analysis specialist at Intuit, had often argued that his firm should take better advantage of its new database capabilities. Klenke saw modeling and testing opportunities...

... School Foundation. Rev. 11/97. corporate culture entrepreneurs exchange rates financial analysis foreign investment government regulation strategic alliance joint ventures international Alternative Business Issue or Setting Technology On February 1, 1994, the senior management...

... in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise—without the permission of the Darden School Foundation. Alex Laats had come to the Technology Licensing Office (TLO) two years earlier when the TLO had run a classified ad for a new licensing officer...

... and moved to a growing electronic commerce firm. McFadden, a computer programmer, worked for a major producer of electronic games and software. market analysis marketing research pricing Technology “I don’t think we’re charging as much for our service as we could,” Dan Collins, cofounder...

... in the browser-software industry. Leadership in the browser market would enable Microsoft to dominate Internet-related product markets and Internet commerce and services. More important, market leadership would protect Microsoft’s main business, operating systems and software. Technology In early 1995...

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...Wendell E. Dunn, III; Scott Shane This case describes how eight entrepreneurs discover different opportunities for new businesses to exploit a single technological invention. The case focuses on the process of entrepreneurial discovery and its implications for the creation of new firms. Many...