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6 Lessons for Startups from a Museum Dedicated to Failure
Start-ups Digital ArticleA collection of more than 1,000 failed products and businesses reveals the common forces that spell doom for new ventures. -
Scaling a Midsize Startup
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIn between unicorns and mom-and-pop startups lies the "mighty middle." -
3 Management Myths That Derail Startups
Entrepreneurial management Digital ArticleThese common approaches can strain teams and lead to misaligned expectations. -
Building a Startup in a Tough Funding Environment
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleVenture funding is scarce, valuations are down, and exit options are dwindling. What should founders do? -
Smaller Companies Must Embrace Risk Management
Operations strategy Digital ArticleA three-part framework for boosting your organization’s resilience in a volatile world. -
Why Managers Should Think More Like Hackers
Management philosophy Digital ArticleIt can help you work around obstacles, find opportunities across silos, and more. -
Entrepreneurs, Is a Venture Studio Right for You?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleFounders often look to incubators and accelerators to grow their startups. But there’s another option. -
5 Ways Startups Can Prepare for a Recession
Start-ups Digital ArticleConserve cash and pay close attention to your customers, investors, employees, and culture. -
Is Starting a Side Hustle Really Worth It?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleFive things to consider before investing your time and energy. -
Twitch CEO on the Future of the Creator Economy – and the Challenge to Keep the Platform Safe
Business and society Digital Article“That kind of violence, that kind of hate … [doesn’t] have any place anywhere in our society, or especially on Twitch.” -
Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse
Business and society Digital ArticleThe Chobani CEO and founder talks about the biggest challenges along the way. “I never thought about quitting,” he says. -
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Surviving the “Death Valley Curve”
Entrepreneurial business strategy Digital ArticleTwo key questions: Do you have the right business model, and do you have growth ambitions? -
The CEO of Roblox on Scaling Community-Sourced Innovation
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleWhen Roblox launched, in 2004, its user base was made up of friends, family members, and about 100 tech enthusiasts recruited via Google ads to serve... -
More-Experienced Entrepreneurs Have Bigger Deadline Problems
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research shows that the more projects company builders have under their belts, the worse they are at anticipating delays. -
3 Strategies to Convince People That Your Startup Is Legit
Entrepreneurial management Digital ArticleProjecting legitimacy helps you get buy-in from investors, customers, and other key stakeholders. -
It's Time to Free the Middle Manager
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOrganizations no longer need traffic cops. They need leaders. -
Why Start-ups Fail
Entrepreneurial management Magazine ArticleIt’s not always the horse or the jockey. -
5 Strategies to Help Charities Weather the Pandemic
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleLessons from the fundraising arm of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. -
In Pitch Contests, Going First Is a Disadvantage
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIn a series of four competitions, researchers found that the first two contestants were consistently rated lower. -
When It's Time to Pivot, What's Your Story?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleTo succeed, a new company must rally investors, staff, customers, and the media around a good story. But often that narrative turns out to be wrong, and...
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Scaling Up To Stand Still: The Nearpeer Conundrum
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case delves into the journey of Nearpeer, an edtech start-up founded by Shahrukh and Ammar, to revolutionise education by bridging the gap between... -
MiDAS: Automating Unemployment Benefits
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Hoodgoods: The Use of an Entrepreneurial Pivoting Strategy by a Digital Start-up
Management Case Study11.95View Details Online grocery shopping and two-sided platform businesses are on the rise in South Africa. In 2020, shortly before South Africa went into lockdown as... -
Waterdrop Inc.: Creating a Business Model in China
Management Case Study11.95View Details Shen Peng founded Beijing Zongqing Forward Technology Co (Waterdrop) in Beijing, China, in 2016. After more than three years of development, Waterdrop... -
Himo: A New Breed in China's Photography Industry
Management Case Study11.95View Details How can a service industry startup in a traditional segment gain a foothold in the market? How do we run standardized operations in an industry where... -
Hampstead Tea: Coping with Brexit
{{MajorSubject}} Case Study11.95View Details In March 2021, the founder of Hampstead Tea, a specialty-tea processor based in London, United Kingdom, found herself at a crossroads. Since 1995, the... -
Zhiyuanhui's Digital Innovation: Technology First or Scenario First?
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case details the journey of Chengdu Zhiyuanhui Information Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Zhiyuanhui") in pioneering digital innovations within... -
ZOMOZOMO: From Platform Operator to Provider
{{MajorSubject}} Case Study11.95View Details Founded in September 2016 and based in Beijing, China, ZOMOZOMO primarily conducted business through its gamified freelancers' platform, where designers'... -
Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs
Management Case Study11.95View Details By August 2023, Re-Match, an artificial turf waste-to-value company, had operations in Denmark and the Netherlands and had recycled over 160,000 tons... -
Quotient
Management Case Study11.95View Details The founders of Quotient, a web-based service for onboarding new engineers, face decisions about how to bring their nascent product to market amidst a... -
Stepping Out of Lockdown: Launching a Footwear Brand During a Pandemic
Management Case Study11.95View Details Marina Larroudé stared glumly at all the crossings out on the proposed boots order for the autumn collection. Her husband Ricardo wanted to cut her suggestions... -
Jake Becraft and Strand Therapeutics: The Making of an Entrepreneur
Management Case Study11.95View Details Jake Becraft, a PhD student at MIT disillusioned in pursuit of his dreams of becoming an academic, serendipitously finds himself discussing the potential... -
Aspiration, Action, Determination: Zhu Jing, Founder of Sunkwan Group
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case illustrates Zhu Jing's entrepreneurial story from three stages: aspiration, action, and determination. The case presents the challenges that... -
EDWINS: Leading with Passion and Purpose
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STAYFILM: FROM A BRAZILIAN DIGITAL STARTUP TO A GLOBAL SCALEUP
Management Case Study11.95View Details Stayfilm is a representative case of a Brazilian digital startup trying to compete and succeed in the global market. In 2016, Stayfilm's application (app),... -
Zoey Koko: Choosing an Alternative Path Forward
Management Case Study11.95View Details Sara Ferrer launched Zoey Koko in 2017 with the idea of designing bath and body products for young girls and "tweens" (ages 5-12). From the start-up of... -
Youth Empowerment: Authenticity, Growth, and Impact
Management Case Study11.95View Details Youth Empowerment is run by two individuals, Arthur Soriano and Niki Martinez, who combined, spent over forty years in prison. Youth Empowerment, as an... -
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2025
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Every Harvard Business School first-year student enrolls in "The Entrepreneurial Manager," a course that focuses on leadership in entrepreneurial settings.... -
Promigas & Gases de Occidente
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Promigas, founded in 1974, is one of the pioneering companies in the natural gas sector in Latin America. Its role has been fundamental in the process... -
Colette Phillips and GetKonnected!: Creating Inclusive Ecosystems
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Colette Phillips' marketing firm had just won the City of Boston's 2nd largest contract in history to a Black-owned company. During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
