Scaling entrepreneurial ventures

Franck-Erik Flegbo and Cyril Le Terrien were already successful executives in a major multinational when they decided that it was time to dream, and to...

Imagine if the multinational hotel groups had founded Airbnb, or the big auto companies had launched Uber and Tesla, or Blockbuster had created Netflix....

GitLab is arguably one of the world's largest "all-remote" companies. Started in 2011 and with more than 1,000 employees at present, it has no physical...

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...

Kiah Williams started SIRUM as a Stanford undergraduate alongside her classmates Adam Kircher and George Wang. Nearly two decades later, the medication...

The Organic Mandya (OM) case explores the journey of Madhu Chandan, a successful entrepreneur who gave up his comfortable life in the United States to...

On a fine winter morning in January 2021, in an office in downtown Copenhagen, Henrik Isaksen, the founder of GreenMobility, pondered the future of his...

Staff.AI is a start-up technology company featuring a new resource-sharing application for hospitals and health care professionals. Developed by neurosurgeon...

It is now four years later, and Drinkotec is scaling up fast. They've had to make some tough decisions in order to focus, have the best people and build...

Between late 2014 and late 2016, Tesla and CEO Elon Musk undertook several major, and risky, initiatives that would dramatically expand the scale and...

Vicky Smith is the founder and CEO of Earth Changers, a platform that curates trips and connects travelers with real experiences worldwide to offer an...

This case study follows a series of events over the first two years of EdTechWorx, a Pakistan-based education technology start-up that labels itself as...

Li Xia is the founder of Shenzhen Power Solution (SPS), a social enterprise established to aid people at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP). Her family's...

The case follows the innovations of Gooru, a nonprofit with global reach that uses technology to empower learning experiences, from early childhood through...

The case focuses on Faan van der Walt (as protagonist), his brother Dirk, and WeBuyCars, a large second-hand car dealership in South Africa, which has...

This case focuses on the challenges of incentivizing innovation within Moog, an engineering company based in New York state that designs and builds guidance...

Over 12 years, Aarti Vaishnav grew Exxat into a $10M business with hundreds of employees. This success was built on a virtuous cycle of deep customer...

SMART Photonics - a photonic chip maker - had been growing rapidly over the past 8 years. After successfully developing a technology to make complex photonic...

In recent years the world has witnessed a growing wave of entrepreneurial ventures in developing economies. CB Insights reports as of March 2020, developing...

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Franck-Erik Flegbo and Cyril Le Terrien were already successful executives in a major multinational when they decided that it was time to dream, and to...

Two key questions: Do you have the right business model, and do you have growth ambitions?

Imagine if the multinational hotel groups had founded Airbnb, or the big auto companies had launched Uber and Tesla, or Blockbuster had created Netflix....

GitLab is arguably one of the world's largest "all-remote" companies. Started in 2011 and with more than 1,000 employees at present, it has no physical...

A study of over 32,000 startups suggests that scaling too early can derail startup success.

The Chobani CEO and founder talks about the biggest challenges along the way. "I never thought about quitting," he says.

Instead of casting a wide net, try a more strategic approach.

Can fintech startup Esusu use innovation to promote financial inclusion in America?

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...

An analysis of more than 180 million job ads shows the impact large firm hiring has on local startups’ growth.