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These aren't your grandpa's static pdfs.
Our reinvented case study experiences are developed with our Academic Advisory Board from top business schools and produced by our team of award winning film and podcast creators.

These aren't your grandpa's static pdfs.
Our reinvented case study experiences are developed with our Academic Advisory Board from top business schools and produced by our team of award winning film and podcast creators.

Students come out of their shell

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Professor Robert Seamans, Ph.D.

Students come out of their shell

“I noticed some students participating in our debrief that had never participated before -- it was great!”

Professor Robert Seamans, Ph.D.

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Airbnb

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Grit, Determination and Luck

Special Case

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two intrepid co-founders welcomed three guests to their San Francisco residence, and charged them money. The story of how Airbnb grew into the...

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

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Academic Author

Steve Eppinger, Professor, MIT

Airbnb

Grit, Determination and Luck

Special Case

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two intrepid co-founders welcomed three guests to their San Francisco residence, and charged them money. The story of how Airbnb grew into the...

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

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Academic Author

Steve Eppinger, Professor, MIT

Dropbox

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Thinking Outside The Dropbox

Available

Drew Houston started Dropbox, an online file storage and sync service, after forgetting his work thumb drive on a four-hour bus ride. After his company sees huge viral growth among free users, the time comes for Drew to consider scaling. To do this, he must answer a tough question: should Dropbox attempt an expansion into the Professional or SMB markets, or should it focus on offering the same straightforward, simple product that the brand was built on?

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

Academic Author

Steve Eppinger, Professor, MIT

Dropbox

Thinking Outside The Dropbox

Special Case

Drew Houston started Dropbox, an online file storage and sync service, after forgetting his work thumb drive on a four-hour bus ride. After his company sees huge viral growth among free users, the time comes for Drew to consider scaling. To do this, he must answer a tough question: should Dropbox attempt an expansion into the Professional or SMB markets, or should it focus on offering the same straightforward, simple product that the brand was built on?

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

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Academic Author

Steve Eppinger, Professor, MIT

Apple

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Apple's First Bite

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In 1976, software engineer Steve Wozniak and entrepreneur Steve Jobs started Apple based on Wozniak’s design for a personal computer. Despite the company’s initial success, the founders' differing visions for Apple's future led to conflict and power struggles among its top executives. When Wozniak discovered a disturbing truth about a business transaction that he had made with Jobs ten years earlier, he was faced with a major decision: continue working with his longtime friend and business partner, or leave Apple altogether?

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

Academic Author

Steve Eppinger, Professor, MIT

Apple

Apple's First Bite

Special Case

In 1976, software engineer Steve Wozniak and entrepreneur Steve Jobs started Apple based on Wozniak’s design for a personal computer. Despite the company’s initial success, the founders' differing visions for Apple's future led to conflict and power struggles among its top executives. When Wozniak discovered a disturbing truth about a business transaction that he had made with Jobs ten years earlier, he was faced with a major decision: continue working with his longtime friend and business partner, or leave Apple altogether?

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

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Academic Author

Steve Eppinger, Professor, MIT

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