Wounded Warrior Project: Not quite the hero we expect?
Wounded Warrior Project – charitable organization or successful marketing firm?
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Cards Against Humanity: A party game for horrible people
Cards Against Humanity: A quick look into one of the most popular (and vulgar) card games.
Eastman Kodak: From Market Leader to Bankruptcy
How did Eastman Kodak plummet from being the fourth most valuable brand in the U.S. with $15 billion of revenue in 1996 to bankruptcy by 2012?
DoorDash: on-demand delivery at your door
With its logistics algorithms, an army of crowd-sourced couriers and the use of location data, DoorDash aspires to change the same-day delivery landscape.
HBS: long-term value proposition with a short-term operating model
HBS creates value by educating leaders to “make in difference in the world.” However, for a business model that theoretically creates wide-ranging impact across the globe, its operating model is remarkably fixated on relatively short-term transactions.
Rocket Internet: it’s all about risk mitigation
Rocket Internet's business and operating models are perfectly aligned: both aim at mitigating the risks of starting a venture in a new market.
ASOS: Delivering Fast Fashion to Style-Conscious Twenty-Somethings
Founded in 2000, UK-based ASOS has grown to become one of the world’s most successful online fashion retailers. In 2015, ASOS had ~10 M active customers, 60% of whom were located outside the UK. The site attracted 90 M visits […]
Get the door. It’s the liquor store.
Drizly does what Burt Reynolds couldn’t (and what Amazon can’t).
KiOR – Biofuel Company Burns
KiOR was a spectacular failure in the biofuel space. Where did it all go wrong?
Boston Beer Co. – The Founding Father of the Craft Beer Revolution
@BostonBeer continues to lead the craft beer revolution by innovating like the small guys and distributing like the big ones