Blue Apron:聽Bringing economical exotic meal experiences to door-step
How an HBS graduate is disrupting the food industry by building an innovative ~$2Bn valued meal kit business in under 4 years!
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On Time, On Budget, Onshape
Solidworks meets google docs while Onshape provides a platform for users to engage with CAD, engineering, and design support.
The Citizenry: Beautifully Crafted Home Goods for Globally-Conscious Consumers
How a sustainable, pro-social, supply chain can create a highly effective e-commerce business delivering globally-sourced, unique, high-quality products direct to consumers鈥� doors.
Why 鈥淒emolition Man鈥�, Fab.com鈥檚 former CEO should have studied TOM (at GSB) before running his company into the ground
Fab.com's failure due to operational inefficiency and too high growth targets.
Bonobos: Making Fit Happen
Between 2010 and 2015, men鈥檚 clothing was the fastest growing e-commerce category, outpacing electronics, groceries, cosmetics, and health products [1]. Founded in 2007 to eliminate 鈥渒haki diaper butt鈥�, Bonobos [2] has been at the forefront of the shift to the […]
OMyBag: An (un)sustainable business model to support a sustainable brand鈥檚 expansion?
Designed in Amsterdam and handmade in India OmyBag is not your ordinary bag. This eco-friendly bag brand with a social mission, has successfully expanded its sales to 21 different countries across 121 different cities since its inception in 2010. The company's operating model has successfully supported growth during the first five years of the business' existence, but is it the right model to support continued sustainable development of the business going forward?
Revolution Foods: Solving America鈥檚 Food Crisis
鈥淩eal Food for All鈥� – Delivering Fresh Lunches to Schools
Skydrop鈥攖he 鈥淯ber鈥� of instant deliveries in LatAm
A marketplace that connects local, independent delivery agents with small businesses that need pickup or delivery services.
Buffer: Gaining an edge in the Valley with a 100% remote workforce model
Buffer combines a unique labor model with radical transparency to maintain its competitive advantage.
Jet.com: Bring it On, Amazon!
How a new entrant in the e-commerce space has already 鈥渢aken-off鈥�