Entrepreneur Case Studies

    Entrepreneur Case Studies

    Netflix platform is the new alternative to theatres and Television for watching movies and other streaming channels. What started as a local pay for DVD rental service in the nineties has today become a giant on the internet. Today,...
    We often listen to stories about business tycoons who started from scratch and made an empire for themselves with diligence and willpower. These narratives always work as sources of motivation for us. It always spurs people when they hear...
    Jan Koum, the man who founded WhatsApp, came from a tiny hamlet close to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Koum was born in a poverty-stricken family and they relocated to California. There, Jan began acquiring knowledge about computers during...
    Kevin Plank, the Chief Executive Officer of Under Armour, a fitness attire manufacturer, was very nearly bankrupt when he began marketing flagship garments under the brand name Under Armour. To finance his commercial venture, he utilized all his savings,...
    John Paul DeJoria is not a popular name like Elon Musk or Steve Jobs. However, he has attained milestones of business administration and entrepreneurship that can envy other competitors.  Paul DeJoria began as a newspaper courier services provider. He also...
    While there are many success stories of start-ups in the recent past, one particular story stands out. In the year 2008, when start-ups were still not the in thing, and when Venture Capital funding was more towards conventional business...
    Spanx, Inc. is a US-based underwear manufacturer, concentrating on designing underpants and legwarmers. The company was set up in Atlanta, Georgia. Spanx’s products are currently available in over 50 nations of the world. Spanx mostly makes sheer tights or pantyhose...
    eBay, previously known as AuctionWeb, was set up by Pierre Omidyar, an Iranian-American software programmer in September 1995. Born in France, Omidyar founded the company in his drawing-room. About eBay Headquartered in San Jose, California, eBay is a US-based multinational e-commerce...
    Start-ups and venture capitals go hand in hand, and awareness levels are high. However, in the start-up ecosystem, start-up accelerators play a pivot role in their success but have so far received little attention.  There is a common misconception that...
    Basecamp is a Chicago-based software company that generates business-oriented web apps. It is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company. Jason Fried, Ernest Kim, and Carlos Segura set up the company in 1999. Basecamp started its journey as a...