Yieldex (A)

Name: Yieldex (A) (English version)
SKU: 809090

Stuart, Toby;Wagonfeld, Alison Berkley

Product #:809090

Supplier:Harvard Business School

Discipline:Entrepreneurship

Setting:California, Colorado, 2007 - 2008

Details:Case (PDF) • 11 pages • 2009-01-22

Subjects:

Angel financing Change management Entrepreneurial finance Entrepreneurial management Venture capital Entrepreneurial financing Strategy Entrepreneurship Investment management Entrepreneurship

Geography:

California Colorado United States

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Yieldex Founder, Doug Cosman, is faced with the decision to sell his young software start-up for $4 million or to hire a CEO (Tom Shields) and pursue Series A venture capital financing. His angel investors and CEO candidate Tom Shields believe he should reject the offer and focus on building the company into a bigger enterprise. Cosman is attracted to the financial rewards offered by the potential acquirer.