Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum

Posted: 1 Mar 2012

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Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Ann Leamon

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

Lisa Strope

Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

Date Written: June 15, 2011

Abstract

Hardina Smythe, a recent MBA graduate, has just joined a top-tier venture capital firm in the difficult environment of late 2010. Her first assignment is to evaluate three different deals and make recommendations to the partners. Each potential investment has strengths and drawbacks for both the firm and Hardina.

Learning Objective: To introduce students to the many facets of deal evaluation and the fact that a "good" deal depends on many factors.

Suggested Citation

Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew and Leamon, Ann and Strope, Lisa, Hardina Smythe and the Healthcare Investment Conundrum (June 15, 2011). Harvard Business School Finance Case No. 811-073, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2013301

Matthew Rhodes-Kropf (Contact Author)

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Ann Leamon

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Lisa Strope

Harvard University - Business School (HBS) ( email )

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