CASE STUDIES

Supply Chain Technology Provider: Growth through Technology Licensing
A software startup had developed a break-through concept for restaurant supply chain management technology and was evaluating different funding options. We advised on financial and business model, and developed a B2B platform licensing model, that would allow for the...

ICE Trails: Lean Startup for Product Validation
ICE Trails is an early stage startup providing an emergency tracking app that enables users to notify friends and families in case of an emergency (ICE). The app utilizes geolocation API, and provides the ability to send alerts to friends and family when a...

Career Management Consulting Firm: Outsourcing Helps Startup Focus on Core Business
A career management consulting startup had developed a framework for the IT infrastructure required to support their specific business model and service offering. The company was looking for assistance with evaluating options, and finding the right partner for their...

Moot Alumni Association (MAA): Growth through Business Development
Moot Alumni Association (MAA) is a non-governmental organization (NGO), which promotes international arbitration and trade law. MAA is the host of several annual conferences around the world, and publishes a global law journal, the Vindobona Journal focused on current...

Drop-in-Media: 1st Partnership: The first $1M is always the hardest
Drop In Media is a mobile content delivery service provider. Pioneering cross-carrier multimedia messaging in North America, Drop In Media connects media, publishers and brands with mobile consumers, enabling the delivery of premium content over SMS, MMS and WAP. To...

Crowdcast: Growth Or Exit
Crowdcast is a social business intelligence solution that taps into the wisdom of their employees and partners to deliver insights and forecasts related to current and future projects and initiatives in order to make better strategic leadership decisions. Despite...

Drop-in-Media: Diversification Renews Growth
Drop In Media is a mobile content delivery service provider. Pioneering cross-carrier multimedia messaging in North America, Drop In Media connects media, publishers and brands with mobile consumers, enabling the delivery of premium content covering pop culture, news,...

Leading Network Hardware and Software Provider: Expansion Into Adjacent Market Revives Business Trends
One of the top five US networking companies was successful with selling primarily one core product. Adjacent markets presented a great opportunity for diversification and growth but the expansion required an entrepreneurial spirit to basically launch a startup within...

Leading Network Solutions Provider: International Expansion Boosts Earnings
One of the leading network solutions providers in the United States was attracting more and more business from outside of the US. The company had to make a decision whether it was worth investing into organizational and operational changes, required to respond to a...

Big Data Analytics Startup: Diversification Drives Growth
Leading ‘big data’ analytics company’s valuation was being hindered, because investors were discounting future growth potential with only one targeted industry vertical. The company was challenged with identifying an expansion strategy that would align with its...

Big Data Analytics Software Startup: Strategic Acquisition Enables Business Expansion Into New Market
A big data analytics software provider for the telecommunication industry was evaluating strategic product and market diversification options that would fuel growth. Entering an adjacent market with similar data analytics needs was identified as the highest potential...

Leading Network Solutions Provider: Organizational Restructuring Propels New Growth
An industry leader of comprehensive network solutions for businesses and data centers around the world was evaluating growth opportunities in new market segments, which required the business to restructure from a functional into a business unit driven organization. We...

Drop-in-Media: Operational Restructuring Boosts Profitability
Drop In Media is a mobile content delivery service provider. Pioneering mobile messaging in North America, Drop In Media connects media, publishers and brands with mobile consumers, enabling the delivery of premium content over mobile devices. The company was growing,...

Private Equity Backed Enterprise Software Provider: Industry Rollup Opportunity for Private Equity Firm
In 2000s, The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Pricing, and Fulfillment Systems market was fragmented, and provided opportunity for consolidation across national borders. With high switching costs for ERP systems and significant recurring revenue from maintenance...

Guavus: Strategic Acquisition Enables Business Expansion Into New Market
Guavus, big data analytics software provider for the telecommunication industry, evaluated strategic product and market diversification options that would fuel growth. Entering an adjacent market with similar data analytics needs was identified as the highest...

Crowdcast: Sale of Crowdsourcing Startup to Ideation Company
Crowdcast is a social business intelligence solution that taps into the wisdom of their employees and partners to deliver insights and forecasts related to current and future initiatives in order to make better strategic decisions. With a unique product in an emerging...

Guavus: International Acquisition Initiates Exponential Growth
Guavus is a ‘big data’ analytics provider, who integrates with a suite of decision-making applications that enable enterprises to make better-informed and timelier decisions. The company was evaluating product and market expansion strategies and had identified a...