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Pick a Forecasting Stack for an Edtech Engagement Team
You will produce a 6-page strategy memo evaluating three paths: (1) in-house forecasting team (2 engineers), (2) open-source stack (statsforecast + neuralforecast), (3) forecast…
- Ai Workforce Strategy
- Build Vs Buy Analysis
- Vendor Evaluation
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting - CodeBeginnerNew
Build Semantic Search for an Internal Engineering Wiki
You receive a Confluence XML export (~12k pages, ~80 MB of text) and a hand-labeled benchmark of 50 internal queries with ground-truth doc IDs. Chunk and embed the corpus with a…
- Embedding Models
- Vector Database Basics
- Pgvector
Vector Databases and Embeddings - StrategyBeginnerNew
Social Media Content Strategy for a Sustainable Cosmetics Brand
Audit the brand's current social presence (screenshots and analytics data provided). Research 3 successful competitors' social strategies. Develop: (1) Platform strategy — which…
- Digital Marketing
- Online Marketing
- Digital Business Models
Open coursework - CodeBeginnerNew
Big Data Dashboard for Urban Mobility Patterns
Using the provided sample dataset (100K anonymized trip records with timestamps, origin/destination coordinates, transport mode, and duration), build a dashboard prototype. Requ…
- Data Analytics
- Digital Business Models
- Web Development
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E-Commerce Conversion Funnel Optimization for an Outdoor Gear Brand
Using the provided Google Analytics export and heatmap data, map the complete customer journey from landing page to purchase confirmation. Identify the top 5 friction points cau…
- E Commerce
- Data Analytics
- User Experience Design
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Project Management Plan for a SaaS Product Launch
Develop a 6-week launch plan using appropriate project management methodology (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid — justify your choice). Include: (1) Work Breakdown Structure with all…
- Project Management
- Collaborative Work
- Digital Business Models
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Agile Sprint Planning for an E-Health Platform Migration
Using the provided product backlog (spreadsheet with user stories, story points, and pod assignments), deliver: (1) Sprint 0 plan covering architecture decisions, CI/CD setup, a…
- Agile Project Management
- Project Management
- Requirements Engineering
Open coursework - CodeBeginnerNew
Full-Stack Prototype: Event Ticketing Platform with QR Validation
Build a web application using any modern stack (Next.js recommended, but React + Express, Django, or Rails are acceptable). Required features: (1) Event listing page with title,…
- Web Development
- Object Oriented Programming
- User Experience Design
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Pricing Strategist
Set the price that captures value without leaving sales on the table. Demand modelling, willingness-to-pay research, and the disciplined experimentation that turns pricing into a competitive advantage.
- PresentationBeginnerNew
Stakeholder ROI Presentation for Implementing a CRM System
Compare three CRM solutions (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive) for the firm's specific needs. For each: feature comparison, pricing for 15 users, implementation timeline, and trai…
- Business Administration
- Digital Business Models
- Statistics
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Cash Flow Diagnosis for a Tokyo D2C Skincare Startup
Working in a team, take the provided income statements and balance sheets for FY2023 and FY2024 and build a cash flow statement using the indirect method. Then analyze the drive…
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Ratio Analysis
- Financial Statement Interpretation
Financial Accounting - StrategyBeginnerNew
Designing Spotify's Post-Profitability Payout Policy
Build a 3-year forecast of Spotify's free cash flow to equity and surplus cash position under base and downside cases. Benchmark payout ratios, buyback yields, and net leverage …
- Payout Policy
- Fcfe Modeling
- Peer Benchmarking
Advanced Corporate Finance - StrategyBeginnerNew
Ideation Sprint for a Climate-Tech Spinout from TU Munich
Produce a beachhead market recommendation grounded in opportunity sizing, founder-market fit, and time-to-revenue analysis. You must generate at least 8 distinct application con…
- Opportunity Evaluation
- Ideation
- Market Sizing
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Balanced Scorecard for a Lisbon Vegan Meal-Kit Startup
Design a complete Balanced Scorecard for the startup including a strategy map, 12-16 KPIs across the four perspectives, target values, and an explanation of cause-and-effect lin…
- Balanced Scorecard
- KPI & OKR Design
- Strategy Mapping
Advanced Management Accounting & Control - StrategyBeginnerNew
Responsible AI Policy for a HR-Tech Scale-up
Working as a cross-functional team, produce a Responsible AI Policy that addresses: permitted/prohibited use cases, human oversight requirements, data minimization, vendor due d…
- Ai Usage Policy
- Ai Governance Frameworks
- Stakeholder Management
AI, Ethics and Society - StrategyBeginnerNew
Scrum Transition Plan for a Warsaw Fintech
Produce a 90-day Scrum transition plan covering three squads (Payments Core, Merchant Onboarding, Risk & Compliance). Define how Product Owner and Scrum Master roles will be sta…
- Agile / Scrum Ceremonies
- Change Management
- Backlog Design
Agile Project Management - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Partner Selection for a Munich EV Charging Scale-up
Build a partner selection framework, apply it to 8-10 candidate partners across at least two countries, and recommend the top 3 alliances Numbat should pursue in 2025. Constrain…
- Partner Screening
- Alliance Strategy
- Competitive Analysis
Alliances, Networks and Ecosystems - StrategyBeginnerNew
Adapting a US D2C Cosmetics Brand for Japan
Your task is to create a comprehensive international marketing plan for GlowSF's launch in Tokyo. You must address product adaptation (e.g., packaging, ingredients), pricing str…
- Cross Cultural Analysis
- Market Entry Strategy
- Marketing Mix Adaptation
International Marketing - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Liquidity Risk Management for a Regional Bank
Your task is to create a liquidity risk management plan for Heartland Bank. First, calculate the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) using the ban…
- Liquidity Risk
- Lcr
- Nsfr
Banking and Financial Institutions - StrategyBeginnerNew
Key Account Strategy for a Dublin B2B SaaS Scale-up
Your task is to develop a comprehensive key account strategy. You will analyze the company's current PLG strengths and identify gaps for enterprise sales. Define a scoring syste…
- B2B Marketing
- Key Account Management
- Market Segmentation
Business-to-Business Marketing - StrategyBeginnerNew
Nudge Strategy for a Bangalore D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a behavioral economics consultant hired by Glow Naturals. Analyze their current checkout process (provided in a mockup) and identify cognitive biases causing friction. P…
- Nudge Design
- Choice Architecture
- A/B Testing
Behavioral Economics - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Overcoming Overconfidence in a Madrid D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a behavioral finance consultant hired by Luz Natural. Your task is to analyze the founder's recent product launch decisions, identify patterns of overconfidence (e.g., i…
- Overconfidence Bias
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
Behavioural Finance - DesignBeginnerNew
Scaling a Sydney D2C Cosmetics Startup's Data Pipeline
You are tasked with designing a cloud-based data pipeline for GlowUp. The pipeline must ingest real-time user events (page views, purchases, returns) from web and mobile apps, p…
- Cloud Computing
- Apache Spark
- Nosql
Big Data and Cloud Technologies - StrategyBeginnerNew
Designing a Blockchain-Based Supply Chain for Organic Cotton
Your task is to propose a blockchain-based supply chain solution for GreenWeave. You need to select an appropriate blockchain (public vs. private), define data to be recorded at…
- Blockchain
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Tokenization
Blockchain and Digital Assets - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Optimizing Subscription Pricing for a Lagos D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to analyze GlowCycle's customer data to identify segments with different price sensitivities and churn risks. Develop a predictive model to forecast churn probabili…
- Customer Segmentation
- Predictive Modeling
- Prescriptive Analytics
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