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Crafting a Persuasive Investor Pitch for a Madrid D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to create a 10-slide investor pitch deck and a 5-minute spoken pitch. The deck must include a clear problem statement, solution, market size, business model, tracti…
- Persuasive Writing
- Presentation Design
- Storytelling
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Non-Market Strategy for Boston D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a junior strategy consultant hired by Glow Naturals. Your task is to develop a non-market strategy that includes: (1) a stakeholder mapping and engagement plan, (2) a po…
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Public Policy
- Non Market Strategy
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Optimizing Inventory for a Toronto D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to design a multidimensional data model (star schema) for inventory management, create an ETL pipeline to load sample data (provided as CSV files), and develop an O…
- Data Warehousing
- Etl
- Olap
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Sales Performance Analysis for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
You will receive a dataset containing 500+ sales opportunities with fields like deal value, stage, source, close date, and account size. Your challenge is to design a data mart …
- Data Warehousing
- Etl
- Olap
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- StrategyBeginnerNew
Redesign TaskFlow's Pricing to Win Enterprise Customers
Using the company brief, the current-accounts dataset, and the enterprise-requirements brief provided, design a new pricing-and-packaging strategy for TaskFlow that adds enterpr…
- Pricing Strategy
- Packaging Design
- Product Led Growth
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
IP Strategy for a SaaS Scale-Up Moving Upmarket
You are an IP strategy associate at a boutique law firm. TaskFlow's CTO has asked for a strategic memo outlining how to protect their algorithm and brand. You must evaluate whet…
- Ip Law
- Patent Analysis
- Trademark Strategy
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Rebuild Rheinische Post's Digital Revenue Model in 12 Months
Using only the de-identified internal record (rp-case-file) and the monthly audience-and-revenue history (rp-metrics), map Rheinische Post's current business model on a Business…
- Business Model Canvas
- Digital Transformation
- Value Proposition Design
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Reducing Turnover at a Dubai D2C Cosmetics Startup
Conduct a qualitative and quantitative analysis of turnover data (provided in a simulated dataset), including exit interview themes and engagement survey scores. Identify the to…
- Turnover Analysis
- Job Crafting
- Engagement Surveys
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Designing a Digital Platform for Local Artisans in Nairobi
Your task is to design a digital platform business model for CraftConnect. You must define the value proposition for artisans and buyers, propose a revenue model (e.g., commissi…
- Platform Business Models
- Value Proposition Design
- User Experience Design
Digital Business Models - StrategyBeginnerNew
Design a GmbH Governance Framework for a São Paulo Cosmetics Startup
Working only from the materials provided, design the governance framework for the startup's planned German holding company and explain how it resolves the current founder deadlo…
- Corporate Governance
- Shareholders Agreement
- Gmbh Law
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Circular Packaging for a San Francisco D2C Cosmetics Brand
As a sustainability consultant, you must propose a circular packaging strategy for GlowCycle. Analyze current packaging lifecycle, identify circular options (refill, reusable, c…
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Circular Economy
- Cost Benefit Analysis
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Plan TaskFlow's Enterprise Entry Against Established Rivals
Working from the TaskFlow company dossier, the enterprise win/loss deal records, and the competitor intelligence pack provided to you, build a strategy for entering the enterpri…
- Competitor Analysis
- Game Theory
- Go To Market Strategy
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Growth Strategy for an Amsterdam D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to analyze GlowUp Naturals' current performance, assess the offline retail opportunity (e.g., partnerships with Sephora or independent boutiques), and propose a pha…
- Market Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Channel Strategy
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Design Wealthsimple's Innovation Ecosystem Strategy
Using only the materials provided, examine Wealthsimple's current ability to innovate and decide what kind of innovation ecosystem it should build. Read the innovation audit mem…
- Ecosystem Mapping
- Open Innovation
- Corporate Venturing
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Revamping Loyalty for a Mexico City D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are hired as a marketing analyst. Analyze Brillo Natural's existing customer data (provided in a simulated dataset) to identify purchase patterns and decision triggers. Prop…
- Consumer Psychology
- Segmentation
- Loyalty Program Design
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Capital Budgeting for a Munich D2C Cosmetics Expansion
Your task is to build a discounted cash flow model comparing the two expansion strategies over a 5-year horizon. You must estimate initial investment, projected revenues, operat…
- Discounted Cash Flow
- Net Present Value
- Internal Rate Of Return
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Build a Credible ESG Governance Framework for Glow & Green
You are a junior ESG consultant engaged by Glow & Green. Using only the de-identified company case file (gg-case-file), the investor ESG demand memo (investor-esg-memo), the cus…
- ESG Frameworks
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Governance Design
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Integrating German and Japanese Team Cultures at a Mexico City Fintech
Your task is to analyze the cultural dimensions (e.g., Hofstede, Hall) affecting the German and Japanese teams, design a half-day workshop to build cultural intelligence, and pr…
- Cultural Analysis
- Intercultural Communication
- Workshop Design
Cross-Cultural Management - StrategyBeginnerNew
Plot a Diversification Path for a Nairobi Skincare Brand
Using the founder's company case file, the product portfolio sales dataset, and the category attractiveness readout provided to you, run a portfolio analysis (the BCG growth-sha…
- Portfolio Analysis
- Market Research
- Strategic Thinking
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Optimizing Ad Spend for a D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a data analyst at Glow & Grow. Using the provided dataset (simulated), perform an exploratory data analysis to understand trends in ad performance. Build a regression mo…
- Data Analysis
- Regression
- Data Visualization
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Generative AI Content Strategy for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
You must first define EcoWeave's brand voice by analyzing their existing content (provided). Then, design a set of prompts and a workflow (e.g., using ChatGPT or a no-code AI to…
- Prompt Engineering
- Content Strategy
- Brand Voice
Data-Driven Prototyping with AI - DesignBeginnerNew
Optimizing Inventory for a São Paulo D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are given a CSV file with raw sales, inventory, and supplier data. Your task is to design an E/R diagram, create the normalized relational schema in 3NF, populate it with sa…
- SQL
- Database Design
- Normalization
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Investigate Churn Drivers for NordicGlow Cosmetics Customers
Work only from the two materials NordicGlow has handed you: the customer behaviour dataset (ds-nordicglow-customers) and the founder's retention brief (brief-nordicglow-ceo). Be…
- Data Preprocessing
- Feature Engineering
- Classification
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Pricing Strategy for a Singapore D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a decision analyst hired by Glow Singapore. The CEO wants to set the launch price for a new vitamin C serum. You have estimates of demand at three price points (S$25, S$…
- Decision Trees
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Expected Value
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