Case Study

Kandou Bus, From start-up to IPO? (B): The Scale-Up

11 pages
July 2023
Reference: IMD-7-2467

Dr Amin Shokrollahi, a mathematician who loves research, becomes an entrepreneur by accident. He discovers a software solution to decelerate Moore’s Law, and his friend, entrepreneur Steve Papa, pushes him to create a company and bring the solution to market. For five years they “wander in the woods” building the team, raising money, developing the technology, fruitlessly talking with potential customers and working with some of the world’s most important technology companies… but without commercial success.

Learning Objective
  • Scaling likely requires a new business model.
  • Transitioning from R&D to commercial operations is usually hard.
  • Next steps? Expansion via additional fundraising, public listing or acquisition by a major player?
Keywords
Business to Business, Disruption, Economics, Semiconductor, Electronics, Moore's Law, Start-up, Initial Public Offering
Settings
Kandou Bus, Materials, Semiconductors, Information Technology, Computer Services, Manufacturing, Electric and Electronic Equipment
2010-2022
Type
Field Research
Copyright
© 2023
Available Languages
English
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Kandou Bus, From start-up to IPO? (A): The Start-Up
By Jim Pulcrano Adel Choi Dipendra Jain Alexandra Pimshteyn and Darrel Ronald
Case reference: IMD-7-2458 ©2023
Summary
Dr Amin Shokrollahi, a mathematician who loves research, becomes an entrepreneur by accident. He discovers a software solution to decelerate Moore’...
Reference IMD-7-2458
Copyright ©2023
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
Organization Kandou Bus
Industry Materials, Semiconductors;Information Technology, Computer Services;Manufacturing, Electric and Electronic Equipment
Available Languages English
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Kandou Bus, From start-up to IPO? (B): The Scale-Up
By Jim Pulcrano Adel Choi Alexandra Pimshteyn Darrel Ronald and Dipendra Jain
Case reference: IMD-7-2467 ©2023
Summary
Dr Amin Shokrollahi, a mathematician who loves research, becomes an entrepreneur by accident. He discovers a software solution to decelerate Moore’...
Reference IMD-7-2467
Copyright ©2023
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
Organization Kandou Bus
Industry Materials, Semiconductors;Information Technology, Computer Services;Manufacturing, Electric and Electronic Equipment
Available Languages English
Contact

Research Information & Knowledge Hub for additional information on IMD publications