Hotbank: Softbank's New Business Model for Early Stage Venture Incubation

Henry W. Chesbrough, Mary Teichert Rotelli

Softbank Venture Capital (SBVC) has established a business incubator, Hotbank. Ellen Levy, a "Netbatsu Development Officer" with SBVC, is faced with a decision about which relationships among Hotbank/SBVC portfolio companies to facilitate.

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Pub Date: Apr 26, 2000 (Revised: May 26, 2000)

Discipline: Operations Management

Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Networking, New economy, Venture capital

Source: Harvard Business School

Product #: 600100-PDF-ENG

Teaching note : Available

Industry: Securities & investment banking

Geography: Silicon Valley

Length: 24 page(s)