Medtronic, Inc. (A): The Garage Era

2008; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.1278413

ISSN

1556-5068

Autores

Gosia Glinska,

Tópico(s)

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Resumo

Useful in courses on entrepreneurship, this case describes the founding and start-up years (1949–62) of Medtronic, Inc., one of the world's leading medical-technology companies, specializing in implantable and interventional therapies. Focusing on one of the company's cofounders, Earl Bakken, the case examines entrepreneurial thinking and principles—“effectual reasoning.” See also "What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial?" (UVA-ENT-0065).

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