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Felipe Vergara and Lumni: Launching an I...

Venkataraman, S., ...

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Felipe Vergara and Lumni: Launching an Innovation in a Developing Economy

Venkataraman, S.; Sarasvathy, Saras D.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Glinska, Gosia

ENT-0083 | Published September 7, 2006 | 14 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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The case chronicles the development of Lumni, Inc., an international start-up offering innovative mechanisms for financing higher education. It focuses on: the details of decision making required to transform an idea into a viable business; building partnerships; the challenge associated with raising venture capital; and the challenges of creating a new market where human capital can be traded to finance higher education.

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