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Epilogue
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Reference no. CCW140309EPI
Published by: Columbia CaseWorks, Columbia Business School
Originally published in: 2016
Version: 2 May 2016
Length: 6 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

This epilogue is to accompany the case. At the end of 2011, Betterment was at a crossroads. Founder and CEO Jonathan Stein had successfully shepherded his firm through the start-up phase and a successful round of Series A financing. Yet the company had entered what Stein sensed was a shifting tide in its hiring - where its appeal to talented software engineers appeared to be waning. In 2012 Stein hired an experienced process manager to reorganize the engineering work flow. The case asks students to consider the company's next round of challenges as it scales up. The case Epilogue reports on the impact of organizational changes through early 2016 as the company prepares for continued growth.
Other setting(s):
2014

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Abstract

This epilogue is to accompany the case. At the end of 2011, Betterment was at a crossroads. Founder and CEO Jonathan Stein had successfully shepherded his firm through the start-up phase and a successful round of Series A financing. Yet the company had entered what Stein sensed was a shifting tide in its hiring - where its appeal to talented software engineers appeared to be waning. In 2012 Stein hired an experienced process manager to reorganize the engineering work flow. The case asks students to consider the company's next round of challenges as it scales up. The case Epilogue reports on the impact of organizational changes through early 2016 as the company prepares for continued growth.

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Other setting(s):
2014

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