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Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1998
Version: 12 August 1998
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

Alexander d''Arbeloff, Teradyne''s founder and CEO, is launching his company into the software and network testing business. He has acquired three external start-ups and is beginning to integrate them with the rest of the company. While Teradyne''s core business--semiconductor testing--is doing extremely well, it has been nearly 25 years since Teradyne has started a new business that has proven to be successful.; Describes the background on the firm and asks students to think about the dynamics of starting new ventures inside established organizations.
Location:
Size:
Start-up, employees 5,000, USD1 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1995

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Abstract

Alexander d''Arbeloff, Teradyne''s founder and CEO, is launching his company into the software and network testing business. He has acquired three external start-ups and is beginning to integrate them with the rest of the company. While Teradyne''s core business--semiconductor testing--is doing extremely well, it has been nearly 25 years since Teradyne has started a new business that has proven to be successful.; Describes the background on the firm and asks students to think about the dynamics of starting new ventures inside established organizations.

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Location:
Size:
Start-up, employees 5,000, USD1 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1995

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