David Walentas Two Trees Management Company: A Case of Deliberate Entrepreneurship (Cases) (Case Study‪)‬

CASE DESCRIPTION This is an entrepreneurship case in the real estate industry (in a New York neighborhood called DUMBO). DUMBO is one of the most chic neighborhoods of New York City, specifically Brooklyn, and the revitalization has been a "planned gentrification" as opposed to a "natural gentrification" process. This case primarily focuses on (a) entrepreneurial traits and behaviors in the context of real estate development and (b) relevant corporate strategies--horizontal and vertical integration--for the entrepreneurial firm. The secondary focus is on the resource based view. This is a complex case and it requires some prior understanding of strategy concepts. It will be appropriate as a business policy case for senior undergraduate as well as graduate students. Also, it may be used exclusively as an entrepreneurship case with junior and senior undergraduate students. Considering the length of the case, it needs to be pre-assigned; students must have read the case before coming to the class. Questions about the case should also be pre-assigned to point students' thinking in the desired direction. Actual analytical discussion should take roughly 10 minutes per question discussed, and another 5 to 10 minutes would be enough to provide a case summary in class.