PhD+ Startup: Sizing and pricing a new market, Zipcar Case study

New Cabell Hall, Room 364

Our discussion will center upon Zipcar in its early days, as the founders worked to reckon the various components of a business model for the venture—in particular the value proposition and the possible size of the market.

:: ASSIGNED READING/VIEWING ::

Case Study – Zipcar: Refining the Business Model

:: BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS ::

Travel in a time machine, back to the year 2000 — the year of the Zipcar case study.

How many likely Zipcar customers/members might exist in Boston during the time period of the case study? Why?

What do you feel a one hour rental of a Zipcar would be worth, in dollar terms, back in the year 2000? Why?