KenKen: The Wisdom Squared of Puzzling Businesses

Elissa B. Grossman

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2013, vol. 37, issue 2, 435-451

Abstract: This case concerns a U.S. start–up's efforts to license and launch a Japanese puzzle known as KenKen. The case provides a historical review of the puzzle's conceptual emergence and subsequent commercialization, allowing students to explore the general challenges associated with launching an innovative, new product into a dynamic market of uncertain size and structure. The case facilitates discussion of qualitative (i.e., business model selection) and quantitative (i.e., market size and profit estimation) issues.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00450.x

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