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Yearbook Inc. (D): Canva on Top of the W...

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Yearbook Inc. (D): Canva on Top of the World

Venkataraman, S.; Maiden, Stephen E.

S-0372 | Published March 22, 2022 | 5 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case, the conclusion of the series that also includes “Yearbook Inc. (A): The Start-up Years” (UVA-OM-0369), “Yearbook Inc. (B): The Emergence of Canva” (UVA-OM-S-0370), and “Yearbook Inc. (C): The Growth of Canva,” looks at Melanie Perkins’s company, Canva, in 2020 and beyond. How did the design start-up that had thrived since its launch weather the COVID-19 pandemic?

- Evaluate the business model and key performance indicators for Fusion and Canva - Examine the strategic choices and tradeoffs that an entrepreneur must make - Understand the capital-raising process and role-play making a pitch to a venture capitalist - Compare the value proposition of competing companies and technologies in a changing industry landscape