Instructions
During the “bust” years of the dot-com era in 2000-2002, more than 750 dot-com companies shut down or declared bankruptcy, including Webvan.com. It failed in almost all eight elements in the e-business model. Please read the Harvard Business Review case, Webvan (in your coursepack) and answer the questions posed below.
1. What is Webvan’s value proposition? What do you think of its value proposition?
2. Are there any problems with their revenue model?
3. How would you assess its market opportunity and competitive environment?
4. Does Webvan have any competitive advantage?
5. How is Instacart Links to an external site., an online grocery delivery company that soared during the pandemic, differ from Webvan? Do you think it will be successful in today’s E-commerce environment?
