TY - JOUR AB - The case chronicles the development of Lumni, Inc., an international start-up offering innovative mechanisms for financing higher education. It focuses on: the details of decision making required to transform an idea into a viable business; building partnerships; the challenge associated with raising venture capital; and the challenges of creating a new market where human capital can be traded to finance higher education. VL - IS - SN - 2474-7890 DO - 10.1108/case.darden.2016.000116 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/case.darden.2016.000116 AU - Venkataraman S. AU - Sarasvathy Saras D. AU - Parmar Bidhan L. AU - Glinska Gosia PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Felipe Vergara and Lumni: Launching an Innovation in a Developing Economy T2 - Darden Business Publishing Cases PB - University of Virginia Darden School Foundation SP - 1 EP - 14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -