Thirty years after its establishment, New Deantronics (ND) set up ForMED Ventures in 2015 for the purpose of investing in innovative medical devices to deliver value to patients, doctors, healthcare professionals, healthcare systems, and societies for better healthcare. Aiming at becoming a world-class developer of medical devices, ForMED invested in 12 projects, 6 in Israel and 6 in the US, in 2020. Another venture, Taitech (Taiwan Technology), was also set up in 2015 to assist local start-ups in Taiwan. In early 2021, ND’s founder Jane Liu announced her retirement in the following year and appointed a 35-year old project section manager, Ivon Liu, as her successor. The goal for Ivon is to double the company’s revenue to USD200M in 5 years. How will Ivon lead a Top Management Team comprised of individuals generally senior than she is in order to achieve the goal by 2025?
Domi綠然在創業前先瞭解臺灣的能源政策，發現了全民節能的缺口，因而將營運訂位為能源管理顧問的角色。Domi綠然的服務項目包含能源管理、能源教育、與能源正義三大類。其主要營運模式為「一減一加」。一減是更換LED燈，減少電消耗及碳排放，一加為「播下種子」樹木能夠過濾空氣中的微塵與增加碳消化力，為下一代的未來播下種子，會讓生活的環境愈來愈好。Domi綠然固定提撥收益，舉辦「綠樹派對」活動，鼓勵客戶帶著孩子一同種樹，將愛護環境的心，變成孩子的DNA。Domi綠然為臺灣第一家申請到B型企業認證的公司，創業者希望所做的事能夠be the change，不但成為best in the world也能best for the world。其創業的初心是營利與公益兼顧。
This case explains how Ming Yung got the highest B Corp. assessment score in Taiwan and was invited by the US President Obama to attend the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley. It also takes the reader through the process of how the founder Mr. Yang created something big from not only nothing but a huge debt.