Publications

18 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 18

skilled workers, and getting distribution for Boumi products in major markets such as Europe and the United States. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112029-PDF-ENG Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Gain Liquidity Joseph B. Lassiter, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

to World Problems Professor Emeritus William Sahlman (MBA 1975) No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info The world has a seemingly infinite supply of problems. Fortunately, entrepreneurs... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction

impressive debut with the participation of 160 students, 35 faculty, and numerous alumni and friends of the School. At the award ceremony, contest faculty advisor Professor William A. View Details

09 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 9

Cases & Course MaterialsLeading by Values: Sam Palmisano and IBM William W. GeorgeHarvard Business School Case 411-097 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

and Tsinghua's School of Economics and Management over the past three years in developing its "Senior Executive Program for China." On the Goals of Successful Family Companies Authors:John A. Davis and Renato Tagiuri... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2022
Case

EducationSuperHighway 2.0

By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Emily Grandjean

In 2012, Evan Marwell launched EducationSuperHighway (ESH) to address a major problem: though most public K-12 schools in the US had access to the Internet, only roughly 30% had true broadband access that would enable every student to have high speed connectivity. ... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Leading Change; Early Childhood Education; Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Telecommunications Industry; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States; San Francisco

4:30 PM – 9 PM EST, 11 Dec 2014
Campaign

A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Atlanta

Thursday, December 11, 2014 Schedule of Events 4:30 PM Registration Opens 5:00 - 6:00 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with Professor William A. Sahlman (MBA 1975) and a student... View Details

03 Apr 2015
News

Texas Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

with classmates and meet other alumni in the region, as well as with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, HBS Campaign Chair John B. Hess (MBA 1977), Texas Regional Chair Harold M.... View Details

03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

and largely unregulated securities market was William Duer, who ultimately became a major player on the Street. As it turned out, however, Duer's financial dealings proved unsustainable, and his financial collapse helped to bring the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

September 2011 (Revised July 2012)
Case

Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Gain Liquidity

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, William A. Sahlman, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Evan Richardson

Samir Kaul, a Partner at Khosla Ventures, looked out his office window. It was late June, 2011, and like almost every day in Menlo Park, the sun was shining. Kaul was reflecting on what had been a very positive 10 months in the venture capital business. Over that span,... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Business or Company Management; Partners and Partnerships; Product Development; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry

March 2015
Case

West Coast Chill

By: William A. Sahlman, Robert F. White and Stephanie Puzio

The fall of 2010 marked the 20th year that Mitchell Joseph, a fourth generation beverage executive, serial entrepreneur, and the founder of the Joseph Company (the "Company"), had been working on developing the technology for a self-chilling can. Mitchell was at an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

01 Dec 2012
News

Kaplan Named Senior Associate Dean

Robert S. Kaplan, a professor of management practice, has been named Senior Associate Dean for External Relations, joining Professor William A. Sahlman in that role. Kaplan... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

PublicationsHigher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Authors:Michael Beer, Russel A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2014
News

Generation Next

the family business feel. Professor William C. Kirby and Tracy Yuen Manty The Wen Group Trying to find resolution in a Hong Kong–based family conglomerate that suffers from nepotism and governance issues. Senior Lecturer John View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater breadth are linked to the economies... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

by deviating frequently and in predictable ways from the recommendations offered by a centralized capacity planning model. Finally, we document that these discretionary capacity supply decisions exhibit a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2015
News

A Message to HBS Alumni in France

find alumni who live or work in the region. (Login required.) During tragic times, we hope that the HBS community can be one of comfort, connection, and assistance. Our thoughts and best wishes are with you all. Sincerely, William View Details

November 2016 (Revised May 2017)
Case

Hyperloop One

By: William A. Sahlman, Ramana Nanda, Robert White, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga

This case explores the attempt of Shervin Pishevar, a prominent Silicon Valley investor, to shepherd hyperloop, a futuristic pod-in-tube transportation technology, from concept to transformative reality via Hyperloop One and Sherpa Capital, both companies he... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Startup; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Finance; Transportation; Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Transportation Industry