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- September 2009 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Nantucket Nectars: The Exit
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, William A. Sahlman and Noam Wasserman
The founders of Nantucket Nectars are trying to decide whether and how to sell their company. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Decision Choices and Conditions; Auctions; Food and Beverage Industry; Massachusetts
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, William A. Sahlman, and Noam Wasserman. "Nantucket Nectars: The Exit." Harvard Business School Case 810-041, September 2009. (Revised February 2014.)
- November 2010
- Case
Gilt Groupe
By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Tamara Obradov
The case explores decisions faced by Gilt Groupe co-founders in 2009 regarding how rapidly to grow, which growth strategies to pursue and how much capital to raise. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Growth Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making
Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Tamara Obradov. "Gilt Groupe." Harvard Business School Case 811-049, November 2010.
- August 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Texas Pacific Group--J. Crew
By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley
Describes Texas Pacific Group's purchase and operation of J. Crew, the catalog and specialty clothing retailer. Highlights the issues involved in financing such a transaction, and then focuses on the operational challenges of turning around the business, and of TPG's... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment; Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Lauren Barley. "Texas Pacific Group--J. Crew." Harvard Business School Case 808-017, August 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
MindSpring TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steven Silverman and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-899-178). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Weather Services Corporation TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Goutam Challagalla and William A. Sahlman
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Barnesandnoble.com (A), (B), and (C) TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Goutam Challagalla and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-082), (9-901-023), and (9-901-024). For book only. View Details
- February 2001 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Amazon.com (D)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
At the end of 1999, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos--just named Time Magazine's Man of the Year--ponders the next moves for his company. Having expanded into numerous categories in 1999, ranging from Z-shops to Auctions to E-cards as well as increasing the number... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Online Technology; Retail Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dickson Louie, and William A. Sahlman. "Amazon.com (D)." Harvard Business School Case 901-022, February 2001. (Revised November 2009.)
- June 2012
- Supplement
Foro Energy (B)
By: Joseph B. Lassiter, William A. Sahlman and James McQuade
Foro Energy developed proprietary and patent-pending fiber-laser technologies that could disrupt existing processes and services for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. These breakthrough laser technologies were protected by a strong intellectual... View Details
Keywords: Disruptive Technologies; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Petroleum; Natural Gas; High Technology; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Intellectual Property; Energy Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., William A. Sahlman, and James McQuade. "Foro Energy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-163, June 2012.
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
CBS MarketWatch TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-801-175). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Monster.com TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-801-145). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Marshall Industries TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-899-239). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- March 2012 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Foro Energy (A)
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, William A. Sahlman and James McQuade
Foro Energy developed proprietary and patent-pending fiber-laser technologies that could disrupt existing processes and services for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. These breakthrough laser technologies were protected by a strong intellectual... View Details
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, William A. Sahlman, and James McQuade. "Foro Energy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 812-136, March 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
CBS Evening News TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-086). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Journalism and News Industry
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
QVC, Inc. TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-897-050). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Egghead.com TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-283). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
The story behind Dean Kamen's Segway scooter, and his combustive meeting with the kingpins of Apple and Amazon. Excerpt from Code Name Ginger. 5. Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan Harvard Business School professor William... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
TerraPower has received multiple rounds of funding—and its chairman, Bill Gates, is the wealthiest person on earth. (Last year, Lassiter coauthored a business case about TerraPower's funding issues, along with HBS colleagues William A.... View Details
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Frontgate Catalog TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Leo Griffin, Yannis Dosios and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-080). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
world for the better over the next two years, and will prepare us for the inevitable pandemics that follow. William A. Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor and the Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- November 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Amazon.com-2002
By: Stig Leschly, Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Todd H Thedinga
Describes the evolution of Amazon.com and its business model since its founding. Specifically, discusses Amazon's transformation from an e-Tailer to a commerce platform and its marketplace initiative, which has driven this. Also describes the economics of various... View Details
Leschly, Stig, Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman, and Todd H Thedinga. "Amazon.com-2002." Harvard Business School Case 803-098, November 2002. (Revised February 2003.)