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- February 2000 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Pet Doctors: 1999
By: Paul A. Gompers and David James Alexander Grant
Describes the decisions confronting David Hodges and Garret Turley about whether to grow their chain of veterinary clinics in the United Kingdom. Turley and Hodges must decide whether to attempt to speed up their acquisition pace and raise venture capital. View Details
- February 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
edocs, Inc. (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers
Describes the development of edocs, an Internet company aimed at revolutionizing the on-line bill presentment market. Kevin Laracey must negotiate a venture capital investment with Jonathon Guerster, an associate at Charles River Ventures. Can be used as a role-playing... View Details
- February 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
edocs, Inc. (B-1): Kevin Laracey
By: Paul A. Gompers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- February 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
edocs, Inc. (B-2): Jonathon Guerster
By: Paul A. Gompers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- February 2000
- Article
Money Chasing Deals?: The Impact of Fund Inflows on the Valuation of Private Equity Investments
By: Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
- January 2000 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Cachet Technologies
By: Paul A. Gompers and Howard Reitz
Describes the decision facing Danny Lewin, Jonathan Seelig, and Tom Leighton, the founders of Cachet Technologies, an MIT spin-out. The firm has done poorly in the annual MIT business plan competition and the founders have to decide whether to continue. View Details
- 1999
- Other Unpublished Work
Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: Implications for the Advanced Technology Program
By: Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
- November 1999 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
Pre-Paid Legal Services' business model reveals two key issues--managing the sales force and sales growth and managing claims. Students analyze the economics of the business and consider how to measure firm performance, how to evaluate and reward the sales force, and... View Details
- 1999
- Other Unpublished Work
Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists
By: Malcolm Baker and Paul Gompers
We study the implications of CEO equity ownership for incentives and control in a sample of 1,011 newly public firms. Before an initial public offering, equity investments by venture capitalists reduce CEO ownership by about half, from an average of 35 percent to 19... View Details
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
MSE, Inc. Privatization: August 1997 & MSE,Inc. Privatization: August 1997 (Abridged) TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Keywords: Privatization
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-299-004). View Details
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-298-001). View Details
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
ZEFER: November 1998 TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-299-032). View Details
Keywords: Service Industry
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
BioTransplant Inc.: Initial Public Offering, January 1996 TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-297-095). View Details
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996) TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-297-033). View Details
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group Series TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-298-002), (9-298-003), and (9-298-004). View Details
Keywords: Republic of Ireland
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Global Digital Utilities Corporation TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Keywords: Utilities Industry