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- August 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
RiboGene, Inc. (B)
Sahlman, William A. "RiboGene, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 293-027, August 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- August 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
RiboGene, Inc. (A)
Sahlman, William A. "RiboGene, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 293-026, August 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- July 1987 (Revised August 1997)
- Course Overview Note
Entrepreneurial Finance: Course Introduction
Designed to introduce students in Entrepreneurial Finance to the subject matter and modus operandi of the course. Also included is an annotated bibliography. View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Entrepreneurial Finance: Course Introduction." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 288-004, July 1987. (Revised August 1997.)
- October 1986 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
Papercraft Corp.
Sahlman, William A. "Papercraft Corp." Harvard Business School Case 287-026, October 1986. (Revised March 1987.)
- January 1986 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Centex Telemanagement, Inc.
Contains a description of the events surrounding the financing of Centex Telemanagement, Inc. by Sierra Ventures, a venture capital fund. The case is written from the perspective of the venture capitalists and is designed to teach students about the process of venture... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
Sahlman, William A. "Centex Telemanagement, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 286-059, January 1986. (Revised March 1993.)
- April 1985 (Revised June 1990)
- Case
STA Media
Keywords: Media
Sahlman, William A. "STA Media." Harvard Business School Case 285-147, April 1985. (Revised June 1990.)
- April 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)
Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group as the company progresses toward making an initial public offering. Among the issues and topics addressed in the case are: considerations in choosing an underwriting team, the initial public... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Initial Public Offering; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Planning; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-092, April 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- December 2010
- Background Note
Risk and Reward in Venture Capital
This note describes the payoff structure of investment in individual venture capital–backed companies and in venture capital portfolios. Venture Capital investments are characterized by high failure rate (0ver 50%) and a small number of given successes (greater than... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Analytics and Data Science; Failure; Performance; Information Technology
Sahlman, William A. "Risk and Reward in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 811-036, December 2010.
- September 2003 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
CCBN.com - 2002
Describes some important issues confronting the management of a successful information company in 2002, competitive threat from a larger firm that is also a strategic investor. Management must decide how to respond to the. View Details
Sahlman, William A. "CCBN.com - 2002." Harvard Business School Case 804-059, September 2003. (Revised May 2009.)
- May 1999
- Case
Susan Brown
A number of issues confront an associate in a venture capital firm. She has just learned that her senior partners are not yet willing to make her a general partner of the firm. She has several options and must decide what to do. View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Susan Brown." Harvard Business School Case 899-282, May 1999.
- 1999
- Chapter
The Horse Race Between Capital and Opportunity
Sahlman, William A. "The Horse Race Between Capital and Opportunity." Chap. 18 in The Entrepreneurial Venture. 2nd ed. by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J Roberts, and Amar V. Bhide, 335–350. Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- 1999
- Chapter
Aspects of Financial Contracting in Venture Capital
Sahlman, William A. "Aspects of Financial Contracting in Venture Capital." Chap. 16 in The Entrepreneurial Venture. 2nd ed. by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J Roberts, and Amar V. Bhide, 304–325. Harvard Business School Press, 1999. (Originally published in Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 1, no. 2 (summer 1988): 23-36. Also reprinted in The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice, edited by D. Chew, 229. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Part IV: 4.)
- May – June 1990
- Article
Why Sane People Shouldn't Serve on Public Boards
Keywords: Governance
Sahlman, William A. "Why Sane People Shouldn't Serve on Public Boards." Art. 90312. Harvard Business Review 68, no. 3 (May–June 1990).
- September 1976
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (B)
Serves two roles: first, provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing budgeting and reporting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, allows the student to focus on and critically analyze a series of specific... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 177-035, September 1976.
- October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Moser Glassworks
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Moser Glassworks." Harvard Business School Case 293-073, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
- October 1992
- Case
Quantum Orthopedics, Inc.
Keywords: Health Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Quantum Orthopedics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 293-042, October 1992.
- September 1992
- Case
Star Cablevision Group (A): Harvesting in a Bull Market
First case in a series of six cases that follow the experience of a cable television company as it adjusts to the rapid rise and precipitous decline of the stock market in the late 1980s. In this case Don Jones, the company's founder and owner, sees the rise in public... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Finance; Financial Markets; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; SWOT Analysis; Wealth; Business Cycles; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Star Cablevision Group (A): Harvesting in a Bull Market." Harvard Business School Case 293-036, September 1992.
- December 1991 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Rytex Co. (A)
Sahlman, William A. "Rytex Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 292-068, December 1991. (Revised November 1994.)
- July 1988
- Case
Superior Wire (B)
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Superior Wire (B)." Harvard Business School Case 289-004, July 1988.
- October 1987 (Revised January 2013)
- Background Note
Note on Free Cash Flow Valuation Models
Explores some of the issues involved in valuing cash flow streams. A simple model is presented that reveals the effect on value of changing assumptions about the appropriate discount rate, the level of profitability, the growth rate of sales, the asset intensity ratio,... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Note on Free Cash Flow Valuation Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-023, October 1987. (Revised January 2013.)