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  • November 2005 (Revised December 2007)
  • Case

Motion Computing, Inc. -- 2004

By: William A. Sahlman and Caroline Perkins
Scott Eckert, the co-founder and CEO of Motion Computing, must decide whether to raise additional capital to support growth. Motion manufactures and distributes Tablet PCs. If the company opts to raise money, it must decide on the source and terms of the financing. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry; United States
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Sahlman, William A., and Caroline Perkins. "Motion Computing, Inc. -- 2004." Harvard Business School Case 806-068, November 2005. (Revised December 2007.)
  • November 2005 (Revised July 2006)
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Cutter & Buck (B)

By: William A. Sahlman and Victoria Winston
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Sahlman, William A., and Victoria Winston. "Cutter & Buck (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-029, November 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
  • November 2003 (Revised January 2005)
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San Francisco Giants

By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
Larry Baer, executive vice-president and COO, was eager to improve profitability for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Over the last few years, the Giants have had a number of successes. They successfully built the first privately financed ball park in over 30... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business or Company Management; Success; Sports; Sports Industry; San Francisco
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Sahlman, William A., and Elizabeth Kind. "San Francisco Giants." Harvard Business School Case 804-092, November 2003. (Revised January 2005.)
  • November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Case

Marv Tseu at Active Reasoning

By: William A. Sahlman and Christina Darwall
Describes a set of decisions confronting the management team of an early-stage software company. The company has made considerable progress in developing its software but will need additional capital to move forward. Unfortunately, conditions in the capital market are... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Financing and Loans; Capital; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
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Sahlman, William A., and Christina Darwall. "Marv Tseu at Active Reasoning." Harvard Business School Case 804-077, November 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
  • September 2016 (Revised April 2018)
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Western Technology Investment

By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Nicole Keller
Based in Portola Valley, California, Western Technology Investment (WTI) specialized in a hybrid form of debt and equity financing for early-stage companies. Like traditional venture capital and private equity firms, WTI raised funds from institutional investors and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Equity; Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; California
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Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Nicole Keller. "Western Technology Investment." Harvard Business School Case 817-019, September 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
  • August 2007 (Revised February 2008)
  • Case

Pinnacle Ventures

By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
Describes a prospective "venture debt" loan to a new venture from the perspective of Patrick Lee, a principal at Pinnacle Ventures. Forces students to grapple with the nature of financial risk in the start-up firm and assess the prospective risks and returns to a... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry
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Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Elizabeth Kind. "Pinnacle Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 808-048, August 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
  • April 2001
  • Teaching Note

Microsoft Carpoint

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steven Silverman and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-280). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Partners and Partnerships; Change; Customers; Web Services Industry
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Steven Silverman, and William A. Sahlman. "Microsoft Carpoint." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 901-028, April 2001.
  • August 1987 (Revised December 1998)
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Capital Market Myopia

By: William A. Sahlman and Howard H. Stevenson
Focuses attention on a phenomenon we call capital market myopia, a situation in which participants in the capital markets ignore the logical implications of their individual investment decisions. Viewed in isolation, each decision seems to make sense. When taken... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets
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Sahlman, William A., and Howard H. Stevenson. "Capital Market Myopia." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-005, August 1987. (Revised December 1998.)
  • November 2004
  • Case

ClozeX Medical (A): The New Standard of Wound Closure

By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
Describes a set of decisions confronting the founder of a company with a revolutionary new wound-closure product. He must decide how to finance and exploit his venture. View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Medical Specialties; Corporate Finance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Sahlman, William A., and Ryland Matthew Willis. "ClozeX Medical (A): The New Standard of Wound Closure." Harvard Business School Case 805-073, November 2004.
  • November 2004
  • Case

Barry Diller and IAC/InterActiveCorp

By: William A. Sahlman and Ryland Matthew Willis
Describes a discussion involving Barry Diller and the top management team at IAC/InteractiveCorp. about whether to buy LendingTree.com. If so, at what price and on what terms? View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Business or Company Management
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Sahlman, William A., and Ryland Matthew Willis. "Barry Diller and IAC/InterActiveCorp." Harvard Business School Case 805-072, November 2004.
  • October 2002 (Revised May 2004)
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Intuit's New CEO: Steve Bennett

By: William A. Sahlman and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Describes the transition to a new CEO at Intuit, a successful software and financial services firm in California. The new CEO must decide what to change and how fast. He must also navigate within a culture everyone believes to be successful but he envisions can be... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; California
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Sahlman, William A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Intuit's New CEO: Steve Bennett." Harvard Business School Case 803-044, October 2002. (Revised May 2004.)
  • December 1999
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E Ink: Financing Growth

By: William A. Sahlman and Matthew C. Lieb
A set of financial and strategic decisions confront the management of a company trying to develop a technology for creating "electronic ink." If successful, the company will be able to create "radio paper," essentially turning a piece of paper into a computer monitor... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Hardware
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Sahlman, William A., and Matthew C. Lieb. "E Ink: Financing Growth." Harvard Business School Case 800-252, December 1999.
  • July 1989
  • Article

What Do Venture Capitalists Do?

By: William A. Sahlman and Michael Steven Gorman
Keywords: Venture Capital
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Sahlman, William A., and Michael Steven Gorman. "What Do Venture Capitalists Do?" Journal of Business Venturing 4, no. 4 (July 1989): 231–248.
  • October 1995 (Revised December 1996)
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Beechwood Spouts (B)

By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Eight months has passed since Barker first invested in Beechwood Spouts, and the company's situation has deteriorated. The problems appear to be resolved. Barker must now decide whether to participate in a crucial bridge financing round, without which the company will... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Information
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Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Beechwood Spouts (B)." Harvard Business School Case 396-041, October 1995. (Revised December 1996.)
  • April 1986 (Revised February 1989)
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Orbital Sciences Corp. (A)

By: William A. Sahlman and Howard H. Stevenson
Keywords: Aerospace Industry
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Sahlman, William A., and Howard H. Stevenson. "Orbital Sciences Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-175, April 1986. (Revised February 1989.)
  • 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
Keywords: Finance; Internet and the Web; Capital Markets
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dickson Louie, and William A. Sahlman. "CBS MarketWatch TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 901-042, April 2001.
  • 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
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dickson Louie, and William A. Sahlman. "Monster.com TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 901-036, April 2001.
  • 5 Feb 2013
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Financing Entrepreneurial Growth

By: Tom Alberg, Andrew A. Bogan, Harold Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William R. Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Nava Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, E. R. Sirri, Daniel Stangler and Sharon Vosmek

Despite recent innovations in entrepreneurial finance, particularly at the early stage of business creation, many new and young companies continue to face hurdles to acquire capital.

The Kauffman Foundation addressed current challenges and opportunities in... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; United States
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Alberg, Tom, Andrew A. Bogan, Harold Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William R. Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Nava Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, E. R. Sirri, Daniel Stangler, and Sharon Vosmek. "Financing Entrepreneurial Growth." Paper presented at the State of Entrepreneurship Address, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Washington, DC, USA, February 5, 2013.
  • September 2017 (Revised October 2017)
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Discover Capital: Closing an Acquisition

By: Robert F. White, William A. Sahlman and Ramana Nanda
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Financing; Finance; Entrepreneurship; United States
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White, Robert F., William A. Sahlman, and Ramana Nanda. "Discover Capital: Closing an Acquisition." Harvard Business School Case 818-043, September 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
  • June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
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How Serial Entrepreneurs Build and Manage a Board of Directors in a Venture-Backed Start Up

By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Sasha Novakovich
This case includes structured interviews with four serial entrepreneurs about the way in which they built and used their boards in each of their companies and what they have learned through that process. These entrepreneurs were asked similar questions, such as "How do... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards
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Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Sasha Novakovich. "How Serial Entrepreneurs Build and Manage a Board of Directors in a Venture-Backed Start Up." Harvard Business School Case 808-163, June 2008. (Revised July 2008.)
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