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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
Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Expansion; Acquisition; Service Industry; United Kingdom
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  • March 2021
  • Supplement

CashDrop (B1)

By: Rembrand Koning, Paul A. Gompers and Sarah Gulick
After the events in CashDrop A, Flores-Martinez received two concrete offers from VC funds for his startup business, CashDrop. This case describes the tensions between the two funds: a traditional VC fund who would offer Flores-Martinez a prestigious platform, and a... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois
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  • March 2021
  • Supplement

CashDrop (B2)

By: Rembrand Koning, Paul A. Gompers and Sarah Gulick
After the events in CashDrop A, Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques, the founders of Harlem Capital partners, worried that Ruben Flores-Martinez, CashDrop’s founder, would take another offer while he waited for them to officially make an offer. HCP traditionally... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Online Technology; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY)
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  • August 1997 (Revised November 1998)
  • Case

Cambridge Technology Partners - 1991 Start Up

By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Jim Sims tries to close the deal to create Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) in a spin-out from a troubled technology consulting firm. The deal looks tenuous. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Negotiation Deal; Information Technology; Organizations; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry; Cambridge
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  • January 1998 (Revised December 2001)
  • Case

Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (A)

By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Examines the issues raised in the financing of the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, an Irish hotelier. The perspective of Paddy Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO at Fitzpatrick Group, and Niall Carroll, founder of ACT Venture Capital, are contrasted. View Details
Keywords: Financing and Loans; Venture Capital; Perspective; Accommodations Industry; Republic of Ireland
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  • 23 Nov 2020
  • Blog Post

We Rise

the percentage of women entering the sector annually remained stubbornly stuck around 9 percent, according to findings by HBS professor Paul Gompers and Harvard University PhD... View Details
  • November 2002
  • Article

Who Underreacts to Cash-Flow News? Evidence from Trading between Individuals and Institutions

By: Randolph B. Cohen, Paul A. Gompers and Tuomo Vuolteenaho
Keywords: Cash Flow; Trade; Relationships
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  • 02 Nov 2020
  • Blog Post

WE RISE

the percentage of women entering the sector annually remained stubbornly stuck around 9 percent, according to findings by HBS professor Paul Gompers and Harvard University PhD... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

Faculty Books

practical guidance. The conditions they have always faced—intense competition, scarce resources, and unforgiving markets—are true now for everyone. Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence and How to Limit It edited by... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • March 2018 (Revised October 2019)
  • Case

Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Paul A. Gompers and Scott Duke Kominers
Silkroad—a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In parallel, Ma was stepping back from his role as the organization’s Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of... View Details
Keywords: Managing Diverse Teams; Leadership Transitions; Global Innovation; Music; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Music Entertainment; Leadership; Transition
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  • February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
  • Module Note

The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module I: Defining and Developing the Business Model

By: William R. Kerr, Mark Roberge and Paul A. Gompers
The first module of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) focuses on business model analysis and lean testing. Your business model defines your company and sets its strategic direction, including customer value proposition, operations, scaling, the context in which the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Business Models; Lean Startup; Business Model; Analysis; Entrepreneurship; Management
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  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

projects and how to combat inertia, and one man’s craving to make lasting contributions. Faculty Books Private Equity: A Casebook by Paul A. View Details
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

Orzetti says the immersion exceeded expectations and broadened his understanding about entrepreneurship and the nuances of global business. Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration, was the faculty lead for the... View Details
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

The School that Donham Built

Professor of Business Administration until 1948, pursuing his long-held scholarly interest in human relations in business and mentoring a new generation of faculty. Linda A. Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 29 Jan 2010
  • News

Back to Glass-Steagall?

or private equity funds and from engaging in proprietary trading. The ban has been dubbed the Volcker Rule, in recognition of the former Federal Reserve chairman, Paul A. Volcker, who has championed the... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Government
  • 26 Jan 2021
  • News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Speed, and Kate Bingham (MBA 1991), Managing Partner, SV Health Investors, and Former Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, as they described their roles in the COVID response and the lessons they learned. Paul Mango (MBA 1988), Kate Bingham... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Honorable Mention

coordinated by HBS professor Linda A. Hill, the Dean's Award winners were honored at a special Class Day luncheon at the Dean's House. "Our celebration today has its roots in the mission of the School,"... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

decisions about which extracurricular activities to pursue, which schools to apply to, and which topics to choose for their essays. An Introduction to Real Estate Finance by Edward A. Glickman (MBA 1981)... View Details
  • 15 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path

Immersive Field Course with Professor Paul Gompers PhD ‘93. HLS has funded Spring Break pro bono trips, study abroad programs, and clinics that allow you to work in the community. Through HLS, I was... View Details
  • Web

Diversity on Boards - Alumni

Highest Levels June 2013, Harvard Business Review. By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell Papers Report on Racial Inclusion in the Boardroom: A Workshop Convened by Harvard Business School's Leadership Initiative and Board Leadership... View Details