Filter Results:
(819)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(819)
- News (168)
- Research (522)
- Multimedia (12)
- Faculty Publications (410)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(819)
- News (168)
- Research (522)
- Multimedia (12)
- Faculty Publications (410)
- July 1989
- Article
What Do Venture Capitalists Do?
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael Steven Gorman
Keywords: Venture Capital
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)
- Case
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
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)
- Case
Orbital Sciences Corp. (A)
Keywords: Aerospace Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Howard H. Stevenson. "Orbital Sciences Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-175, April 1986. (Revised February 1989.)
- 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 (MBA 1991), and Professor... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- February 2015
- Supplement
WebTracker, Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts DBA
- February 2015
- Teaching Note
WebTracker (Brief Case)
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts DBA
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
A Growing Drumbeat
starting a business. Tom Eisenmann, the William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration, had already noticed the phenomenon of students informally self-organizing into “tribes” around career interests and suggested to Rosenthal... View Details
Keywords: Contests
- January 1982
- Case
Rust Development
By: Dwight B. Crane and William A. Sahlman
Crane, Dwight B., and William A. Sahlman. "Rust Development." Harvard Business School Case 282-054, January 1982.
- September 2011
- Case
AXA Private Equity: The Diana Investment
By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
The case focuses on an investment made by AXA Private Equity, a French manufacturer of food ingredients. The investment is made at the height of the financial markets, and financed with significant debt. Soon thereafter, the financial crisis impacted the company's... View Details
Roberts, Michael J., and William A. Sahlman. "AXA Private Equity: The Diana Investment." Harvard Business School Case 812-042, September 2011.
- August 2006 (Revised December 2010)
- Exercise
The Venture Capital Valuation Problem Set
By: William A. Sahlman and Evan Wade Richardson
To be used with (396-090). View Details
Sahlman, William A., and Evan Wade Richardson. "The Venture Capital Valuation Problem Set." Harvard Business School Exercise 807-036, August 2006. (Revised December 2010.)
- May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Teaching Note
RightNow Technologies (TN)
By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note to (805-032). View Details
Keywords: Technology Industry
- May 2006
- Teaching Note
Valhalla Partners Due Diligence (TN)
By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note to (805-033). View Details
- November 2000
- Case
UPromise
By: Michael J. Roberts and William A. Sahlman
Describes the development of UPromise, a company that has developed a loyalty program through which corporate partners can contribute to funds that finance the education of consumers' children. Presents the accomplishments prior to the company's second round of... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Markets; Programs
Roberts, Michael J., and William A. Sahlman. "UPromise." Harvard Business School Case 801-321, November 2000.
- October 1998 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Amazon.com--Going Public
By: William A. Sahlman and Laurence E. Katz
Amazon.com, an early pioneer in electronic commerce, prepares its initial public offering in the face of turbulent market conditions. Joy Covey, Amazon.com's CFO and the case protagonist, discusses the risks and opportunities of going public and the nature of... View Details
Keywords: Going Public; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Model; Financial Strategy; Business Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Laurence E. Katz. "Amazon.com--Going Public." Harvard Business School Case 899-003, October 1998. (Revised August 1999.)
- August 1996
- Case
ThermoLase
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
John Hansen, CEO of ThermoLase, must develop a plan of action to exploit the company's new development-stage revolutionary hair removal technology with negligible revenues and a $500 million market capitalization. This nascent public Thermo Electron spin out company... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Plan; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "ThermoLase." Harvard Business School Case 897-002, August 1996.
- 1999
- Simulation
Launching a High-Risk Business CD
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts
Sahlman, William A., and Michael J. Roberts. "Launching a High-Risk Business CD." Simulation and Teaching Note. Harvard Business School Publishing, 1999. Electronic. (This is an interactive simulation (Windows only) that gives users hands-on experience in the essential activities of launching a business.)
- winter 1985
- Article
Capital Market Myopia
Sahlman, William A., and Howard H. Stevenson. "Capital Market Myopia." Journal of Business Venturing 1, no. 1 (winter 1985): 7–30. (Reprinted as Chap. 3 in The Entrepreneurial Venture, edited by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts and Amar Bhide, 35-64. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.)
- October 1995
- Case
Centex Telemanagement, Inc. (B)
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
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
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Centex Telemanagement, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 396-102, October 1995.
- October 1995
- Case
Centex Telemanagement, Inc. (A)
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
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
Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Centex Telemanagement, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-101, October 1995.