William A. Sahlman - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2015 (Revised December 2015)
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Athleta

June 2012
Supplement

Foro Energy (B)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter, William A. Sahlman and James McQuade

Foro Energy developed proprietary and patent-pending fiber-laser technologies that could disrupt existing processes and services for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. These breakthrough laser technologies were protected by a strong intellectual... View Details

Keywords: Disruptive Technologies; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Petroleum; Natural Gas; High Technology; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Intellectual Property; Energy Industry

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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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April 2001
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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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December 2015
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Coupa

By: William Sahlman and Robert White

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March 2012
Article

Reviving Entrepreneurship

By: Josh Lerner and William Sahlman

New enterprises don't exist in a vacuum: They rise or fall depending on myriad contextual factors, all of them interrelated, and all of them affected by government policy. U.S. lawmakers must carefully consider the effects of interventions in at least 12 areas, ranging... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Policy; Economy; Public Administration Industry; United States

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February 2015
Supplement

WebTracker, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)

By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts DBA

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February 2015 (Revised January 2018)
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WebTracker

By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts DBA

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought... View Details

28 Apr 2016
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New Venture Competition Winners Announced

CloudFlare have all participated and gone on to achieve significant success in their respective fields. “The greatest risk is the fear of failure,” said Professor of Business Administration William Sahlman... View Details

April 2001
Teaching Note

The New York Times Electronic Media Company (A) and (B)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman

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01 Jun 2002
News

Hawes Hall Dedicated

Sharing the podium with the Haweses were Dean Clark; Student Association copresidents Annemarie Jensen and Sal Khan (both HBS '03); Cahal Stephens, president and CEO of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering; and Peter Campot, CEO of View Details

April 2001
Teaching Note

Marshall Industries TN

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman

Teaching Note for (9-899-239). For book only - not listed on case. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Transformation; Service Delivery; Technological Innovation; Compensation and Benefits; Distribution Industry

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The Dedication - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

dedication addresses in the afternoon. A reported four thousand people, including business leaders, senators, representatives, and university presidents, attended the festivities held on the steps and lawn of Baker Library. The eighty-seven-year-old George F. Baker... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought... View Details

01 Dec 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

Herlihy (MBA 1981) (Gerard A. Herlihy) A satire about another out-of-control commodity and stock market boom. Blowing Smoke: Essays on Energy and Climate by Rud Istvan (MBA 1974) (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co.) From the... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference

growth," said conference cochair William H. Swift (MBA 1974). The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce sponsored the opening reception at the Ritz-Carlton. The conference kicked off with an examination of trends and opportunities in emerging... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

March 2012 (Revised December 2012)
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Foro Energy (A)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, William A. Sahlman and James McQuade

Foro Energy developed proprietary and patent-pending fiber-laser technologies that could disrupt existing processes and services for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. These breakthrough laser technologies were protected by a strong intellectual... View Details

Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship; United States

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