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- November 1975 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
Laitier S.A.
Sahlman, William A. "Laitier S.A." Harvard Business School Case 176-118, November 1975. (Revised May 1985.)
- October 1993
- Teaching Note
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B & C) TN
Teaching Note for (9-285-092) and (9-286-009). View Details
- September 1992
- Case
Star Cablevision Group (B): Adjusting to a Stock Market Correction
Second case in a series of six cases. This case describes the company as it adjusts to a stock market correction. View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets
Sahlman, William A. "Star Cablevision Group (B): Adjusting to a Stock Market Correction." Harvard Business School Case 293-037, September 1992.
- August 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
CHS Dental Laboratory, Inc. (A)
Keywords: Health Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CHS Dental Laboratory, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 293-029, August 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
- 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.
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
the Harvard framework (Figure 11.1), which was developed by William Sahlman 1 and Howard Stevenson 2 is described in Chapter 12. Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from making bad... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
- May 2015 (Revised December 2015)
- Teaching Plan
BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm
By: William Sahlman and Robert White