by Josh Neufeld - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

Silicon Valley is the poster child for capitalism, the synergistic geography where smart private money supports cool ideas, creates jobs, boosts national productivity, and provides a handsome return for investors. Less well understood about the area's development was... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

02 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

their next venture-backed firm, compared with 23 percent for those who previously failed and 22 percent for first-timers. "The size of the effect more than anything was surprising," note HBS professors Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

11 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts

billion--but analysts have been disappointed by a share price in the mid-teens. Are RLBOs really the risky, under-performing investment that is claimed? In fact, says Harvard Business School Professor Josh... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services

March 1999
Article

Discussion of "Engineering Bureaucracy: The Genesis of Formal Policies, Positions, and Structures in High-Technology Firms" by James N. Baron, M. Diane Burton, and Michael T. Hannan

By: Josh Lerner

Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Engineering; Technology Industry

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22 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

What’s Behind the Private Equity Boom?

Podcast with: Josh Lerner Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 15 min., 56 sec. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Financial Services

31 Oct 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

after misconduct. The labor market partially undoes firm-level discipline by rehiring such advisers. Firms that hire these advisers also have higher rates of prior misconduct themselves, suggesting "matching on misconduct." These firms... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2014
News

Why Raising Venture Capital is Wrong for Your Company

21 Aug 2014
News

Delivering Everything, Except Perhaps Profits

Article

Discussion of "Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act in the United States" by David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat, and Arvids A. Ziedonis

By: Josh Lerner

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Education; Information Technology; Patents; Law; Communication; United States

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03 Jan 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Wordle: Can a Pandemic Phenomenon Sustain in the Long Term?

Keywords: Re: Christina M. Wallace; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

07 Nov 2012
News

‘Solo’ investing makes for good returns

14 Jun 2020
News

Private equity barons grow rich on $230bn of performance fees

05 Apr 2011
News

Google Bids $900 Million for Nortel Patent Assets

28 May 2020
News

Early-Stage VC Is ‘Highly’ Sensitive to Downturns —Including This One

30 Jun 2010
News

The VC Shakeout

27 May 2015
News

Studies Find Angels Significantly Impact Success Of Funded Companies

01 Jun 2012
News

Faculty Books

They offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship by Josh Lerner, Ann... View Details

Keywords: Professor Amy C. Edmonson; Professor Boris Groysberg; Professor Josh Lerner; Teaching Fellow Ann Leamon; Professor Leslie A. Perlow; Professor of Management Practice Felda Hardymon;; social media; Finance

13 Jan 2017
News

Fidelity funds high on hot startups

26 Mar 2025
Blog Post

How to Approach Your Equity Compensation

Insights from Financial Advisor Josh Radman (MBA 2019) Equity compensation can be an exciting ownership opportunity — but also one that can feel enormously complicated and confusing. When new hires receive equity grants as part of their... View Details

08 Aug 2014
News

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