Publications

November 2007
Case

Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Describes the issues facing a Founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology

February 2007
Case

Orientation for Viewing "Startup.com"

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Introduces founders Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman as they start and grow govWorks.com. The movie "Startup.com" documents the challenges that these founders face in building their company while dealing with tensions within the founding team and managing a demanding... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Relationships; Familiarity

February 2007
Supplement

Ockham Technologies Video

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Keywords: Media

March 2014
Technical Note

Board Design and Management: Consideration for Startups

By: Noam Wasserman and Anthony Tjan

Keywords: Boards; Startup Management

February 2014
Teaching Plan

Pixability: Bettina's Board Walk

By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid

[Teaching Plan for 814-021.] View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Startups

July 2013
Case

Slicing Pie with a Razor: Ockham Technologies' Founding Agreement

By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid

Ockham Technologies' three founders are about to craft their founding agreement and split the equity among themselves. Uncertainty lingers over each member's future contributions, though—how is the team to devise a durable and effective split? Jim Triandiflou and Ken... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Conflict Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employees; Management Teams; Product Development; Technology Industry

June 2013
Supplement

Curt Schilling's Next Pitch (B)

By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid

Continuation of the 'Curt Schilling's Next Pitch' case series. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Gaming; Entrepreneurship; United States

January 2008 (Revised February 2011)
Case

Rubbish Boys

By: Noam Wasserman and Rachel Galper

It looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so... View Details

Keywords: Service Operations; Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Business Model; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Franchise Ownership; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry; Canada; North America

September 2009
Teaching Note

"Lather, Rinse, Repeat": FeedBurner's Serial Founding Team (TN)

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Teaching Note for [809089]. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Negotiation Deal

July 2009 (Revised March 2014)
Teaching Note

Savage Beast (A) and (B)

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Teaching Note for [809069] and [809096]. View Details

November 2007
Teaching Note

The Tale of the Lynx Case Series (TN)

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Keywords: Information

June 2007 (Revised June 2009)
Supplement

The Tale of the Lynx (C)

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Continuation of the ‘Tale of the Lynx' case series. View Details

March 2007
Supplement

Wily Technology: Interview with Lewis Cirne & Henry McCance - Video

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Keywords: Information Technology; Media

February 2004 (Revised February 2007)
Teaching Note

Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (TN)

By: Noam T. Wasserman

Teaching Note to (9-804-129). View Details

Keywords: Technology Industry

01 Jun 2005
News

McCance First to Serve as Entrepreneur in Residence

McCance also worked with HBS assistant professor Noam Wasserman on issues relating to founder-CEO succession in entrepreneurial start-ups. Their research resulted in a new case, “Founder-CEO Succession at... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneur in residence; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612084-PDF-ENG Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown Noam Wasserman and Deepak MalhotraHarvard Business School HBSP Online Case Product 812-701 An abstract is... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

July 2009
Teaching Note

Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur (TN)

By: Noam T. Wasserman and Lisa Brem

Teaching Note for [809046]. View Details

Keywords: Capital; Entrepreneurship; Equity; Financing and Loans; Management Teams; Ownership Stake

June 2009
Teaching Note

Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown (TN)

By: Noam T. Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra

Teaching Note for [809020]. View Details

Keywords: Equity; Agreements and Arrangements; Investment; Groups and Teams; Entrepreneurship; Contracts; Ownership Stake

December 2008 (Revised February 2011)
Supplement

Evan Williams: From Blogger to Odeo (B)

By: Noam T. Wasserman and Louis-Philippe Maurice

For several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the “simple” days of Blogger, the previous venture he had co-founded. Although his Blogger experiences had included a major blow-up with his... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Business Strategy