by Josh Lerner and Amit Seru - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2017
Working Paper Summaries

The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Corporate Finance and Beyond

Keywords: by Josh Lerner and Amit Seru

15 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

HBS Working Knowledge contributor Carol Elsen conducted an e-mail interview with Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner about their new book, The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital... View Details

Keywords: by Carol Elsen; Financial Services

29 Apr 2008
Research Event

Venture Capital

Date: January 9-10, 2008 Faculty Chairs: Josh Lerner, William Sahlman Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: Venture Capital What were the overall goals of the colloquium? The VC Conference is one in a series of 14 alumni View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: “The Architecture of Innovation”

"intrapreneurs." In this excerpt, Lerner discusses the pluses and minuses of compensation schemes. Read an interview with the author R&D, Meet VC From The Architecture of Innovation View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

14 Mar 2007
Op-Ed

Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity

Fifty-three years ago, Judge Harold Medina dismissed charges brought by the Justice Department against seventeen leading investment banks. A case built up over a decade of investigations and almost three... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

17 Aug 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges

Keywords: by Steven N. Kaplan and Josh Lerner; Financial Services; Banking

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

them—potentially, at least—a strategic edge that private funds lack. These differences—good and bad—are illustrated by the case of Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV). The case, write Gompers View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

25 Feb 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Fear of Rejection? Tiered Certification and Transparency

Keywords: by Emmanuel Farhi, Josh Lerner & Jean Tirole

02 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision

Editor's note: In their new book, The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development, HBS professor Josh Lerner and London School of... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Mark Schankerman; Technology

27 Jul 2011
Working Paper Summaries

With a Little Help from My (Random) Friends: Success and Failure in Post-Business School Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Ulrike Malmendier

08 Nov 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers

Keywords: by Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru; Legal Services

08 Nov 2018
Working Paper Summaries

When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct

Keywords: by Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru; Financial Services

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Lerner Uncertainty About The Future There's no getting around it: Innovation is risky business. All entrepreneurial individuals and companies face uncertainty about the future—not only in terms of their own... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

the growth of venture capital, but have been at least partially triggered by the role played by these financial intermediaries. For instance, much of the growth in patenting appears to have been spurred... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services