Q & A with Noam about many topics explored in The Founder’s Dilemmas. To Read More
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Eric Ries’ Startup Lessons Learned: Founder’s Dilemmas — Equity Splits
“If you’re starting a new company, you probably already know that a crazy variety of landmines await you. What if you had a map that showed exactly where they are and how to avoid them? Having seen these dilemmas derail…
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Fear vs. Greed at Facebook
By: Noam Wasserman for Inc.com Mark Zuckerberg and his executive team have been extremely successful at retaining equity in their company. But how well do most other founders do? Even as Facebook prepares to go public, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder…
WBEZ Chicago: Radio Interview with Noam
Noam tackles many CEO-dilemmas in this conversation with Steve Edwards of WBEZ’s Afternoon Show. Noam’s clip (15:15) is preceded by a related discussion of Groupon with author Frank Sennett. To Listen
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BostonInno: 5 Founder Lessons From a Decade of Data on Startups
“If you work or plan to work in startups, you ought to pick up this book.” Article includes a synopsis of The Founder’s Dilemmas and select lessons from the book. To Read More
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New York Journal of Books Reviews Founder’s Dilemmas
“…the single-most indispensable guide for founders of startups. Comingling research, straight talk, and a human voice—so often lacking in books with an academic bent—Dilemmas totally rocks as a business school required read and a founder’s gripping, absolute must-read.” To Read…
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Fear vs. Greed at Facebook; by: Noam Wasserman for Inc.
Mark Zuckerberg and his executive team have been extremely successful at retaining equity in their company. But how well do most other founders do? Noam takes a look in this Inc. article To Read More
Kauffman Sketchbook
Noam narrates a lesson from Founder’s Dilemmas (Chapter 2) in this entertaining Kauffman Sketchbook titled “Take the Leap”
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Avoiding The BlackBerry Blues: Know When To Fire Yourself; by: Noam Wasserman for Forbes
Noam discusses how early strengths can become Achilles’ heels if a founder is not aware of the downsides of passion and attachment. Why and when should a founder fire himself or herself? To Read More
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Forbes: HBS’s Noam Wasserman Brings Moneyball to Start-ups
“It looks like Wasserman’s book is on track to take as lofty a position in the entrepreneurial literature as HBS’s Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma did in the field of technological change.” To Read More
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