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Noam Wasserman is an American academic and author specializing in entrepreneurship and leadership. He served as a professor at Harvard Business School and later became the dean of Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business.
Known for: The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
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The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
In The Founder's Dilemmas, Noam Wasserman explores the critical decisions entrepreneurs face when launching and growing startups. Drawing on a decade of research involving thousands of founders, the book examines issues such as equity splits, hiring, and the choice between control and wealth. Wasserman provides data-driven insights and real-world examples to help founders anticipate challenges and make informed decisions that increase their chances of long-term success.
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The Founding Team
One of the first and most personal decisions you’ll make as a founder is whether to go it alone or to join forces with others. There’s undeniable appeal to building a startup with people you trust—your best friend from college, a former colleague, or someone who shares your passion. But this decisio...
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Cofounder Selection
Choosing a cofounder may be the most consequential hiring decision you will ever make. And yet, most founders base this choice on comfort, not complementarity. My data revealed that nearly forty percent of founding teams formed through prior social relationships—friends, relatives, classmates. The l...
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About Noam Wasserman
Noam Wasserman is an American academic and author specializing in entrepreneurship and leadership. He served as a professor at Harvard Business School and later became the dean of Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business. His research focuses on the early decisions that shape startup success ...
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Noam Wasserman is an American academic and author specializing in entrepreneurship and leadership. He served as a professor at Harvard Business School and later became the dean of Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business. His research focuses on the early decisions that shape startup success ...
Noam Wasserman is an American academic and author specializing in entrepreneurship and leadership. He served as a professor at Harvard Business School and later became the dean of Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business. His research focuses on the early decisions that shape startup success and founder dynamics.
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