The Entrepreneurial Venture: Readings

by Amar Bhide, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts, et al.

Book Overview

As entrepreneurs fuel the economy with start-ups, job creation, innovation, and new technologies, the need to understand the evolving field of entrepreneurship continues to grow. Covering every phase... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875843123
• ISBN13: 9780875843124
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Strong Reference, More Cases Desired

'The Entrepreneurial Venture' is a strong reference that covers both strategic & tactical perspectives of the topic: from planning, launching to managing new venture. Each perspective is rigorously analysed & coherently presented; it would be a '5-star' book if the material is further illustrated by more case studies.

GOOD OVERVIEW, MISSING SOME PRACTICE

Sahlman provides a very comprehensive volume on the current stage of knowledge of entrepreneurship as a field. In the articles, which are mainly written by a limited number of professors, all important topics related to entrepreneurship are addressed, such as finance, personality, marketing, strategy, culture, and many more. From an academic perspective, it is a 10.However, I often felt that it was missing more on the practical side. For example, there are a few case studies, but only on certain topics. It was missing more of the "been there, done that" perspective. Definitely there were stories, but in those there was more of a strategic analysis rather than visionary or inspirational. Overall, this is a very good book to use as reference to certain topics, especially in an academic environment.

Previous student and current early stage investor

As an MBA student at Harvard six years ago, I had the opportunity to learn under Professor Sahlman. His class and his books are worth their weight in gold if you intend to either start companies or invest in them. This book brings together some of the best ideas from his colleagues.