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Paul A. Gompers

Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration

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Books

Gompers, Paul A., and William Sahlman. Entrepreneurial Finance: A Casebook. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

Lerner, Josh, and Paul Gompers. The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2001.

Gompers, P., and J. Lerner. The Venture Capital Cycle. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1999. (Beijing: Economic Science Press, 2001 (Chinese edition). Tokyo: Springer-Verlag Tokyo, 2001 (Japanese edition). Seoul: Kukil Securities and Economics Research Institute, 2001 (Korean edition).)

Published Papers

Gompers, Paul A., Anna Kovner, and Josh Lerner. "Specialization and Success: Evidence from Venture Capital." Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 18, no. 3 (fall 2009): 817–844. Abstract

This paper examines how organizational structure affects behavior and outcomes, studying the performance of different types of venture capital organizations. We find a strong positive relationship between the degree of specialization by individual venture capitalists at a firm and its success. When the individual investment professionals are highly specialized themselves, the marginal effect of increasing overall firm specialization is much weaker. The poorer performance by generalists appears to be due to both an inefficient allocation of funding across industries and poor selection of investments within industries. Venture capital organizations with more experience tend to outperform those with less experience.
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Gompers, Paul, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David Scharfstein. "Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets." Journal of Financial Economics 87, no. 1 (January 2008): 1-23. (Earlier versions distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 11385.)

Dlugosz, Jennifer Lauren, Rudiger Fahlenbrach, Paul Gompers, and Andrew Metrick. "Large Blocks of Stock: Prevalence, Size, and Measurement." Journal of Corporate Finance 12, no. 3 (June 2006).

Gompers, Paul A., Josh Lerner, and David S. Scharfstein. "Entrepreneurial Spawning: Public Corporations and the Formation of New Ventures, 1986-1999." Journal of Finance 60, no. 2 (April 2005). (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 9816.)

Baker, Malcolm, and Paul Gompers. "The Determinants of Board Structure at the Initial Public Offering." Journal of Law and Economics 46, no. 2 (October 2003): 569-598. Abstract

This paper describes board size and composition and investigates the role of venture capital in a sample of 1,116 firms' initial public offerings. First, firms backed by venture capital have fewer insider and instrumental directors and more independent outsiders. Second, we consider board composition as the outcome of a bargain between the CEO and outside shareholders. Representation of independent outsiders on the board decreases with the power of the CEO--tenure and voting control--and increases with the power of outside investors--venture capital backing and venture firm reputation. Third, within the sample of firms financed by venture capital and also consistent with a bargaining model, the probability that a founder remains as CEO is decreasing in venture firm reputation. Finally, we examine the influence of venture capital backing and board structure on firm outcomes in the 10 years after the initial public offering.


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Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence." Journal of Finance 58, no. 4 (August 2003).

Brav, Alon, and Paul A. Gompers. "The Role of Lockups in Initial Public Offerings." Review of Financial Studies 16, no. 1 (spring 2003). Abstract

In a sample of 2,794 initial public offerings (IPOs), we test three potential explanations for the existence of IPO lockups: lockups serve as (i) a signal of firm quality, (ii) a commitment device to alleviate moral hazard problems, or (iii) a mechanism for underwriters to extract additional compensation from the issuing firm. Our results support the commitment hypothesis. Insiders of firms that are associated with greater potential for moral hazard lockup their shares for a longer period of time. Insiders of firms that have experienced larger excess returns, are backed by venture capitalists, or go public with high-quality underwriters are more likely to be released from the lockup restrictions.
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Gompers, Paul A., Joy L. Ishii, and Andrew Metrick. "Corporate Governance and Equity Prices." Quarterly Journal of Economics (February 2003). (Winner of the 2002 Geewax, Terker & Company Prize in Investment Research, offered by the Rodney L. White Center at Wharton.)

Cohen, Randolph B., Paul A. Gompers, and Tuomo Vuolteenaho. "Who Underreacts to Cash-Flow News? Evidence from Trading between Individuals and Institutions." Special Issue on Limits to Arbitrage. Journal of Financial Economics 66, nos. 2-3 (November 2002): 409-462. (Was NBER Working Paper 8793.)

Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "The Venture Capital Revolution." Journal of Economic Perspectives 15 (spring 2001).

Brav, A., C. Geczy, and Paul Gompers. "Is the Abnormal Return Following Equity Issuances Anomalous?" Journal of Financial Economics 56, no. 2 (May 2000).

Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "Money Chasing Deals?: The Impact of Fund Inflows on the Valuation of Private Equity Investments." Journal of Financial Economics 55, no. 2 (February 2000): 281-325.

Gompers, Paul A., and A. Metrick. "Institutional Investors and Equity Prices." Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000).

Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "Conflict of Interest in the Issuance of Public Securities: Evidence from Venture Capital." Journal of Law and Economics 42, Part 1, no. 1 (April 1999): 1-28.

Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "An Analysis of Compensation in the U.S. Venture Capital Partnership." Journal of Financial Economics 51, no. 1 (January 1999): 3-44.

Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital Distributions: Short-Run and Long-Run Reactions." Journal of Finance 53 (December 1998): 2161-2183.

Gompers, Paul A. "Venture Capital Growing Pains: Should the Market Diet?" Special Issue on The Economics of Small Business Finance. Journal of Banking and Finance 22, nos. 6-8 (August 1998): 1089-1104.

Gompers, P., and J. Lerner. "What Drives Venture Capital Fundraising?" Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics (July 1998): 149-192.

Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "Risk and Reward in Private Equity Investments: The Challenge of Performance Assessment." Journal of Private Equity 1 (winter 1997): 5-12.

Gompers, Paul A. "Venture Capital and the Creation of Public Companies: Do Venture Capitalists Really Bring More than Money?" Journal of Private Equity (fall 1997): 15-32.

Gompers, Paul A., and A. Brav. "'Myth or Reality?' The Long-run Underperformance of Initial Public Offerings: Evidence from Venture- and Nonventure-capital-backed Companies." Journal of Finance (December 1997).

Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "The Use of Covenants: An Empirical Analysis of Venture Partnership Agreements." Journal of Law and Economics 39, no. 2 (October 1996): 463-498. (Condensed version reprinted in Investment Policy 1 (September/October 1997): 122-130.)

Gompers, Paul A. "Grandstanding in the Venture Capital Industry." Journal of Financial Economics 42 (September, 1996): 133-156.

Gompers, Paul A. "Optimal Investment, Monitoring, and the Staging of Venture Capital." Journal of Finance 50 (December 1995): 1461-1489.

Gompers, Paul A. "The Rise and Fall of Venture Capital." Business and Economic History 23 (winter 1994): 1-24.

Book Chapters

Gompers, Paul and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital." Chap. D5 of Handbook of Modern Finance, edited by James Seward and Dennis Logue. New York: Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 2004.

Gompers, Paul A. "Corporations and the Financing of Innovation: The Corporate Venturing Experience." In The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Conference Volume, edited by Paul A Gompers., 2002.

Lerner, Josh, and Paul Gompers. "Short-Term America Revisited? Boom and Bust in the Venture Capital Industry and the Impact on Innovation?" In Innovation Policy and the Economy. Vol. 3, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. NBER Books. MIT Press, 2002.

Gompers, Paul A. "Venture Capital and Private Equity." In The Handbook of Corporate Finance: Empirical Corporate Finance, edited by Espen Eckbo. New York: Elsevier/North Holland, 2002.

Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital." In The Technology Management Handbook, edited by Richard C. Dorf, 1-16 to 1-21. New York: CRC Press, 1999.

Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "Can Corporate Venture Capital Succeed? Organizational Structure, Complementaries, and Success." In Concentrated Ownership. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports, edited by Randall Morck. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.

Gompers, P. "Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: An Assessment of Market Imperfections." In The Economic Evaluation of Technological Change, edited by Paul A. Gompers., 1998.

Gompers, P. A. "Resource Allocation, Incentives, and Control: The Importance of Venture Capital in Financing Entrepreneurial Firms." In Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and the Macroeconomy, Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Other Papers

Chen, Henry, Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner, and Josh Lerner. "Buy Local? The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-143, June 2009. Abstract

We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three cities - San Francisco, Boston, and New York.  We find that firms open new satellite offices based on the success rate of venture capital-backed investments in an area.  Geography is also significantly related to outcomes.  Venture capital firms based in locales that are venture capital centers outperform, regardless of the stage of the investment.  Ironically, this outperformance arises from outsized performance outside of the venture capital firms' office locations, including in peripheral locations. Outperformance of non-local investments suggests that policy makers in regions without local venture capitalists might want to mitigate costs associated with established venture capitalists investing in their geographies rather than encouraging the establishment of new venture capital firms.


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Gompers, Paul A., and Yuhai Xuan. "Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions." Working Paper, 2009. Abstract

We study the role of common venture capital investors in alleviating asymmetric information between public acquirers and private venture capital-backed targets.  We find that acquisition announcement returns are more positive for acquisitions in which both the target and the acquirer are financed by the same venture capital firm.  Similarly, having a common investor increases the likelihood that a transaction will be all equity-financed and the likelihood that an acquisition will take place.  Our results suggest that common venture capital investors can form a bridge between acquiring and target firms that reduces asymmetric information associated with the transaction for both parties.
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Gompers, Paul A., Andrew Metrick, and Timothy Dore. "Reputation and Contractual Flexibility: Evidence from Venture Capital Distribution Pricing Policy." January 2009.

Gompers, P., A. Brav, and Timothy Dore. "Why Experienced Venture Capitalists Leave Money on the Table: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings." Working Paper, 2008.

Gompers, Paul A., Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David S. Scharfstein. "Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-028, September 2008. Abstract

This paper presents evidence of performance persistence in entrepreneurship. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are much more likely to succeed than first-time entrepreneurs and those who have previously failed. In particular, they exhibit persistence in selecting the right industry and time to start new ventures.  Entrepreneurs with demonstrated market timing skill are also more likely to outperform industry peers in their subsequent ventures. This is consistent with the view that if suppliers and customers perceive the entrepreneur to have market timing skill, and is therefore more likely to succeed, they will be more willing to commit resources to the firm.  In this way, success breeds success and strengthens performance persistence


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Gompers, P., Andrew Metrick, and Timothy Dore. "Venture Capital and Private Equity Distributions: Pricing Policies and Price Reactions." Working Paper, 2007.

Gompers, Paul, Anna R. Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David Scharfstein. "Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 12592, 2006.

Gompers, Paul A., and Yuhai Xuan. "The Role of Venture Capitalists in the Acquisition of Private Companies." 2006.

Gompers, P., Anna R. Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David S. Scharfstein. "Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Role of Experience and Specialization." 2005.

Desai, Mihir, Paul Gompers, and Josh Lerner. "Institutions, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Europe." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 10165, 2005.

Gompers, Paul, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David Scharfstein. "Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets." National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, No. 11385, 2005.

Gompers, P., Andrew Metrick, Rudi Fahlenbrach, and Jennifer Lauren Dlugosz. "Large Blocks of Stock: Prevalence, Size, and Measurement." 2005.

Gompers, P., and Yuhai Xuan. "The Role of Venture Capital in the Acquisition of Private Companies." 2004.

Dlugosz, Jennifer, Rudiger Fahlenbrach, Paul Gompers, and Andrew Metrick. "Large Blocks of Stock: Prevalence, Size, and Measurement." NBER Working Paper Series, No. w10671, 2004.

Gompers, Paul A., Joy Ishii, and Andrew Metrick. "Incentives vs. Control: An Analysis of U.S. Dual-Class Companies." NBER Working Paper Series, No. w10240, 2004.

Scharfstein, David S., Paul Gompers, and Josh Lerner. "Entrepreneurial Spawning: Public Corporations and the Genesis of New Ventures." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 9816, 2003.

Baker, Malcolm, and Paul Gompers. "Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists." 1999. (First draft in 1998.) Abstract

We study the implications of CEO equity ownership for incentives and control in a sample of 1,011 newly public firms. Before an initial public offering, equity investments by venture capitalists reduce CEO ownership by about half, from an average of 35 percent to 19 percent. Venture capitalists narrow this difference by granting options, reducing secondary sales, and lowering the dilution by primary shares, but a gap in post-IPO CEO equity ownership remains. The effect of this lower ownership on incentives depends upon the measure employed - the dollar sensitivity of CEO pay to firm value is lower in venture firms, but the elasticity is about the same. In addition, we present evidence that lower ownership, combined with concentrated outside holdings, leads to a reduction in the agency costs of managerial control. We conclude that the patterns of ownership in part represent a tradeoff by venture capitalists between the benefits of incentives and the agency costs of control.


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Gompers, Paul A. "Ownership and Control in Entrepreneurial Firms: An Examination of Convertible Securities in Venture Capital Investment." 1999.

Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "What Drives Venture Capital Fundraising?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-079, 1999.

Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success: Organizational Structure, Incentives, and Complementarities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-009, 1998.

HBS Course Materials

Gompers, Paul A. "Advent Israel Venture Capital Program TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-054.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The." Harvard Business School Case 298-072.

Gompers, Paul A., and Sergio Rattner. "ALWAYSi." Harvard Business School Case 201-075.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "APV Technology Partners II, L.P." Harvard Business School Case 298-048.

Gompers, Paul A. "APV Technology Partners II, L.P. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-053.

Gompers, Paul A., and Sergio Rattner. "Bang Networks, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 201-074.

Gompers, Paul A. "Beta Golf TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-062.

Gompers, Paul A. "BioTransplant Inc.: Initial Public Offering, January 1996 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-055.

Gompers, Paul A., and Alexander Tsai. "BioTransplant, Inc.: Initial Public Offering, January 1996." Harvard Business School Case 297-095.

Gompers, Paul A., and Howard Reitz. "Cachet Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 200-031.

Gompers, Paul A. "Cachet Technologies TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-068.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Cambridge Technology Partners - 1991 Start Up." Harvard Business School Case 298-044.

Gompers, Paul A. "Cambridge Technology Partners - 1991 Start Up TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-057.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)." Harvard Business School Case 297-033.

Gompers, Paul A. "Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-056.

Gompers, Paul A. "Car Wash Partners, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-034.

Gompers, Paul A. "Car Wash Partners, Inc. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-058.

Gompers, Paul A. "Carlton Polish Co. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-076.

Gompers, Paul A., Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Charles River Velocity." Harvard Business School Case 201-092.

Gompers, Paul A. "Contracting and Control in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Note 298-067.

Gompers, Paul A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Dell Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 200-062.

Gompers, Paul A. "Dell Ventures TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-072.

Gompers, Paul A. "Digital Everywhere, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 298-099.

Gompers, Paul A. "Digital Everywhere, Inc. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-059.

Gompers, Paul A. "edocs, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 200-015.

Gompers, Paul A. "edocs, Inc. (B-1): Kevin Laracey." Harvard Business School Case 200-020.

Gompers, Paul A. "edocs, Inc. (B-2): Jonathon Guerster." Harvard Business School Case 200-021.

Gompers, Paul A. "edocs, Inc. Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-064.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey A. Farrell. "efficient market services: August 1993 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-009.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey A. Farrell. "efficient market services: August 1993 (B-1), ems Management." Harvard Business School Case 298-010.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey A. Farrell. "efficient market services: August 1993 (B-2), Comdisco Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 298-011.

Gompers, Paul A. "efficient market services: August 1993 Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-061.

Gompers, Paul A., and Alexander Tsai. "Elliot Lebowitz." Harvard Business School Case 297-094.

Gompers, Paul A. "Elliot Lebowitz TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-060.

Gompers, Paul A., and Sara Bergson. "Emergence of "Silicon Wadi", The." Harvard Business School Note 204-156.

Gompers, Paul A., and Kristin Perry. "Endeca Technologies: New Growth Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 206-041.

Gompers, Paul A. "Fenchel Lampshade Company TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-063.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-002.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B-2): Paddy Fitzpatrick." Harvard Business School Case 298-004.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B1): Niall Carroll." Harvard Business School Case 298-003.

Gompers, Paul A. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-062.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Genset Initial Public Offering (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-096.

Gompers, Paul A. "Genset Initial Public Offering (A) & (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-064.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Genset Initial Public Offering (B)." Harvard Business School Case 297-097.

Gompers, Paul A., and Amy Burroughs. "Genset: 1989." Harvard Business School Case 298-070.

Gompers, Paul A. "Genset: 1989 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-063.

Gompers, Paul A. "Global Digital Utilities Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 297-065.

Gompers, Paul A. "Global Digital Utilities Corporation TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-065.

Gompers, Paul A. "HIMSCORP, Inc., TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-073.

Gompers, Paul A. "Honest Tea." Harvard Business School Case 201-076.

Gompers, Paul A. "Honest Tea, TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-069.

Gompers, Paul A., and Vanessa del Valle Broussard. "Hudson Manufacturing Company." Harvard Business School Case 203-064.

Gompers, Paul A. "Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance." Harvard Business School Note 298-061.

Gompers, Paul A. "Knightsbridge Advisers, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 296-054.

Gompers, Paul A. "Knightsbridge Advisers, Inc. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-066.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Asher Daniels. "Knoll Furniture: Going Public." Harvard Business School Case 202-114.

Gompers, Paul A. "Knot,The TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-070.

Gompers, Paul A., and Alexander Tsai. "MSE, Inc. Privatization: August 1997." Harvard Business School Case 298-135.

Gompers, Paul A. "MSE, Inc. Privatization: August 1997 & MSE,Inc. Privatization: August 1997 (Abridged) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-067.

Gompers, Paul A., and Alexander Tsai. "MSE, Inc. Privatization: August 1997 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 298-136.

Gompers, Paul A. "Nantucket Nectars, TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-074.

Gompers, Paul A., and Kristin Perry. "New Oriental Education." Harvard Business School Case 807-129.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "New York Bagel: Hungary, April 1994." Harvard Business School Case 297-078.

Gompers, Paul A. "New York Bagel: Hungary, April 1994 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-068.

Gompers, Paul A. "A Note on Angel Financing." Harvard Business School Note 298-083.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "A Note on Franchising." Harvard Business School Note 297-108.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "A Note on Government Sources of Financing for Small Businesses." Harvard Business School Note 298-015.

Gompers, Paul A., and Alexander Tsai. "Note on Strategic Alliances, A." Harvard Business School Note 298-047.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey A. Farrell. "A Note on the Internet." Harvard Business School Note 297-109.

Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "A Note on the Venture Capital Industry." Harvard Business School Note 295-065.

Gompers, Paul A. "A Note on Valuation in Entrepreneurial Ventures." Harvard Business School Note 298-082.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "NSK Software Technologies Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 298-071.

Gompers, Paul A. "NSK Software Technologies Ltd. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-069.

Gompers, Paul A., Gregor M. Andrade, and Jonathan Man. "Ocular." Harvard Business School Case 202-118.

Gompers, Paul A. "Parenting Magazine TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-065.

Gompers, Paul A. "Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones." Harvard Business School Case 299-004.

Gompers, Paul A. "Penelope's Personal Pocket Phones TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-070.

Gompers, Paul A., and David James Alexander Grant. "Pet Doctors: 1999." Harvard Business School Case 200-016.

Gompers, Paul A. "Prague Post, The." Harvard Business School Case 299-033.

Gompers, Paul A. "Prague Post, The TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-071.

Gompers, Paul A., and Sara Bergson. "Precise Software." Harvard Business School Case 204-157.

Gompers, Paul A. "Record Masters, TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 202-075.

Gompers, Paul A., and Vanessa del Valle Broussard. "Sarvega." Harvard Business School Case 204-137.

Gompers, Paul A. "Sky Air, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 297-110.

Gompers, Paul A. "Sky Air, Inc. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-072.

Gompers, Paul A., and Benjamin Kaplan. "Torrent Systems." Harvard Business School Case 298-084.

Gompers, Paul A. "Torrent Systems TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-073.

Gompers, Paul A. "Tutor Time (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-064.

Gompers, Paul A. "Tutor Time (A) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-074.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Tutor Time (B)." Harvard Business School Case 297-074.

Gompers, Paul A. "Tutor Time (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-078.

Gompers, Paul A. "Venture Capital Fund Restructuring Vignettes (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 202-126.

Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together." Harvard Business School Case 298-001.

Gompers, Paul A. "Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-075.

Gompers, Paul A., and Kristin A. Perry. "Vueling Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 808-077.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-119.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (B-1): The Bank's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 298-120.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (B-2): The Company's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 298-121.

Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (C): The Final Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 298-122.

Gompers, Paul A. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-076.

Gompers, Paul A. "ZEFER: November 1998." Harvard Business School Case 299-032.

Gompers, Paul A. "ZEFER: November 1998 TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 299-077.