“Rich versus King”: The Core Concept
Here are three founder scenarios, all with parallels to cases I teach our MBA students: #1: You have an idea for a great product and want to start a company. Do you start it yourself (and keep all of...
View Article“Rich versus King”: Charts and Impressions
In the original “Rich vs. King” post (thanks to everyone who participated in the dialogue there and helped flesh out additional pieces of the puzzle!), I argued that most founders will have to choose...
View Article“Rich versus King”: Best Paper Proceedings Version
My “Rich vs. King” paper made the Best Paper Proceedings of this year’s Academy of Management meeting. For the Proceedings, I had to craft a 6-page version of the (30-page) original paper … so if you...
View Article“Rich vs. King” in HBS’s Working Knowledge
In case you want to read more about it, the new issue of HBS Working Knowledge includes a relatively extensive interview with me regarding my Rich vs. King paper, results, and cases. Or, as Working...
View ArticleNew Article in Harvard Business Review: “The Founder’s Dilemma”
The new (February 2008) issue of Harvard Business Review has an article that delves into issues familiar to (and possibly of interest to) participants in this blog. Its title is “The Founder’s...
View ArticleYour Thoughts on Achieving Rich&King?
Thank you to everyone who contributed thoughts about “The Founder’s Dilemma.” It was quite interesting to see your reflections on the specific Rich vs. King tradeoffs you have faced, and also your...
View ArticleRich vs. King, Around the World
If I live outside the United States, do Rich-versus-King tradeoffs apply to founders in my country? In recent months, one question I have gotten on a regular basis is whether Rich-versus-King tradeoffs...
View ArticleFear 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...
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