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Olav Sorenson

  • Where Is the Money in Venture Capital?

    Yale SOM's Olav Sorenson explains why the geography of VC is changing.

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  • Firms’ Shared Ties Hurt Merger Performance

    Merger performance varies greatly depending on the number of pre-merger third-party ties connecting the acquiring firm to its partner, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Management and INSEAD.

  • Manager Favoritism Blocks New Ideas

    New research co-authored by Professor Olav Sorenson finds that managers are biased against ideas that are proposed by employees outside of their own work groups, hurting innovation and performance.

  • What is the future of venture capital?

    On December 2, 2011, a panel of Yale SOM alumni from the venture capital and technology fields discussed their own experiences and reflected on the current state of venture capital; disruptive new models for raising financing, such as social media; and the outlook for the industry.