Matthew Glickman

Bio

Matthew Glickman (MBA 1993) works as chairman and advisor to early stage technology firms. He is currently Chairman of NovoEd, an online technology firm that was incubated and spun out of Stanford. He was Co-Founder and CEO of enterprise software company Merced Systems, and prior to that was Co-Founder and CEO of BabyCenter, Inc., a consumer internet site for new and expectant parents. In earlier years, Glickman held product management and executive positions at Intuit, Inc., and was CFO of Teach for America, Inc., when it was a start up with a staff of 60 and a $5M annual budget.  Glickman will be a co-instructor for STRAMGT 356/366: Startup Garage, for which he has served as student advisor, panelist and judge. 

Academic Degrees

• MBA, Stanford GSB, 1993
• MA, Stanford School of Education, 1993
• BA, Amherst College, 1987

Professional Experience

• Chairman, NovoEd
• Board Member, TNTP
• General Manager, NICE Systems
• Co-Founder & CEO, Merced Systems
• Co-Founder & CEO, BabyCenter

Teaching

Degree Courses

2017-18

HRMGT 284: People Management Strategy in Startups and Growing Firms

The average CEO, C-suite manager, or funder, will say that a firm''s success hinges on hiring and motivating the right people. Therefore, this class aims to examine the people management strategies you might choose from as you build a young firm,...

STRAMGT 210: Managerial Skills

In the Managerial Skills Labs we examine several common managerial challenges faced by executives. Together with Faculty, students explore these topics using four case examples, each asking students to evaluate a series of situations, develop...

STRAMGT 356: The Startup Garage: Design

Startup Garage is an intensive hands-on, project-based course, in which students will apply the concepts of design thinking, engineering, finance, business and organizational skills to design and test new business concepts that address real world...

STRAMGT 366: The Startup Garage: Testing and Launch

Teams that concluded at the end of the fall quarter that their preliminary product or service and business model suggest a path to viability, continue with the winter quarter course. In this course, the teams develop more elaborate versions of...

2016-17

STRAMGT 356: The Startup Garage: Design

Startup Garage is an intensive hands-on, project-based course, in which students will apply the concepts of design thinking, engineering, finance, business and organizational skills to design and test new business concepts that address real world...

STRAMGT 366: The Startup Garage: Testing and Launch

Teams that concluded at the end of the fall quarter that their preliminary product or service and business model suggest a path to viability, continue with the winter quarter course. In this course, the teams develop more elaborate versions of...

In the Media

What the Disruptor 50 list tells us about the tech bubble

CNBC News, June 7, 2016

Insights by Stanford Business

writtenLean Startup and Design Thinking: Getting the Best Out of Both

September 20, 2016

How to create a customer-centric venture.