The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157851326X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lots of great content. Well-written. Great content. Very easy to read.. Money up grabs! Great read! Very insightful. If you have a innovative idea but limited funds, this book may be your roadmap to success.. Greg T. Smith said Authoritative and Well Written. Gompers and Lerner have written the best book on venture capital thus far. The authors have done a great service to entrepreneurs, VCs, and the entire business community with this work.It is written, organized, and executed at perfect pitch and should be read by anyone consid
Crisp, Founder and former Managing Partner, Venrock Associates "Gompers and Lerner provide a broad overview of the venture capital industry, offering valuable insights for anyone from seasoned practitioners to interested market observers. Richly illustrated with real-life examples, The Money of Invention fulfills a critical need with its treatment of the past, present, and future of an important factor in the world economy." -David F. Swensen, Chief Investment Officer, Yale University, and Author of Pioneering Portfolio Management. If you want the definitive book that explains how venture capital works and why it is so important to our economy, this is it." -Arthur Rock, Venture Capitalist "Gompers and Lerner give valuable historical accounts coupled with insightful observations about the future of an industry that is still in its infancy-but growing u
This volume provides a meaningful framework for understanding the relationship between venture capital and entrepreneurial success. The authors give the background to why venture capital has exploded as an industry by explaining how venture capitalism drives - and has always driven - innovation, economic growth and job creation beyond high technology and industrialized countries.. It helps readers spot the real limitations of and challenges facing venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and individuals or institutions who want to play
Gompers is a Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School. . Paul A