VC : An American History /
Nicholas, Tom
VC : An American History / Tom Nicholas. - 1 online resource (352 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORY -- 1. Whaling Ventures -- 2. The Early Development of Risk Capital -- 3. The Rise of Private Capital Entities -- 4. The Market versus the Government -- 5. The Limited Partnership Structure -- 6. Silicon Valley and the Emergence of Investment Styles -- 7. High-Tech, an Evolving Ecosystem, and Diversity during the 1980s -- 8. The Big Bubble -- Epilogue. FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
From nineteenth-century whaling to a multitude of firms pursuing entrepreneurial finance today, venture finance reflects a deep-seated tradition in the deployment of risk capital in the United States. Tom Nicholas’s history of the venture capital industry offers a roller coaster ride through America’s ongoing pursuit of financial gain.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674240100
10.4159/9780674240100 doi
Entrepreneurship--History.--United States
Venture capital--History.--United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
HG4751 / .N525 2019eb
332/.041540973
VC : An American History / Tom Nicholas. - 1 online resource (352 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORY -- 1. Whaling Ventures -- 2. The Early Development of Risk Capital -- 3. The Rise of Private Capital Entities -- 4. The Market versus the Government -- 5. The Limited Partnership Structure -- 6. Silicon Valley and the Emergence of Investment Styles -- 7. High-Tech, an Evolving Ecosystem, and Diversity during the 1980s -- 8. The Big Bubble -- Epilogue. FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
From nineteenth-century whaling to a multitude of firms pursuing entrepreneurial finance today, venture finance reflects a deep-seated tradition in the deployment of risk capital in the United States. Tom Nicholas’s history of the venture capital industry offers a roller coaster ride through America’s ongoing pursuit of financial gain.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674240100
10.4159/9780674240100 doi
Entrepreneurship--History.--United States
Venture capital--History.--United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
HG4751 / .N525 2019eb
332/.041540973