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The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing: Empowering Economic Growth and Investment Portfolios
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The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing: Empowering Economic Growth and Investment Portfolios

by Louis C. Gerken, Wesley A. Whittaker
January 2014
Beginner
288 pages
4h 57m
English
Wiley
Content preview from The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing: Empowering Economic Growth and Investment Portfolios

Contents

Acknowledgments

An Introduction to Venture Capital Investing

Chapter One: An Historic Overview of Venture Capitalism

In the Beginning

The Roots of Venture Capital

The First VCs

Shockley Chooses Silicon

The Traitorous Eight

Why Was the Venture Capital Method of Investing Chosen?

Past Is Prologue

Chapter Two: The VC Industry Today

Adventures in VC Investing

How It All Began

The MoneyTree Report

Geographical Definitions

Industry Classifications

Sector Definitions

Cooking the Soup

Outstanding Venture Capital Firms

If It Was Easy . . .

Chapter Three: The Value Proposition

The Multiplier Effect of Venture Capital

Water, Water Everywhere

Economy and Jobs Impact

More Economic Benefits

Start-Up Business Benefits

Social Benefit of New Technology and Innovation

Medical Innovations

Casual Games

3D Printing

Orbital in Orbit

Social Media

Cyborgs

Future of the Car

The Cashless Society

Robodiptera

Financial Benefits to Investors

The Power of VC’s Multiplier Effect

Sowing the Seed

Chapter Four: Prevailing Investment Climate

View of Prevailing Investment Climate

The Size of Government Debt

The Deficit

Simpson-Bowles

Discretionary Caps

Federal Health Spending

Additional Spending Cuts

Tax Reform

Accountability

Give Us Only What We Need

Changing with the Times

How Investment Climate Affects Start-Ups and Job Creation

Why Is Entrepreneurship Still Declining in the United States?

Policies for a Vibrant VC Sector

Tax Policy for Long-Term Investments

A Vibrant Capital Markets System

Research Funding ...

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