VC：An American History

作者 Tom Nicholas
出版社 Harvard University Press
出版时间 2019年7月
ISBN 9780674988002

内容简介

Amajorexplorationofventurefinancing,fromitsoriginsinthewhalingindustrytoSiliconValley,thatshowshowventurecapitalcreatedanepicenterforthedevelopmentofhigh-techinnovation.VCtellstherivetingstoryofhowtheindustryarosefromtheUnitedStates’long-runningorientationtowardentrepreneurship.Venturecapitalhasbeendrivenfromthestartbythepullofoutsizedreturnsthroughaskeweddistributionofpayoffs―afaithinlow-probabilitybutsubstantialfinancialrewardsthatrarelymaterialize.WhetherthegambleisawhalingvoyagesettingsailfromNewBedfordortheneweststartupinSiliconValley,VCisnotjustamodeloffinancethathasprovendifficulttoreplicateinothercountries.Itisastateofmindexemplifiedbyanappetiteforrisk-taking,aboldspiritofadventure,andanunbridledquestforimprobablewealththroughinvestmentininnovation.TomNicholas’shistoryoftheventurecapitalindustryoffersreadersarideontherollercoasterofsetbacksandsuccessinAmerica’spursuitoffinancialgain.

作者简介

TomNicholasisWilliamJ.AbernathyProfessorofBusinessAdministrationatHarvardBusinessSchool.HeholdsadoctoratefromOxfordUniversity.PriortojoiningHBS,hetaughtattheMITSloanSchoolofManagementandtheLondonSchoolofEconomics.AtHBSheteachesasecond-yearelectivecourseonAmericanbusinessandeconomichistory,whichexaminesentrepreneurship,innovation,andbusinessdevelopmentintheUnitedStatesoverthepast240years.HehasreceivedtheFacultyTeachingAwardmultipletimesandtheCharlesM.WilliamsAwardforExcellenceinTeaching.

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