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PublisherHarvard Business Review Press

ISBN-101422101223

ISBN-139781422101223

eBay Product ID (ePID)63146240

Product Key Features

Book TitleCreative Capital : Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital

Number of Pages299 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicCorporate Finance / Venture Capital, Biography & Autobiography / General, General, Small Business, Business

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics

AuthorSpencer E. Ante

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.5 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-036142

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal332.6092 B

Table Of ContentIntroduction Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Roots Chapter 2 The Student Chapter 3 Coming to America Chapter 4 The Professor Chapter 5 Slouching Through the Depression Chapter 6 The Inflection Point Chapter 7 Founding Fathers Chapter 8 The Birth of Venture Capital Chapter 9 A Star is Born Chapter 10 The First Home Run Chapter 11 The Takeover Chapter 12 Venture Capital Comes of Age Epilogue Bibliography/Notes Index

SynopsisVenture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide the fuel needed to get fledgling companies off the ground--and the advice and guidance that helps growing companies survive their adolescence. In Creative Capital, Spencer Ante tells the compelling story of the enigmatic and quirky man--Georges Doriot--who created the venture capital industry. The author traces the pivotal events in Doriot's life, including his experience as a decorated brigadier general during World War II; as a maverick professor at Harvard Business School; and as the architect and founder of the first venture capital firm, American Research and Development. It artfully chronicles Doriot's business philosophy and his stewardship in startups, such as the important role he played in the formation of Digital Equipment Corporation and many other new companies that later grew to be influential and successful. An award-winning Business Week journalist, Ante gives us a rare look at a man who overturned conventional wisdom by proving that there is big money to be made by investing in small and risky businesses. This vivid portrait of Georges Doriot reveals the rewards that come from relentlessly pursuing what-if possibilities--and offers valuable lessons for business managers and investors alike.

LC Classification NumberHG172.D67A58 2008