The author, a one-time investment banker now with Silicon Valley's Institutional Venture Partners, lays it on the line in this revealing glimpse inside her world. But details are there. The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists At Work by Randall E. Stross. The Venture Capital Cycle by Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner. An illuminating academic examination of the form and function of venture-capital funds.
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