Bibliograph

The power law, venture capital and the making of the new future, Sebastian Mallaby

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Label

The power law, venture capital and the making of the new future, Sebastian Mallaby

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-463) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The power law

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1264172232

Responsibility statement

Sebastian Mallaby

Sub title

venture capital and the making of the new future

Summary

"From the New York Times bestselling author comes the astonishingly frank and intimate story of success and failure inside Silicon Valley's dominant venture capital firms-and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation, and the global economy, writ large"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction Unreasonable People -- Arthur Rock and Liberation Capital -- Finance Without Finance -- Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, and Activist Capital -- The Whispering of Apple -- Cisco, 3Com, and the Valley Ascendant -- Planners and Improvisers -- Benchmark, SoftBank, and "Everyone Needs $100 Million" -- Money for Google, Kind of for Nothing -- Peter Thiel, Y Combinator, and the Valley's Youth Revolt -- To China, and Stir -- Accel, Facebook, and the Decline of Kleiner Perkins -- A Russian, a Tiger, and the Rise of Growth Equity -- Sequoia's Strength in Numbers -- Unicorn Poker -- Conclusion Luck, Skill, and the Competition Among Nations

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