VC

An incisive history of the venture capital industry New Yorker An excellent and original economic history of venture capital Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution A detailed fact filled account of America s most celebrated moneymen New Republic Extremely interesting readable and informative Tom Nicholas tells you most everything you ever wanted to know about the history of venture capital from the financing of the whaling industry to the present multibillion dollar venture funds Arthur Rock In principle venture capital is where the ordinarily conservative cynical domain of big money touches dreamy long shot enterprise In practice it has become the distinguishing big business engine of our time A first rate history New YorkerVC tells the riveting story of how the venture capital industry arose from America s longstanding identification with entrepreneurship and risk taking Whether the venture is a whaling voyage setting sail from New Bedford or the latest Silicon Valley startup VC is a state of mind as much as a way of doing business exemplified by an appetite for seeking extreme financial rewards a tolerance for failure and experimentation and a faith in the promise of innovation to generate new wealth Tom Nicholas s authoritative history takes us