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A fund's or group's deal flow is generated from many sources. The most valuable referrals often come from entrepreneurs or companies in which the fund has previously invested; from other funds looking to syndicate a deal; and from professionals (such as attorneys and accountants) who are familiar with the fund's investment criteria.
Emerging startup ecosystems are often evaluated using tangible metrics like new products, patents, and venture capital funding. However, Hannigan et al. (2022) [3] argue that understanding these ecosystems requires considering cultural factors alongside material ones. They emphasize that cultural elements, such as community engagement and ...
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, scale of operations, etc. Venture capital firms or funds invest in these early-stage companies in exchange for equity, or ...
Venture capitalists (VCs) help make the economy go round. They promote and fuel innovation, help guide new and emerging companies and can bring a wealth of new businesses front and center. And...
Josh Lerner is an American economist known for his research in venture capital, private equity, and innovation and entrepreneurship.He is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at the Harvard Business School.
Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...
Corporate venture capital (CVC) is the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies. [1] CVC is defined by the Business Dictionary as the "practice where a large firm takes an equity stake in a small but innovative or specialist firm, to which it may also provide management and marketing expertise; the objective is to gain a specific competitive advantage."
Middle-out economics is a branch of demand-side macroeconomic theory. It identifies the buying power of the middle class as the necessary ingredient for job creation and economic growth. With consumption typically responsible for two-thirds of the gross domestic product in the Americas [1] [2] consumer spending is key. Middle-out economics ...