The inventive process is the most important driver of economic growth. Venture capital (VC) funds have contributed a small, but critical, part to the inventive process. VC funds boost the inventive process by selecting a small number of radical ideas out a large flow of ideas and invest in their...

In spite of the robust development of venture capital that has occurred over the last three decades, returns from venture capital have been declining. This book focuses on a simple question: why? The answer lies in the context of multiple deformations that have occurred throughout the venture...

Venture Capital-Gesellschaften (VCG) finanzieren junge, wachstumsorientierte Technologieunternehmen (JWTU) und unterstützen deren Management bei der Umsetzung der Entwicklungspläne. Mit einer empirischen Analyse untersucht Paul Georg Guggemoos die Bedarfsorientierung, Intensität und...

Preface -- Acknowledgment -- SME and SME Board of China’s Capital Market -- What Can Batteries Power? -- A Leading Miner in "Urban Mining" -- A Pioneer: Moving towards New Agriculture.- The King of Mobile Game -- You Only Need to Dial One Number -- The Bird of the First Light -- Has the Era of...