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And the children shall lead : gender diversity and performance in venture capital
Gompers, Paul A.; Calder-Wang, Sophie - 2017
With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask the natural next question: Does increased diversity lead to better firm performances? In this paper, we attempt to answer this question using a unique dataset of the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011901551
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How do venture vapitalists make decisions?
Gompers, Paul A.; Gornall, Will; Kaplan, Steven N.; … - 2016
We survey 885 institutional venture capitalists (VCs) at 681 firms to learn how they make decisions across eight areas: deal sourcing; investment decisions; valuation; deal structure; post-investment value-added; exits; internal organization of firms; and relationships with limited partners. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011864836
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Failing just fine : assessing careers of venture capital-backed entrepreneurs via a non-wage measure
Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - 2023
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Transferable Skills? Founders as Venture Capitalists
Gompers, Paul A.; Mukharlyamov, Vladimir - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In this paper we explore whether or not the experience as a founder of a venture capital-backed startup influences the performance of founders who become venture capitalists (VCs). We find that nearly 7% of VCs were previously founders of a venture-backed startup. Having a successful exit and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191001
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Failing Just Fine : Assessing Careers of Venture Capital-backed Entrepreneurs via a Non-Wage Measure
Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - 2022
market outcomes of VC-backed entrepreneurs. Would-be founders experience accelerated career trajectories prior to founding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014030552
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Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital : Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs
Gompers, Paul A. - 2014
This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill …. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are more likely to succeed than first time entrepreneurs and … for entrepreneurs without a successful track record. Similarly, more experienced venture capitalists are able to identify …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012752094
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Getting Schooled : The Role of Universities in Attracting Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - 2021
Immigrant founders of venture capital-backed companies have been critical to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We document the channels through which immigrant founders find their way to the United States and how those channels have changed over time. Immigrants have been an important source of...
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Getting schooled : the role of universities in attracting immigrant entrepreneurs
Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013382146
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And the Children Shall Lead : Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital
Gompers, Paul A. - 2017
With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask the natural next question: Does increased diversity lead to better firm performances? In this paper, we attempt to answer this question using a unique dataset of the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955439
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And the children shall lead : gender diversity and performance in venture capital
Calder-Wang, Sophie; Gompers, Paul A. - In: Journal of financial economics 142 (2021) 1, pp. 1-22
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