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...

"European venture capital (VC) funds have historically underperformed their US counterparts. This has resulted in reduced investment into European VC by the traditional institutional investors. This book investigates the factors that give rise to the performance difference. It is based on the...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Innovation: The Path to Wealth Creation and What Venture Capital Is All About -- Part I: Understanding the Major Players -- Chapter 1: The Venture Capitalist: Funder of Dreams -- Chapter 2: The Entrepreneur: His Mind and...