But all venture capitalists should have to disclose their personal failure rates.
Vince: I just talked with the venture capitalists. If we don't follow Zina's timeline, they'll pull the plug.
He's open about his distrust of many venture capitalists, and doesn't want to be at their mercy.
The Techmart, a technology showcase and resource centre for industrialists, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, promoted Hong Kong's capability in innovation, invention and industrialisation.
But with many dotcoms(網絡公司) declining, neither venture capitalists nor Wall Street is eager to give them a dime, prompting a flurry of initial public offering postponements.
One investor recounts the conversation: "We said, okay Andrew, you took venture capital, and remember venture capitalists want an exit.
But finding talent is only part of the appeal for venture capitalists.
In practice, venture capital funds, which are gathered by outside investors and managed professionally by venture capitalists, act as the investment agent.
Today, the power is shifting from the Silicon Valley "returnees" and venture capitalists to a new generation of locally trained and educated entrepreneurs.
Many venture capitalists cite a lack of “exit options”.
Have any doubts Silicon Valley's venture capitalists are really going global?
For five years, it worked on building its user base and perfecting its product, resisting pleas from venture capitalists to figure out how to make money.
In America the issue is being dealt with more cautiously, partly because of intense lobbying by the venture capitalists who have a much better standing in Congress than private-equity firms do.
As their creation expands beyond their wildest dreams, they are courted by silver-tongued venture capitalists.
Too many Silicon Valley start-ups suck up millions from venture capitalists before giving their product away for free in an effort to attract a huge market share.
But Silicon Valley venture capitalists are busy replenishing the pool.
Startups do not have that and it is one of the reasons why venture capitalists worry about the chasm.
You might even talk to venture capitalists. After all, they know the top law firms.
The owners get a cash infusion but usually retain control of the firm's operations without having to deal with the level of interference they would experience with numerous venture capitalists.
"There are several stages to an entrepreneurial company's growth cycle, and many venture capitalists limit their investment only to companies in a particular stage of growth"
It has some venture capitalists scratching their heads.
Rather like the venture capitalists behind the American software industry, Mr Gates is a venture philanthropist: he backs schemes, assesses them and dumps failures.
A term sheet is a document prepared by venture capitalists that sets forth the key terms of a proposed investment.
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