Venture Capital and the Inventive Process: VC Funds for Ideas-Led Growth

by Stefan Sjogren and Tamir Agmon

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 testing, development and commercialization. They bring together capital from general savings, management capabilities and business experience. When successful,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137536594
• ISBN13: 9781137536594
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.6"