{"product_id":"creative-capital-9781422101223","title":"Creative Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVenture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide the fuel needed to get fledgling companies off the ground--and the advice and guidance that helps growing companies survive their adolescence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Creative Capital, Spencer Ante tells the compelling story of the enigmatic and quirky man--Georges Doriot--who created the venture capital industry. The author traces the pivotal events in Doriot''s life, including his experience as a decorated brigadier general during World War II; as a maverick professor at Harvard Business School; and as the architect and founder of the first venture capital firm, American Research and Development. It artfully chronicles Doriot''s business philosophy and his stewardship in startups, such as the important role he played in the formation of Digital Equipment Corporation and many other new companies that later grew to be influential and successful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning Business Week journalist, Ante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Acknowledgments  Chapter 1 Roots  Chapter 2 The Student  Chapter 3 Coming to America  Chapter 4 The Professor  Chapter 5 Slouching Through the Depression  Chapter 6 The Inflection Point  Chapter 7 Founding Fathers  Chapter 8 The Birth of Venture Capital  Chapter 9 A Star is Born  Chapter 10 The First Home Run  Chapter 11 The Takeover  Chapter 12 Venture Capital Comes of Age  Epilogue  Bibliography\/Notes  Index\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529556271447,"sku":"9781422101223","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781422101223.jpg?v=1731876085","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creative-capital-9781422101223","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}