Creative capital; Georges Doriot and the birth of venture capital

Reference & Research Book News, Nov, 2008

Creative capital; Georges Doriot and the birth of venture capital.

Ante, Spencer E.

Harvard Bus. School Press

2008

299 pages

$35.00

Hardcover

HG172

This volume chronicles the contributions of George Doriot to the birth of the venture capital industry. Using his papers, family records, company reports, government documents, interviews, and other sources, Ante recounts Doriot's career, including his time at Harvard Business School, his founding of INSEAD, his venture capital firm American Research and Development (the first in the industry), and his financing of startups. Ante describes Doriot's business philosophy, family background, and personal life as well. Ante is an editor at Business Week.

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