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Autore |
Shane Scott <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Fool's gold? : the truth behind angel investing in America / / Scott A. Shane |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770296-1 |
0-19-988708-X |
1-281-82590-5 |
9786611825904 |
0-19-971608-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Venture capital - United States |
Small business - United States - Finance |
Investments - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes index. |
Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: What Is Angel Investing and Why Do People Do It?; TWO: How Big Is the Angel Capital Market?; THREE: Who Are Angel Investors?; FOUR: How Many Companies Need Angels?; FIVE: What Do Angel Investments Look Like?; SIX: Who Gets Angel Money?; SEVEN: How Does the Angel Investment Process Work?; EIGHT: How Well Do Angel Investments Perform?; NINE: What Are Angel Groups?; TEN: How Do the Best Angels Invest?; ELEVEN: What Makes a Place Good for Angel Investing?; TWELVE: Conclusions; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 'Fool's Gold', Shane draws on hard data from the Federal Reserve and other sources to paint the first reliable group portrait of the lionised angel investors. Surprisingly, he finds that they are fewer, contribute less, and involve themselves in fewer start-ups than the conventional |
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