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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

For example, my firm at the time, Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, the wholly owned SBIC of Chicago’s Continental Bank, had many successful investments. Highly regarded private SBIC, **Sutter Hill Affiliate, Norwegian Shipping Family, +B of A’s SBIC. 1,250,000. Total. This isn’t true. I strongly disagree.

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

Not understanding and agreeing what “Entrepreneur&# and “Startup” mean can sink an entire country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. ——— I’m getting ready to go overseas to teach , and I’ve spent the last week reviewing several countries’ ambitious attempts to kick-start entrepreneurship. Who’s an entrepreneur?