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High Returns On A Small Fund Challenge Low Returns On A Big Fund

David Teten

The Economics of Private Equity Funds demonstrates that the VC industry survives mostly on fee-based income (of which larger funds have a proportionally larger amount). Tom draws on two metrics to demonstrate that larger funds are, in fact, more likely to be top performers. Second, credibility (fund reputation) is a huge confound.

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