hypothesize that unlike bubbles in other sectors  – tulips, Florida land prices, housing, financial – tech bubbles create lasting value. Instead, today the McDonalds in plazas labeled “Revolutionary Square” has been the victory parade for democracy and capitalism. Family/Career Secret History of Silicon Valley Venture Capital

After decades investing in “white male nerds who’ve dropped out of Harvard or Stanford,” venture capitalist John Doerr broke a pattern in July: he invested in a woman. Mark Heesen, president of the  National Venture Capital Association , describes this more recent phenomenon: “There are more women in the world. Perhaps.