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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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However, none were based in the Silicon Valley and are probably unfamiliar names to today’s practitioners. There are five key risks in any deal: Market, Product (a/k/a technology), Management, Business Model, and Capital. I knew them all, because we all knew each other in this era. This isn’t true. Some worked; some did not.