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Fool's gold : the truth behind angel investing in America / Scott A. Shane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shane, Scott, 1964- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Venture capital--United States.
- Venture capital.
- Small business--United States--Finance.
- Small business.
- Investments--United States.
- Investments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 wisdom suggests.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-770296-1
- 0-19-988708-X
- 1-281-82590-5
- 9786611825904
- 0-19-971608-0
- OCLC:
- 476241635
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