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Mallaby, Sebastian,

The power law : venture capital and the art of disruption / Sebastian Mallaby. - 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations

Introduction : unreasonable people -- Arthur Rock and liberation capital -- Finance without finance -- Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, and activist capital -- The whispering of Apple -- Cosco, 3Com, and the valley ascendant -- Planners and improvisers -- Benchmark, SoftBank, and "Everyone needs $100 million" -- Money for Google, kind of for nothing -- Peter Theil, Y Combinator, and the valley's youth revolt -- To China, and stir -- Accel, Facebook, and the decline of Kleiner Perkins --- A Russian, a tiger, and the rise of growth equity -- Sequoia's strength in numbers -- Unicorn poker -- Luck, skill, and the competition among nations.

ISBN: 9780241356524 9780241557341

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1H9190 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020377481 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Venture capital--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
High technology industries--Finance.
New business enterprises--Finance.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects.

Dewey Class. No.: 332.04154