Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

Few law students even get the chance to buy the losing lottery ticket: the government estimates that 215,417 jobs for attorneys will open between 2008 and 2018 and in the same decade , there will be over 430,000 new legal graduates so only half will get to practice in their chosen field (at substantial opportunity and tuition costs).

Venture Capitalist 16

Venture Capitalist IPO Banking Comparison 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Between 2006 and 2008, more than $1 billion venture-capital dollars were channeled into startups focused on solar, wind and biofuel technologies. A star example is Google, which raised a mere $40 million in private funding before its IPO at a $23 billion valuation.

Energy 10

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But for an important subset of the business world — firms in pursuit of explosive growth — raising capital from angel investors or venture capitalists is an early step on a long and uncertain road to success. There is a reason venture-backed firms account for 11% of all US employment.

IPO 9

IPO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

based venture capitalists about my plans to move my family out to Singapore to oversee Innosight’s nascent investment and incubation arm. Since I had never done venture investing before, I was trying to get advice from as many people as I could. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8