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Venture Capitalists Get Paid Well to Lose Money

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

2013 had all the signs of being a comeback year for venture capital. The industry realized its highest returns since the Internet boom. Yet 2013 annual industry performance data from Cambridge Associates shows that venture capital continues to underperform the S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000. Well, it depends.

Venture Capitalist

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry

Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. Here are the six likeliest reasons I could come up with: Luck: This has been the baseline academic explanation for investing success for five decades now. And maybe random chance does explain a lot of Icahn’s success. Then Andreessen quit the board.

Hedge

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation

Leadership Digital

Venture Capitalists Get Paid Well to Lose Money

Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

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