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VC Stereotypes About Men and Women Aren’t Supported by Performance Data

Harvard Business Review

We analyzed companies’ debt-to-equity ratio, equity ratio, risk buffer, property mortgage or the mortgage of the venture’s real estate ratio, the use of bank overdraft facilities/approved checking account ratio, and long-term liabilities or loans ratio. Risk-taking.

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What You Don’t Know About Sales Can Hurt Your Strategy

Harvard Business Review

It may seem that sales has little impact on the fourth value-creation lever, the firm’s cost of capital. Isn’t that a function of risk parameters and the debt-to-equity ratio? Financing needs are in large part driven by the cash on hand and the working capital required to conduct and grow the business.