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

Harvard Business Review

” In a two-part study, we observed that venture capitalists adopt markedly different stereotypical notions of female and male entrepreneurs during their decision-making processes. Our results reveal striking differences between venture capitalists’ gender-stereotypical beliefs and actual performance of these ventures.

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Social Impact Investing Will Be the New Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

Interviews conducted in 2000 by the Social Investment Task Force in the United Kingdom , revealed what most nonprofit leaders already know: Almost all social sector organizations are small and perennially underfunded, with barely three months' worth of working capital at their disposal. Compare that to the world of venture capital.