Table of Contents

Introduction Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Roots Chapter 2 The Student Chapter 3 Coming to America Chapter 4 The Professor Chapter 5 Slouching Through the Depression Chapter 6 The Inflection Point Chapter 7 Founding Fathers Chapter 8 The Birth of Venture Capital Chapter 9 A Star is Born Chapter 10 The First Home Run Chapter 11 The Takeover Chapter 12 Venture Capital Comes of Age Epilogue Bibliography/Notes Index

About the Author

Spencer Ante is an editor at Business Week, where he has written many cover stories and received awards for excellence in reporting. He has also written and reported for The New York Times, Salon, Wired, Spin, Business 2.0, The Industry Standard, TheStreet.com, and other publications.