New venture strategy and profitability: a venture capitalist's assessment

Article Abstract:

A new study investigates decision-making policies of venture capitalists.

Author: Shepherd, Dean A., Ettenson, Richard, Crouch, Andrew
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Venturing
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0883-9026
Year: 2000
United States, Manitoba

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The nature of information and overconfidence on venture capitalists' decision making

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A study of decision making processes by venture capitalists is presented. It is shown that venture capitalists tend to be overconfident and that such overconfidence has a negative impact on accurate decision making.

Author: Shepherd, Dean A., Zacharakis, Andrew L.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Venturing
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0883-9026
Year: 2001

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VCs' decision processes: evidence suggesting more experience may not always be better

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The influence of experience on the reliability of the decision making process of a venture capitalist is discussed. Moderately experienced venture capitalists make the most effective decisions because they are neither too experienced nor too inexperienced.

Author: Shepherd, Dean A., Baron, Robert A., Zacharakis, Andrew
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Venturing
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0883-9026
Year: 2003
Australia, Science & research, Evaluation

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Subjects list: Research, Decision-making, Decision making, Venture capital companies
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