Genetically engineered: Why some venture capital firms are more successful than others

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 297-318

  Walske, Jennifer M ^a   Zacharakis, Andrew ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 58149287918     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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