What Matters in Venture Capital? Evidence from Entrepreneurs' Stated Preferences

Financial Management

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1367-1401

  Bengtsson, Ola ^a   Wang, Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 78650069726     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2010.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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