The structure and governance of venture-capital organizations

Venture Capital

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 3-51

  Sahlman, William A ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 85013847014     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315235110-2     Document Type: Chapter

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