the views of the Russian people at the time as a whole‚ but rather the doctrines of solely Russian rulers. Leninism didn’t allow for capitalist USA to cooperate to the extent it was willing to and even those within the Communist Party such economist Eugen Varga were disregarded for having this view. This shows how not all communists were intent on opposing capitalist nations like the USA but the totalitarian nature of Russia instigated by Stalin and previous leaders neglected the views of those contradicting
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personal use only. THE SOCIOLOGY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Patricia H. Thornton Department of Sociology‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina 27708; e-mail: thornton@soc.duke.edu KEY WORDS: entrepreneurs‚ new ventures‚ organizational founding‚ demand side perspective‚ intrapreneurship‚ venture capital‚ initial public offerings‚ ABSTRACT Recent research on entrepreneurship by sociologists has focused on subsectors of the discipline rather than on entrepreneurship as a class. This review draws insights
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The whole operation is financed by investors or venture capitalist‚ which relied on contracts before acquisition to guarantee the profitability of their investment. The company will be facing a postponement of one year to eighteen months‚ as one of its subcontractors would be unable to develop thermal stabilizer. Jim wills the vice president
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According to Schneider‚ Elliot‚ LoBiondo-Wood & Haber (2004)‚ qualitative research methods‚ search for the meaning and understanding of human experiences in a naturalistic setting. A researcher obtains subjective facts in order to explore the experiences of each participant (Schneider‚ Elliot‚ LoBiondo-Wood & Haber 2004). As a result‚ qualitative research is a means in which a researcher gains an insight into the participant’s point of view concerning their personal experiences; in order gain an
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direct observation‚ personal experience‚ and mathematical models (Weick‚ 1993) that were used by Maclean in his award-winning book Young Men and Fire‚ which describes the Mann Gulch fire. These methods were all good methods‚ or at least‚ the best methods available to MacLean. Twenty-eight years had passed by the time Maclean started his research‚ and only two survivors remained alive. Therefore‚ Maclean was left with archive research‚ interviews of the two survivors‚ interviews of a few of the deceased
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edocs‚ Inc. Carlos Pero 3/3/04 edocs is an Internet company that is looking for venture capital to take their product to market. With friends and family financing‚ they were able to complete the first stage of product development; a worthy accomplishment considering many business plans typically need a seed round to get that far. Unfortunately‚ it seems the local venture capital market has been uninterested in them or the opportunity. By working their network of contacts‚ they were lucky to gain
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Chapter 14 - Obtaining Venture and Growth CapitalChapter 14 - Obtaining Venture and Growth Capital Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. One of the toughest trade-offs for any young company is to balance the need for startup and growth capital with preservation of equity. True False 2. Bootstrapping an early stage company is a means of retaining equity. True False 3. A central idea with obtaining risk capital is that a smaller
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Problem Statement The problem facing venture capitalists in assessing a prospect is defining a set of rules needed for the valuation of the business‚ whether it is a reasonable or substandard concept‚ negotiating the agreement and whether alliances from other investors should be formed. For venture capitalists finding that high growth company‚ investing at favorable terms‚ guiding and nurturing that company and realizing a solid return on the investment depends on whether a prospect is truly transformational
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There are several reasons: (1) the two co-founders failed to finance sufficient funds from venture capitalists or angel investors; (2) the company had not yet employed the right number and profiles of executives for company expansion or financing; (3) at introduction stage‚ the total number of deals is low and the gross margin could not cover the operating
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needed a personal favor in reviewing their business plan for gaining venture capital from SOFTBANK‚ Heidi acted equally amongst her network and was forced to say ‘No’. Does saying ‘No’ damage Heidi’s intimate network that had been the pillar of her career success? ANALYSIS- Heidi’s career success was built on her networking skills with individuals whom she “goes deep” in forming personal networks with individuals. At SOFTBANK Venture Capital‚ Heidi is forced to damage some of her networks as she could
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