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Learn about the Venture Capital industry while watching a movie

SomethingVentured

 

Have you every wanted to know more about the Venture Capital industry, but didn’t know someone that was actually in the industry to tell you about it?  Have you wondered how the Venture Capital industry started?  How do these companies get all this money to get started or grow?

If you’re like me, you probably thought the Venture Capital industry as we know it has been around hundreds of years.  Turns out it hasn’t been around that long – since the 1950’s.  If you have the desire to learn more about the Venture Capital industry, how it got started, who are the big players that started it, and other interesting facts about Silicon Valley, then I recommend that you check out the movie Something Ventured.  It’s available on Netflix, but it’s so good, I recommend you purchase the DVD!  Here’s the trailor: