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The Accidental Venture Capitalist. Why Evidence Beats Instinct in Early-Stage Investing
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- Nombre de pages288
- Date de parution20/04/2027
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-0-262-05915-2
- EAN9780262059152
- Protection num.Adobe DRM
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurThe MIT Press
Résumé
How most investing decisions differ from what the data say works-and how replacing myth with measurement can improve outcomes. The Accidental Venture Capitalist examines how early-stage investment decisions are actually made-and why so many of them diverge from what the evidence says should work. Written by an academic-turned-venture capitalist Scott Shane, the book sits at the intersection of rigorous research and lived investing experience.
Its central premise is simple but uncomfortable: in venture capital, folklore and intuition dominate practice, even though decades of empirical research offer more reliable guidance on selection, pricing, portfolio construction, and incentives. The book follows the full arc of the venture process, from fund design and deal sourcing to valuation, syndication, follow-on investing, governance, and exits.
Each chapter takes a familiar maxim-"bet on the jockey, " "do more diligence, " "double down on winners"-and tests it against large-sample academic evidence and real investment outcomes. Shane's analysis is grounded in power-law economics, behavioral decision-making, and incentive alignment. And he is transparent about mistakes as well as successes, treating his own funds as a living laboratory rather than a victory lap.
The book also offers practical tools-checklists, heuristics, simple models-that translate evidence into decisions investors can actually implement.
Its central premise is simple but uncomfortable: in venture capital, folklore and intuition dominate practice, even though decades of empirical research offer more reliable guidance on selection, pricing, portfolio construction, and incentives. The book follows the full arc of the venture process, from fund design and deal sourcing to valuation, syndication, follow-on investing, governance, and exits.
Each chapter takes a familiar maxim-"bet on the jockey, " "do more diligence, " "double down on winners"-and tests it against large-sample academic evidence and real investment outcomes. Shane's analysis is grounded in power-law economics, behavioral decision-making, and incentive alignment. And he is transparent about mistakes as well as successes, treating his own funds as a living laboratory rather than a victory lap.
The book also offers practical tools-checklists, heuristics, simple models-that translate evidence into decisions investors can actually implement.
