VC - an American HistoryTom Nicholas
VC - an American History
by Tom Nicholas · first published 2019
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The recent book VC: An American History by Tom Nicholas argues that the whaling industry in the early 19th century shared many characteristics with modern VC markets. The profits of whaling vessels had distributions similar to startups (most…
on “How early American inventors funded their ventures” ↗Interestingly, the whaling industry had been similar to the way venture capital works today. Tom Nicholas talks about this in his book, "VC: An American History" [0]. [0]: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/10/01/today-ventur...
on “"Grand Ball Given by the Whales," Vanity Fair, April 20, 1861” ↗I am currently listening to VC An American History by Tom Nicholas, Audible 2019. I am reading Predictable Winners, A Handbook for Developing, Forecasting, and Launching New Products and Services, Stanford Business Books, 2025. I have cracked open,…
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