TY - JOUR T1 - A View from the Trenches JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 30 LP - 33 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2000.319943 VL - 3 IS - 4 AU - Ruthann Quindlen Y1 - 2000/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/3/4/30.abstract N2 - Many in the world of bustling business start-ups lack access to the collective experience and insight of company builders who have traveled treacherous roads before. For subsequent generations of adventurers, anecdotal advice can be a goldmine. The author has sifted through stories from entrepreneurs and corporate managers&primarily in the high-tech world of Silicon Valley&in a quest for the most useful bits of wisdom they can offer to the next wave of venturers. ER -