RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A View from the Trenches JF The Journal of Private Equity FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 30 OP 33 DO 10.3905/jpe.2000.319943 VO 3 IS 4 A1 Ruthann Quindlen YR 2000 UL https://pm-research.com/content/3/4/30.abstract AB 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.