PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fred Dotzler
TI  - What Do Venture Capitalists Really Do, and Where Do They Learn to Do It?
AID  - 10.3905/jpe.2001.319997
DP  - 2001 Nov 30
TA  - The Journal of Private Equity
PG  - 6--12
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/5/1/6.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/5/1/6.full
AB  - To many outside the venture capital industry, the job of a venture capitalist and the skills required to perform effectively are arcane. A venture capitalist's major activities are identifying investment opportunities, evaluating them, negotiating the terms of investments, helping to build successful companies, and finally, liquidating the investments. The function of managing a venture capital partnership calls into play a different set of proficiencies. Requisite skills for the venture capital arena can be learned best by pursuing a variety of career steps.