@article {Quindlen30, author = {Ruthann Quindlen}, title = {A View from the Trenches}, volume = {3}, number = {4}, pages = {30--33}, year = {2000}, doi = {10.3905/jpe.2000.319943}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {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.}, issn = {1096-5572}, URL = {https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/3/4/30}, eprint = {https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/3/4/30.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Private Equity (Retired)} }