TY - JOUR T1 - What Do Venture Capitalists Really Do, and Where Do They Learn to Do It? JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 6 LP - 12 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2001.319997 VL - 5 IS - 1 AU - Fred Dotzler Y1 - 2001/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/5/1/6.abstract N2 - 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. ER -