Venture capital is a key component in the growth of technology companies, but do you know the basics of how it works? If not, we’ve put together a little explainer with Lego to get you up to speed.
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So, kind of like a more selective shark tank, but much more rewarding.
so shark tank is a way for big investors to seek out ideas in terms of finding great promise. would that be a form of venture capital?
This confuses me. The VC makes his return on investment right before the company IPO's or after?
So Venture capitalists get their money from their investors/founders right and the investors then get the dividends?
You didn't mention how borrowing from a bank is different from an investor. Since an investor usually gets equity– you get their support and network which are valuable resources.
"Marcus" highly resembles that of Russ Hanneman and his McLaren from "Silicon Valley."
What's the usual return (percentage) for the VC?
now teach me math
Now do one on IPO's and how a company is publicly traded, because I don't get who controls it then after it goes from private to public
so what do angel investors do?