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The venture capital cycle
- Paul A. Gompers, J. Lerner
- Business
- 24 September 1999
Three principal aspects of venture capital (VC) are empirically explored: fundraising, investing, and exiting those investments. Despite the recent attention to VC, misconceptions abound that the… Expand
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Assessing the Contribution of Venture Capital to Innovation
We examine the influence of venture capital on patented inventions in the United States across twenty industries over three decades. We address concerns about causality in several ways, including… Expand
The Venture Capital Revolution
- Paul A. Gompers, J. Lerner
- Business
- 1 April 2001
Venture capital has emerged as an important intermediary in financial markets, providing capital to young high-technology firms that might have otherwise gone unfunded. Venture capitalists have… Expand
The Simple Economics of Open Source
- Jean Tirole, J. Lerner
- Computer Science
- 1 October 2000
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Venture Capitalists and the Oversight of Private Firms
- J. Lerner
- Business
- 1 March 1995
This article examines the representation of venture capitalists on the boards of private firms in their portfolios. If venture capitalists are intensive monitors of managers, their involvement as… Expand
The Importance of Patent Scope: An Empirical Analysis
- J. Lerner
- Business
- 22 January 1994
This article examines the impact of patent scope on firm value. I develop a proxy for patent scope based on the International Patent Classification scheme. Using a sample of 535 financing rounds at… Expand
The Financing of R&D and Innovation
Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for underinvestment that exist even when externality-induced underinvestment is absent.… Expand
Some Simple Economics of Open Source
There has been a recent surge of interest in open source software development, which involves developers at many different locations and organizations sharing code to develop and refine programs. To… Expand
VENTURE CAPITALISTS AND THE DECISION TO GO PUBLIC
- J. Lerner
- Business
- 1 June 1994
This paper examines the timing of initial public offerings and private financings by venture capitalists. Using a sample of 350 privately held venture-backed biotechnology firms between 1978 and… Expand
The Government as Venture Capitalist: The Long-Run Impact of the Sbir Program
- J. Lerner
- Economics
- 1 February 1998
Public programs to provide early-stage financing to firms, particularly high-technology companies, have become commonplace in the United States and abroad. The long-run effectiveness of these… Expand
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