Reading rank 225
Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital
, subject: Biography of Georges Doriot and the origins of institutional venture capital
Georges Doriot joins teaching, military logistics, and patient capital into a model that helps create modern venture investing.
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About the book
The biography explains how Doriot trained generations of executives and used ARD's long-term investment in companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation to establish a model for institutional venture capital.
Why read it
Best if you want the intellectual and institutional origin story of venture capital through Georges Doriot's life
Key themes
- The professor as builder
- Patient institutional capital
- A repeatable model
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 7 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Georges Doriot (Birth of Venture Capital) — Episode is built around this book; David names its title and author as the core subject.
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