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VE NTU R E CAPITAL

VENTURE CAPITAL
BY OLEG KAGANOVICH, JAMES CURRIER, JOE BEL BRUNO and the staff of vault
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 1

THE SCOOP

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Chapter 1: What is...