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Archangels of fiscal and social capital : = Kula rituals, networks and motivations in the early stage private equity nexus.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Archangels of fiscal and social capital :/
Reminder of title:	Kula rituals, networks and motivations in the early stage private equity nexus.
Author:	Porter, Michael C.
Description:	1 online resource (212 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 69-09, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International69-09A.
Subject:	Studies. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780549365341

Archangels of fiscal and social capital : = Kula rituals, networks and motivations in the early stage private equity nexus.
Porter, Michael C.

Archangels of fiscal and social capital :Kula rituals, networks and motivations in the early stage private equity nexus. - 1 online resource (212 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 69-09, Section: A.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), 2007.

Includes bibliographical references

Successful entrepreneurship requires many resources: bright ideas; various skill and experience sets; and of course, money. However, in pursuit of business achievement entrepreneurs often forget or neglect personal networking, or the social connections which often make the difference between failure and exponential growth. Focused mainly on garnering investment dollars which seem ever elusive, entrepreneurs often struggle to find necessary partners at this most important stage of business development. This research concentrates on early stage private equity investors, commonly referred to on business circles as "angel" investors to explore how entrepreneurs must navigate their way into and through social networks to capture the investment necessary for significant growth. The work relied on individual interviews with 11 angel investment community leaders from within a single market in the upper Midwest. The data provided the basis for a number of new conclusions about: angel motivations beyond increases in capital; angel status and social strata; and functions of angel networks. The central premise of these analyses revolved around the overlay of Trobriand Kula Ring gift exchanges from Marcel Mauss, in conjunction with interaction ritual chains from Erving Goffman and Randall Collins. Analysis of the data eventually led to identification of angel investors as belonging to one of three, newly identified classes of angel investors: Cherbim, Seraphim and Archangels. The study participants, as Archangels, represent leaders in the investment community and critical nexus players in the social network of angels and entrepreneurs.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780549365341Subjects--Topical Terms:

1437762
Studies.
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Angel investmentIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Archangels of fiscal and social capital : = Kula rituals, networks and motivations in the early stage private equity nexus.
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