Now is the time to shape the future of venture capital, its narrative, and its legacy.
What will your legacy be?
We’ve created this list of readings and research materials that support industry knowledge and understanding. Click the links below to access the full materials:
Highlights
The research readings listed here revolve around one of Venture Forward’s four mission pillars: Research – conducting and sharing meaningful research on VC trends and impact. In curating these materials, we prioritize readings that provide industry insights with data and analysis or durable information, as opposed to opinion pieces or non-data-driven commentary.
This is not an exhaustive list of readings or research resources available, but rather, one focused on providing meaningful, long-term value.
If you have a suggestion for reading material or research resources that meets our criteria, please reach out to Rhianon Anderson at rhianon@ventureforward.org.
VC: An American History
/in Book Education, History, Research Reading /by ASCreativeTom Nicholas’ history of the venture capital industry offers readers a ride on the roller coaster of setbacks and success in America’s pursuit of financial gain.
First Round – State of Startups 2019
/in Report Research Reading /by ASCreativeIn the fifth edition of their “State of Startups” survey, First Round expanded the scope to cover not just founders but startup employees as well. Where do the founder and employee perspectives diverge and align? Where are leaders making progress — and where are founders falling short?
ProjectDiane2018
/in Study Human Capital, Research Reading /by ASCreativeProjectDiane2018 is a biennial demographic study on the state of Black Women Founders in the United States, and the startups they lead.