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Venture Capitalist
Invests in early-stage companies with high growth potential — funding the next big startups.
Did you know?
In 1957 investor Arthur Rock helped the 'traitorous eight' set up Fairchild Semiconductor, which later inspired dozens of spin-offs, including Intel.
How subjects help
- Economics: Judge how big a market could grow and whether a startup can win a share of it.
- Computer Science: Understand a tech startup's product well enough to tell real invention from hype.
- Psychology: Size up whether a founding team has the drive and teamwork to survive setbacks.
A famous name
Arthur Rock: Venture capitalist who made early investments in Intel and Apple.
Try it yourself: Would you invest in this business?
- Read each business. What is good about it, and what is risky?
- For each one, write the one extra question you would ask before deciding.
- Decide how you would share your 100 coins: all in one, or split?
- Explain your choice to someone. Would you change it if their answer surprised you?
Investors, bankers and traders never decide from a good story alone: they look for evidence and ask what could go wrong.
Also try: Which dice total wins?.
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USA, UK, Israel, China, Singapore