Sentence examples for role of venture from inspiring English sources
"Public investors have played the role of venture capitalists in these companies," Mr. Breyer said.
Big business has played the role of venture capitalist before, with limited success.
"President Obama's misguided attempts to play the role of venture capitalist, pick winners and losers, and spend tens of billions of dollars on politically-prioritized investments have been a disaster for the American taxpayer," Romney wrote.
But as the going has gotten rough in recent weeks, the industry's leaders have raised the volume, holding a news conference this week to emphasize the role of venture capital in creating jobs and new companies.
But Rhode Island went further than that; in its zeal to land Mr. Schilling, the state took on the role of venture capitalist, without having the expertise to do it well.
Despite some isolated successes, governments are generally ill equipped to play the role of venture capitalists.
The magazine recommends instead a cap-and-trade system for carbon-dioxide emissions, which allows the market to solve the problem of bringing down emissions without forcing the government to play the role of venture-capital investor, as it would have to do if it were making green investments.
Do small companies stand a better chance of achieving these goals if they undertake projects by themselves, collaborate with subcontractors, operate as a member of a joint venture, or assume the role of joint venture lead?
Recently another class has started to emerge, in which the state plays the role of a venture capitalist: local governments invest in or create funds that back companies that they hope will bring both jobs and financial returns.Start with the behemoths.
What's more, the role of corporate venture capital like Nokia's appears to be becoming more important because of the economy, Chand said.
But they came to dislike the at-arm's-length role of the venture capitalist, so six months later they started another company from scratch.
