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Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital
$35.00
Spencer Ante has done a wonderful job writing the life story of General Georges Doriot, respected Harvard Business School professor, military general, and the father of venture capital. I had the good fortune to hear Spencer, who also writes on business for Business Week magazine, speak about Doriot's story at the French Library in Boston before I started reading the book. His stories about the man who was so influential for U.S. business were fascinating. Here are a few of Doriot's quotes that he pulled from the book to share with us:

* "A real courageous man is a man who does something when no one is watching him."
* "If information is to be exchanged over whiskey, let us get rather than give it."
* "You will get no where if you do not inspire people."
* "Always remember that someone somewhere is making a product that wil make your product obsolete."

From the stories about Doriot's early introduction to entrepreneurship as the son of a Peugot engineer, to Doriot's entry into Harvard Business School, to the importance he played with R&D during World War II which taught him how to become a venture capitalist to the part he played in the starting up of Digital Equipment Corporation, this book remains fascinating.

If you are in business today or would like to be, this is a must read from a great writer about a visionary business thinker. I think you'll agree that Doriot really pioneered the transition of U.S. business to an economy built on entrepreneurship an innovation.

Off the Rail" the Speculations of Railway Financier George "King" Hudson Start to Collapse Art Giclee Poster Print, 18x24
$49.99
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Historic Print (S): [George Walbridge Perkins, American financier, half-length portrait, facing front]
$187.00
This is a museum quality, reproduction print on premium paper with archival/UV resistant inks. The framed work is single matted (ivory), under acrylic glass, with a hanging wire.Date: c1906.Subject: Notes: H72235 Format: Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.SOURCE: Library of Congress

Pal Joey
$14.94
This has got to be the most fun Sinatra I've ever seen. He is almost insufferable when you first meet him in this movie, but once he starts singing you're hooked!! He develops more and more character as the movie goes on, and I'm a real sap for a happy ending!! Couple that with a really terrific Rogers and Hart musical score, and you are in DVD heaven!! Must have for all TRUE Frank Sinatra fans who love the guy and his music!!