Interview with a venture capitalist
Are these statements TRUE or FALSE. Try to remember what Karl said, then listen again to check.
Venture capitalists are usually interested in long-term investment.
- True
- False
When the venture capitalist sells a start-up to a larger company, it is called a trade-sale.
- True
- False
Venture capitalists are typically interested in firms in the IT and biotech sectors.
- True
- False
In the pharmaceutical sector most start-ups want to become stand-alone companies.
- True
- False
It's easier to take a technology start-up to an IPO in Europe than in America.
- True
- False