“The volume of investments is astounding,” says Phineas Barnes, a partner at First Round Capital, one of several venture capital firms that set up investment funds aimed at college entrepreneurs. In comparison, First Round’s fund, called the Dorm Room Fund, invests just $2 million over four years, spread across startups at a dozen schools. Barnes argues that the smaller amounts, typically $20,000 or less, allow students to run their companies and stay in school—as well as boost their entrepreneurial education by forcing them to be scrappy and resourceful. “There’s a danger when larger investments force students to choose between the university and the start-up, and choose before they have tested the idea and gathered enough market feedback to make an educated choice,” Barnes says.
首轮资本公司(First Round Capital)合伙人菲尼亚斯o巴恩斯表示:“(斯坦福大学的)投资数额令人震惊。”首轮资本公司是少数几家针对大学创业者成立投资基金的风险资本公司之一。相比而言,首轮资本公司的基金——宿舍创业基金(Dorm Room Fund),在4年内仅投资200万美元,投资的对象是十多所学校的初创公司。巴恩斯认为,20,000美元或者更少数额的投资,可以让学生既能运营自己的公司,又能留在校园——同时还能促使他们变得更加勇于拼搏和机智灵活,进而让他们更好地学习创业。巴恩斯说道:“投资数额较大,会迫使学生在大学和创业之间做出选择,这是危险的,因为在选择之前,他们的创意还没有经过检验,没有收集足够的市场反馈,因此无法做出明智的选择。”
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