Why Venture (and Angel) Capital is Key to Our Economic Recovery. It’s especially important to Montana!

As we continue to reel from the unthinkable (as in "what were we thinking?") excesses of gorging on huge amounts of unsecured debt throughout our economy, we need to think clearly about the financial tools that will allow us to recover our footing, grow our economy and create well-paid sustainable jobs. While debt financing will undoubtedly make a comeback, albeit in a more prudent mode, real equity will have to be invested if we want to break the cycle that got us here in the first place.

One of the proven methods of deploying equity to finance innovation and the creation of new enterprises is venture capital.

Eric Hippeau

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