Introduction
Title
“Something Ventured” is a 2011 American documentary film that discusses the rise of venture capitalism in the United States in the mid-20th century.
Contents
Purpose
This film includes interviews with famous American venture capitalists and entrepreneurs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as archival photography and video. It mainly tells the story of venture capital by technology investors.
The value of this film
The value of this film lies in the precious video footage of many of the parties’ personal stories. It is well worth watching for those who want to understand the rise of Silicon Valley, venture capital, and the founding of the technology industry.
Companies mentioned in this film
This film tells the story of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs working together to create and develop companies such as Apple, Intel, Genentech, Cisco, Atari, and Tandem.
Entrepreneurs mentioned in this film
Entrepreneurs mentioned in the film include: Gordon Moore (co-founder of Intel), Jimmy Trebiger (founder of Tandem), Nolan Bushnell (founder of Atari), Herbert Boyer (co-founder of Genentech), Mike Markkula (second CEO of Apple), Sandy Lerner (co-founder of Genentech), and Mike Markkula (second president of Apple).
Related books
If you want to know more about and Peter Thiel, his companies and startups, you can refer to the following three other books by PayPal Mafia members that are influential in Silicon Valley and the venture capital community:
- “Zero to One“
- “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by A16Z co-founder Ben Horowitz.
- “PayPal Wars” by former PayPal executive Eric Jackson
- “The Alliance” by former deputy general manager of PayPal and founder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman
Note:
After Reid Hoffman sold LinkedIn, which he founded, to Microsoft, he founded a well-known artificial intelligence startup, Inflection.ai, and is currently focusing on running this compan
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