Mention venture capital or backing a start-up to a big listed equities fund manager – a Fin Review rock star – and their eyes will roll. There is just something about the “ecosystem” that is hard to cop.
But having heard from a bunch of founders and their VC backers at the Australian Financial Review Entrepreneur Summit on Tuesday, we reckon fund managers would find them refreshing. They keep it pretty pure; it’s all just about making money.
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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
