The First Venture Capitalist. Udayan Gupta

The First Venture Capitalist. Udayan Gupta. 2004. ISBN 1896209939. The life of Georges Doriot. Leadership, Capital, and Business organization. "The General" was an unique individual who set an unbelievable standard as he created the US, Cdn and European VC markets that we know today. He refused to have a biography created while he was alive, so this is a collection of articles and memories that were amassed after his death. He drove the Harvard business school curriculum the early days, organized the US Quartermasters Corp for WWII and started key VC organizations. He harks from a much more altruistic era. If you can find it it is an enlightening read.