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Understanding Venture Capital

What is venture capital, and how does it work?
Lesson 1 of 5

Where Venture Capital Fits in Your Portfolio

How venture capital works, its key pros, cons, and considerations, and why it might belong in an investor’s portfolio.

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Short videos on how AV works and what to expect as an investor. Watch any topic, in any order, whenever it’s useful. You don’t need to finish a course first.

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Conviction and diversification, working together.

Built over time.
Balanced by design.
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Broad, diversified foundation
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Targeted by sector or stage
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Single-company conviction
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Further Learning

Optional reading to go deeper. These are written articles, not videos, and open on av.vc.