Something Ventured
2011 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 813 VOTES · DIR. Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Overview
Apple. Intel. Genentech. Atari. Google. Cisco. Stratospheric successes with high stakes all around. Behind some of the world's most revolutionary companies are a handful of men who (through timing, foresight, a keen ability to size up other people, and a lot of luck) saw opportunity where others did not: these are the original venture capitalists. All were backing and building companies before the term 'venture capital' had been coined: companies that led to the birth of biotechnology and the spectacular growth in microprocessors, personal computers and the web. SOMETHING VENTURED uncovers the ups and downs of the building of some of the greatest companies of the twentieth century, and the hidden dramas behind some of the most famous names in business.
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00:00:03 I was in my laboratory...
00:03:49 Thing I'd say is, I was lucky to be lucky early.
00:06:57 and Arthur Rock admitting defeat.
00:10:01 Ifthe guy's a real nut' why, you'd say good-bye to him...
00:13:25 "Go West, young man."
00:17:09 [ Rock ] I was on the phone to them a lot.
00:20:33 He said, "Well, wereally don't want you to go
00:23:40 I was young, in terms ofpeople starting companies
00:27:07 And then finally, at the last minute, Pitch Johnson put in a small investment.
00:30:43 was I worked for Nutting
00:33:41 it was a matter of trying to figure out who else would invest in it.
00:37:19 I was six years- seven years old.
00:40:31 how many drinks you should have at a cocktail party.
00:44:14 to really have him full-time working on our ventures.
00:47:51 [Narrator] Boyer and Swanson set out to create human insulin.
00:51:59 and I said, "Gee, I don't think so."
00:55:55 I couldn't even get next to it.
00:59:32 I was out always looking for money.
01:02:38 As a matter of policy, we wouldn't permit that in our place.
01:06:18 A number of very illustrious companies I think have that distinction.
01:09:16 And Don Valentine recruited John Morgridge
01:13:02 He said, "You know
01:17:42 We would all have a lower standard of living, worldwide.
142:00:00 cash-flow positive in nine months.