Venture Capital's Grandfather and the Olsen Archives

Spencer E. Ante's new book, Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital, tells the story of Georges Doriot, the "forgotten grandfather of the venture capital industry. Ante, a Business Week editor and blogger, credits the Ken Olsen Archives, housed at Gordon, as an important souce for his book. He writes: "I believe I am the first person to access this collection. For that honor, I owe a special thanks to Daniel B. Tymann, the college's vice president for advancement of science and technology. When I called Dan, he immediately offered to help, and followed through by combing through the collection and sending me a dossier of letters, interviews, photos and other primary materials."
Read more about Ken Olsen, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) founder and longtime Gordon trustee, and about the Heart of Discovery Campaign.