Provider. Scott cooper, what does a Venture Capitalist do . Basically what we do we provide money to companies that are trying to grow and hopefully become very Big Companies like a facebook or google or an apple someday and every doing our jobs correctly, were helping them grow the company so we dont obviously work in the businesses but we can provide and navigate new challenges as they go through the business, we like making ourselves as a money provider and a supporter as a business growth. Why can a company such as the one you described go to a bank and go through traditional avenues . A good question, the problem is most of the business we invest are very risky businesses that lose money for a long period of time as they invest in the business and banks unfortunately are not in the business of doing that or taking risk of losing the capital, we are willing to take that risk and about half of what we invested we will ultimately lose all her money and any bank to your promos will no
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On the community and society at large. Its also part of the clubs future of democracy efforts. With Additional Support from the zuckerberg initiative. We are so grateful for the support and hopefully others will follow the examples. I am personally thrilled to have those two experts on a lot of things including the effects of covid19 and what it may have democracy here in the u. S. With the recent bestseller. James, thank you so much for being here. Corey is the director of the American Enterprise institute. She has have in the press of career which is taking her to the International Institute for strategic studies in london. The hoover institution. Where i remember her from in the bay bay area. Bay area. In the department of defense. Thank you so much for your time. Its a great pleasure. Also to our audience for joining us. We do want into your questions as part of this conversation. You could submit them in the text chat. I will be giving those questions as they work some into the co