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Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. About this Book - Stephen Barkoczy -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Focus on start-up and early stage companies -- 1.2.1 Start-up and early stage companies distinguished fromsmall businesses -- 1.2.2. Start-up and early stage companies distinguished fromlarge businesses -- 1.3. Scope and aims of the book -- 1.3.1 Legal and multi-disciplinary research focus -- 1.3.2. Research methodology -- 1.3.3. Target Audience -- 1.4. Australian Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda -- 1.5. Chapter outline -- 1.6. Currency of the law -- References -- Part A: Innovation Systems and Venture Capital Investment -- 2. National Innovation Systems - Stephen Barkoczy -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. What is innovation? -- 2.3. Economic impact of innovation -- 2.4. Innovation and business success -- 2.4.1. The Apple story -- 2.4.2. The Kodak story -- 2.4.3. Lessons learned from the Apple and Kodak stories -- 2.5. National innovation systems -- 2.6. Venture capital and its role in a country's innovation system -- 2.6.1. Venture capital and its role in supporting economic growthand entrepreneurship -- 2.6.2. Scarcity of venture capital -- 2.7. Government programs that support innovation and venture capital investment -- 2.8. Designing innovation policies and programs -- References -- 3. Venture Capital Investment - Stephen Barkoczy and Tamara Wilkinson -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The venture capital spirit -- 3.3. Historical origins of venture capital -- 3.3.1. SBIC program -- 3.3.2. Silicon Valley and Route 128 -- 3.3.3. Venture capital success stories -- 3.4. Categories of venture capital -- 3.4.1. Informal venture capital -- 3.4.2. Formal venture capital -- 3.4.3. Corporate venture capital -- 3.4.4. University venture capital.