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Contrarian Venture Capital Investing
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Module 2
Mimesis, Narratives, and Reflexive Booms
1
Mimetic Desire and Prestige in Venture Capital Ecosystems
Explain how Girardian mimetic desire channels prestige and attention toward particular founders, investors, and venture categories.
2
Narratives Align Investment Under Uncertain Cash Flows
Analyze how a compelling narrative coordinates investment despite ambiguous evidence about future cash flows.
3
Tracing Soros-Style Reflexivity in Venture Markets
Trace a Soros-style reflexive loop linking investor beliefs, financing conditions, company behavior, and venture fundamentals.
4
Minsky’s Financial-Instability Hypothesis: Equity Booms and Debt Dependence
Evaluate which mechanisms in Minsky’s financial-instability hypothesis explain the progression of an equity-funded venture boom and which depend on debt.
5
Comparing Theories of Venture Booms
Compare the observable implications of Keynesian, Girardian, information-cascade, reflexive, and Minskyan explanations for the same venture boom.
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