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Copyright © 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences
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COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND CAPITAL IN SMALL HIGH-TECH COMPANIES
HENRY KRESSEL, Chairman, Managing Director,
Warburg, Pincus & Company
ELWYN R.BERLEKAMP, Professor of Mathematics,
University of California, Berkeley
H.KENT BOWEN, Professor of Technology and Operations Management,
Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration
RUTH M.DAVIS, President and CEO,
Pymatuning Group, Inc.
JOSEPH F.ENGELBERGER, Chairman,
Transitions Research Corporation
GERALD D.LAUBACH, Retired President,
Pfizer Inc.
ROBERT A.PRITZKER, President and CEO,
The Marmon Group, Inc.
ROLAND W.SCHMITT, President Emeritus,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
GEORGE L.TURIN, Retired Vice President,
Teknekron Corporation
NAE STAFF
BRUCE GUILE, Director,
Program Office
JANET HUNZIKER, Program Officer
SIMON GLYNN, Research Associate
DAMIAN SACCOCIO, NAE Fellow
VIVIENNE CHIN, Administrative Assistant
CONTENTS
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Introduction |
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Advanced Displays and Visual Systems |
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Implantable and Surgical Medical Devices |
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Computer Software |
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Environmental Testing Laboratories and Instruments |
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Network Services and Terminal Devices |
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Outdoor Sporting Goods |
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