In theory, such specialisation should increase the efficiency of the venture-capital process, as it does in other industries.

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Some venture firms avoid these investment pitfalls by targeting clean energy software companies and capital light hardware or process-improvement industries.

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The ABC process allows OnLive to be unshackled from the expensive server contracts and bring in a new source of venture capital.

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