For example, in the mid-1970s, I raised a second round of equity capital for a computer hardware company by calling 75 venture capital companies.

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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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And that will translate into fewer loans and venture capital dollars for hardware, software and technology services.

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