TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing the Efficacy and Standardization Potential of Five Competing Venture Capital Investment Evaluation Approaches JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 6 LP - 21 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2005.605367 VL - 9 IS - 1 AU - Brent Mainprize AU - Kevin Hindle Y1 - 2005/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/9/1/6.abstract N2 - The research objective behind this article was to perform a critical evaluation and comparison of five representative business plan evaluation aids (BPEAs) to facilitate constructive discussion of the proposition that greater standardization of venture capital decision-making might be both desirable and possible. The five BPEAs were systematically compared using a structured, taxonomic process. The evidence of this investigation suggests a clear superiority of BPEAs that are based on the researched attributes of successful ventures and use actuarial modeling. Discussion centered on the importance of using BPEAs in a quest for greater consistency during venture capital investment decision-making. ER -