Even today, after the bursting of the stock-market bubble, American venture-capital firms—which are in the business of betting on the future—dwarf the firms from all other nations.

即使是在股市泡沫破裂之后的今天，美国的风险投资公司——它们从事的是押注未来的业务——也让所有其他国家的公司相形见绌。