There are some encouraging signs that this is changing, about which people like Michael Moe have written.

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Michael Moe, GSV's chief executive, said he was surprised shares of his investment fund skyrocketed as much as they did Monday.

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The firm is headed by Chief Executive Michael Moe, who was co-founder and former chairman of tech investment bank ThinkEquity Partners.

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"A few chosen companies go from small-cap to large-cap in a nanosecond, " says Michael Moe, director of global growth stock research at Merrill Lynch.

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