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Man: I studied economics at university and then joined a large international bank as a trainee manager，eventually becoming a vice-president. Towards the end of that period, I also became a director of a small software company my brother was setting up.
男：我大學學的是經濟學，然后進入一個大型國際銀行做見習經理，最終成為副董事長。這段時間快結束的時候，我到我兄弟當時正籌建的一個小軟件公司做了主管。
Woman: So business runs in the family, then?
女：那么說生意是家族經營的了?
Man: That's right. My father has a well-established office supplies company, so, apart from the financial side，he also knows a lot about warehouses, storage and delivery systems, which are very important in the e-commerce business. I rely on his opinion a lot when I'm trying to decide whether or not to invest in new ventures.
男：對。我的父親有一個完善的辦公用品公司，所以，除了財務方面，他也非常了解倉庫、儲存和輸送系統的事情，這是非常重要的電子商務業務。我在決定是否投資新企業時，很大程度上依賴于他的意見。
Woman: So，tell us about the companies you help. I'm sure you get lots of requests for funding sent to you.
女：那么，聊聊你資助過的公司吧。我相信你會收到很多資金申請。
Man: Yes, we receive about three hundred proposals a year. We examine them all, discuss them，then decide which to go with. About two hundred are worth considering in detail, with maybe a hundred being finally selected.
男：是的，我們每年收到大約300份提案。我們經過檢查和討論，然后決定合作的公司。大約有200個值得詳細考慮，最終大約會有100個被選中。
Woman: What would you say makes a successful proposal?
女：你認為成功的提案應該是什么樣的？
Man: Well，we look for a number of things. But， before anything else，we have to be sure there's a clear demand for what the company intends to provide. Of course, then we have to consider other things like a strong business plan behind the proposal and, of course，the people at the top - they've got to be worth investing in.
男：我們會看很多方面。但是，首先，對于該公司提供的服務，我們要確保有清晰的市場需求。當然，接下來我們必須考慮其他的事情，比如提案背后成熟的業務計劃，當然還有高層的人——他們必須值得投資。
