Insight: In Silicon Valley start-up world, pedigree counts

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Insight: In Silicon Valley start-up world, pedigree counts

When asked to name the most notable rags-to-riches entrepreneur that his firm has funded, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz doesn’t hesitate: Christian Gheorghe, a Romanian immigrant who came to the United States without speaking English, and rose from limo driver to founder of a business-analytics company, Tidemark.