馬丁·弗裏德森，美林公司的董事，全美機構投資者固定收益研究小組成員。其他著作包括《如何變成億萬富翁》（How to Be a Billionaire）和《投資錯覺》（Investment Illusions）。他是投資管理與研究協會的前任總監。

費爾南多·阿爾瓦雷斯，紐約大學商學院伯剋利創新研究中心副教授。目前主要研究領域為營運資本現金流管理。現金流結構以及創業企業資本來源和運用。其研究獲麥剋阿瑟基金、考夫曼基金、美國波士頓信托和富國銀行的贊助。

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