John C. Michaelson is president of Needham Asset Management, which manages more than $1.2 billion in private venture and hedge fund partnerships and public mutual funds. Prior to that, Michaelson ran corporate finance at Needham & Company, a leading mid-sized investment banking firm, where he was involved in hundreds of complex advisory assignments and public offerings. Michaelson cofounded the restructuring group at First Boston, where he worked on numerous large restructurings in the 1980s, and has been quoted and featured in "The" "Wall Street Journal," "The" "New York Times," and other pro...