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The Venture Capital Legal Handbook (italicize first 5 words) is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the ins and outs of venture capital laws and the legal aspects of all transactions, on a global scale. Featuring Partners, Chairs and Department Heads of venture capital all representing some of the nation's top law firms, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of the current shape and future state of this particular practice area. Discussing current and pivotal trends and changes affecting the venture community, as well as the intricacies of drafting, negotiating and closing investment agreements, raising critical points around the sheer vulnerability of transactions to the ever-changing laws of the day and the rampant globalization of venture capital, authors articulate the finer points around VC laws in a thoroughly comprehensive read - from beginning to end.
In addition to extensive and engaging commentary, authors provide a wealth of Appendix material and sample forms for common venture-related transactions. Samples include:
-Term Sheet -Diligence Request Template
-Merger Agreement -Independent Contractor Agreement
-Stock Acquisition Agreement -Articles of Amendment for Series A of Financing
-Certificate of Designation -Investor Rights Agreement
-Operating Agreement for a Venture Fund -& More
VC lawyers specializing in all sorts of transactions - covering all stages and spanning all industries - offer up their thoughts on the legal aspects of deal making, the characteristics and capabilities of the successful practitioner, and the finer points around this practice area now, and what will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as experts offer a candid and unprecedented glimpse into the fascinating world where science, technology and law intersect.
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In his classic bestseller Venture Capital Handbook, leading venture capitalist David Gladstone showed thousands of companies how to get funding and work with early stage investors. Now, in his revision of the classic, Venture Capital Investing, he looks at venture capital through the eyes of the investor. Gladstone shows all of you VC investors and angels exactly how to weed through scores of business proposals and find the gem that will deliver outstanding returns, especially in these soft economic times. You will learn what to look for in a business proposition; how to assess entrepreneurs and their management teams; how to evaluate financial statements, market niches, competitive environments, and product innovations; how to investigate a business that's already operating; and how to build effective partnerships with existing portfolio companies.
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- Venture capital and buyouts from the investor's perspective
- Start-to-finish advice on identifying winning business opportunities
- Evaluating management, finance, products/services, growth opportunities, and exit strategies
- Essential reading for every VC, leveraged buyout (LBO) funds professional, angel, and private investor
High risk, spectacular return...that's the idea behind VC investing. But smart investors reduce unnecessary risks and maximize return at every step.
You will discover realistic guidance for identifying hidden opportunities...assessing products and markets...evaluating entrepreneurs and managers...negotiating and closing deals...and much more.
Venture Capital Investing also includes insider's tools for expert investing: everything from sample due diligence questions to psychological assessments of entrepreneurs.
Whatever your role in investing in new companies, this book can help you reduce your misfires--and supercharge your profits.
Venture Capital Investing shows VC investors and angels exactly how to weed through scores of business proposals and find the gem that will deliver outstanding returns.
You'll learn how to assess entrepreneurs and their management teams, and systematically evaluate every facet of the opportunity they may or may not present. The authors walk you through assessing financial statements, market niches, and competitive environments; appraising the real value of new product and service innovations; and investigating businesses that are already operating. They also offer expert guidance on improving your odds by building effective partnerships with your portfolio companies.
The authors' best-seller Venture Capital Handbook is the top book for entrepreneurs seeking funding. Now, in Venture Capital Investing, they've created a classic for everyone who invests in small- and medium-sized businesses. "
Customer Reviews:
False review.......2006-10-16
I've noticed same comment made (almost word by word) to the previous book of Gladstone (Venture Capital Handbook) meaning that they're not reviews at all but sheer PR or advertisement to sell books. I didn't buy both of them.
VC Investing Basics.......2004-07-13
Much updated from previous editions, David Gladstone's useful text provides a very cursory survey of deal and investment techniques, albeit for slightly later than "sexy" stage deals. However, as this book is designed for the novice, and as Lipper's text has fallen out of print, this sadly remains the only general text on VC investing for the inexperienced, and is useful in context of the level which it is designed to educate. While the many checklists may be somewhat annoying to seasoned VCs, they are probably indispensable to the novice investor, since they provide a summary framework when working through deal and business terms. And while the book is designed more for later stage (through certainly not LATE stage, as some have alluded to) deals, the book is, again, designed to educate the novice venture investor, who really shouldn't be doing high tech start-ups anyway. Irrespective of that, anyone who presumes to write a text on investing in high tech start ups would likely find his text applicable only for the next few months after printing. Ours is an industry that evolves very quickly, and changes rapidly in accordance to the latest trends. No one can teach you how to pick the winners in the trend that hasn't happened yet. Getting the basics from a text like Gladstone's, however, can give you the fundamentals on which to build that "knack".
Insightful!.......2004-04-30
This book is a thorough, practical guide to the nitty-gritty of venture capital investing. This comprehensive, well-organized instruction manual summarizes the homework you should do before you make a venture capital investment, the paperwork needed to carry out the investment and the ongoing work you will have to undertake to have a prayer of seeing your investment pay off. If it is a little plodding, you can understand why. It covers a lot of ground. The authors compare venture capital investing to a partnership at one point, to a marriage at another. They don't attempt to sell you on venture investing. In fact, by telling you how difficult and labor intensive it is, they may even drive you away. We believe this book definitely belongs in the library of anyone who has ever taken a serious interest in venture investing. It will also help entrepreneurs who need venture capital financing by showing them how to evaluate their companies according to the criteria that serious investors are apt to use.
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You've got a hot idea for a new dot-com, and you're itching to join the folks who regularly show up on CNBC and at the Lexus dealerships in Silicon Valley. But you also know your odds of big-time success are about as long as Bill Gates's position in MSFT. What do you do? John Nesheim, an adjunct professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, who has personally structured over $300 million in new-venture deals, lays out the step-by-step skinny in High Tech Startup. Incorporating some two dozen case studies spanning the technology spectrum, he presents info specific to this industry that will help you get from concept to IPO. It begins with a 14-phase schedule itemizing time requirements, necessary assistance, typical participants, major costs, main risks, and desired results for each step. It then details all the critical stages (i.e., forming the company, preparing the business plan, assembling the team, dealing with venture capitalists and other funding sources). Nesheim focuses on practical strategies that should certainly improve your chances, but don't start prepping for that on-air interview with Mark Haines just yet: Only six out of 1 million high-tech ideas, he notes, ever become successful companies that go public. --Howard Rothman
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The phenomenal success of the initial public offerings (IPOs) of many new internet companies obscures the fact that fewer than six out of 1 million business plans submitted to venture capital firms will ever reach the IPO stage. Many fail, according to start-up expert John Nesheim, because the entrepreneurs did not have access to the invaluable lessons that come from studying the real-world venture experiences of successful companies. Now they do.
This revised and updated edition of Nesheim's underground Silicon Valley bestseller incorporates twenty-three case studies of successful start-ups, including tables of wealth showing how much money founders and investors realized from each venture. Acclaimed by entrepreneurs the world over, this practical handbook is filled with hard-to-find information and guidance covering every key phase of a start-up, from idea to IPO: how to create a winning business plan, how to value the firm, how venture capitalists work, how they make their money, where to find alternative sources of funding, how to select a good lawyer, and how to protect intellectual property. Nesheim aims to improve the odds of success for first-time high-tech entrepreneurs, and offers an insider's perspective from firsthand experience on one of the toughest challenges they face -- convincing venture capitalists or investment banks to provide financing.
This complete, classic reference tool is essential reading for first-time high-tech entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs already involved in a start-up who want to increase their chances of success to rise to the top.
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Make no mistake: even with all their potential for meteoric success, high tech ventures are synonymous with high risk. Fewer than one out of every 47,000 Internet business plans submitted to venture capital firms ever reach the initial public offering (IPO) stage. Many fail because the entrepreneurs did not have access to the invaluable lessons that come from studying the real-world venture experiences of successful companies.
Now they do. The book C-Cube Microsystems President Bill O'Meara calls "a must read for all high tech entrepreneurs" has all the hard-to-find information that start-ups need to rise to the top. High Tech Start Up presents a classic, step-by-step strategy for making a solid plan and securing multi-round financing. Author John Nesheim -- a premier start-up veteran, having single-handedly structured over $300 million in new venture deals -- provides more than twenty-three case studies that reveal how readers can modify their strategies to fit their particular objectives.
Customer Reviews:
Great book for entrepreneurs considering a start-up!.......2007-09-06
Book gives a good overview of the process, timeline, and who is involved. Great insight into what venture capitalists look for, equity ownership and dilution, and how to select key advisors (i.e., attorney, banker) on the start-up team. It is an eye-opener to help you know what to expect in terms of how long it will take to get established and the likelihood of being bought out or reaching IPO. Definitely recommend.
A course on entrepreneurship .......2007-05-15
The book is slightly dated and was published at the height of the tech bubble, but don't let that detract you from picking it up - `High Tech Startup' has volumes of invaluable advice. John Nesheim covers the entire lifespan of a startup: from finding an attorney to start the company, to picking an investment banker to do an IPO. Of course, the scope of the work also limits the amount of information, but it gives you enough to find what you're missing and to continue your research. The case studies and suggestions from seasoned CEO's were especially useful - experience is cheapest second hand, and there is plenty of it in this book. `High Tech Startup' is a business course I should have taken years ago (and most school don't offer), highly recommended.
Full of information.......2007-03-23
I enjoyed this book, in face I have taken a lot of the information and put it into our business plan for a new start up. Though the information is dated it still holds... At the end of the day, business is business.
We are using it as our bible, and I will come back in a few months and tell you how our efforts go.
JB Glossinger
Get Out of Neutral: Manifest the Life Experience You Desire
O verwhelming Info.......2007-01-13
The book is so informative, it so hard to stop reading when the book is fun and full of ah ha and hmm. The author give a precise info on how the start-up company can obtain VC funding. Most of the reviewer are right about their comment on this book, it should be the bible of start-up company.
Start Up Business Bible.......2006-01-30
I lead the technology center for an up and coming online payment services company. To say that High Tech Start Up has been very helpful in our growth is truly an understatement. My boss lugs around his copy of the book and constantly quotes from it, calling it his bible. The book has guided him in positioning the company in the market accordingly and has helped him in making informed decisions. I would recommend the book to anyone wanting to carve a niche in the high tech industry.
Customer Reviews:
VC Basics.......2004-07-12
Much updated from previous editions, David Gladstone's useful text provides a very cursory survey of deal and investment techniques, albeit for slightly later than "sexy" stage deals. However, as this book is designed for the novice, and as Lipper's text has fallen out of print, this sadly remains the only general text on VC investing for the inexperienced, and is useful in context of the level which it is designed to educate. While the many checklists may be somewhat annoying to seasoned VCs, they are probably indispensable to the novice investor, since they provide a summary framework when working through deal and business terms. And while the book is designed more for later stage (through certainly not LATE stage, as some have alluded to) deals, the book is, again, designed to educate the novice venture investor, who really shouldn't be doing high tech start-ups anyway. Irrespective of that, anyone who presumes to write a text on investing in high tech start ups would likely find his text applicable only for the next few months after printing. Ours is an industry that evolves very quickly, and changes rapidly in accordance to the latest trends. No one can teach you how to pick the winners in the trend that hasn't happened yet. Getting the basics from a text like Gladstone's, however, can give you the fundamentals on which to build that "knack".
Start With A Strong Foundation.......2002-08-14
After reading some previous previews, I thought it would be appropiate to respond. One reader stated that the material in the book was updated with old school material and a lot of check off list and did not focus on the big ticket deals. Well, no one book will contain every little detail of the business in all reality as some may desire. This books provides a great foundation or a starting point for the industry of venture capitalism. Anyone that masters with basic material will have no problem using common sense to build upon this knowledge with current issues of today. Besides, the author enclosed contact information for getting more information about venture capital training or information within the book. Let me close with this, if you are serious about learning about the venture capital industry then this is a SUPERIOR book to begin with. And if you become an astute student of venture capital industry then obviously this book will only be the beginning stage of your venture capital education. And also this book is great for entrepreneurs!(Understand those whom you plan to deal with$$$)...
Conservative, old-school material, mostly checklists........2000-07-09
This book is not geared toward modern, big-ticket, ultra-risky venture capitalists. You won't find any eBay case studies here, nor any advice on how to finance such.
Instead, the author's focus has a small-time, mezzanine debt flavor. Think lower-risk, low to mid-tech deals; smallish companies, such as printers, with existing business models and revenue streams, in search of expansion capital.
The proposed structures are safe (secured, convertible debt) and the bulk of the book consists of due diligence checklists.
The writer's conservatism is both the virtue and the limit of this book. Depending on your needs and beliefs, you'll find it either reassuring and methodical, or stodgy and old-fashioned.
venture capital investing.......2000-03-18
I need a book in spanish, the autor is david Gladstone.
Good for beginners, not those serious about private equity.......2000-01-26
This book is good for beginners who want to know more about the VC process, but it needs to be updated for modern practices. It also needs to be edited for gramatical errors, which I found unacceptable given the price of the book.
If you are truly interested in private equity either as a student, angle investor, or professional, then I recommend a book by Josh Lerner: "Venture Capital & Private Equity - a Casebook". It is very thorough and modern.
Book Description
Many of today's high-net-worth investors are turning their attention to early-stage investing in emerging companies. They know just how successful and lucrative funding a start-up venture can be. Savvy angel investors can foresee distant but potentially huge returns from pre-IPO companies. There are scores of hungry entrepreneurs in search of capital and lots of money to be invested. But, matching the right entrepreneurs with wise investors, so that both can profit, is the challenge in new enterprises.
Gerald Benjamin and Joel Margulis demonstrate that the real pitfall for potential investors is an incomplete understanding of the complexities of early-stage investing. At the same time, the angel capital market offers few mechanisms for bringing investors and entrepreneurs together, while securities regulations restrict communication between sophisticated investors and promising new businesses.
So, where do the uninitiated start, and how do they separate the wheat from the chaff? In this ground breaking work, Benjamin and Margulis offer angel investors a hands-on manual for profiting from early-stage, private equity deals. They show how to develop investment criteria and overall game plans, locate viable investment opportunities, assess and manage risks, negotiate the most favorable deal terms, conduct thorough due diligence, and plan the all-important exit strategy.
Customer Reviews:
Valuable information, but repetitive at times.......2005-08-28
The book contains a lot of very valuable information. It is geared primarily towards the investor who wants to explore angel investing, i.e. private investmentment in early-stage enterprises. The book does a good job in explaining the risks, necessary time commitment and potential benefits of angel investing. Thankfully, it is not of the 'how to get rich easy' kind. On the negative side, the book repeats some of its points ad nauseam and is not a stylistic masterwork.
Highly Recommended!.......2001-07-24
Gerald A. Benjamin and Joel Margulis tell the current or prospective angel or early-stage investor how to best judge pre-IPO investments. They emphasize matching investors with the right entrepreneurs to create an effective team in which the investor not only provides the seed or early-stage capital but also contributes good advice and contacts. Besides discussing effective strategies, the book includes an extensive directory of top venture forums, angel organizations, publications and Web sites. In addition, any investor will benefit from the thorough rundown of due-diligence points that the authors recommend. While the book is targeted at prospective investors, we [...] encourage entrepreneurs with start-up companies to use it as a productive guide to making more effective funding pitches, although the companion book for entrepreneurs would probably be more helpful. One caveat: Some ideas are repeated - even with similar wording - from chapter to chapter. But overall this is a solid book, even though the free flows of money it evokes have been arrested somewhat lately.
Book Description
In Venture Capital Handbook: Revised and Updated Edition, leading venture capitalist David Gladstone and Laura Gladstone walk you step-by-step through the entire VC funding process, showing exactly how to get funded fast -- without the trauma. This end-to-end update of the classic VC guide covers the latest techniques, tax rules -- and, above all, marketplace realities.
Customer Reviews:
VC Basics.......2004-07-13
Much updated from previous editions, David Gladstone's useful text provides a very cursory survey of deal and investment techniques, albeit for slightly later than "sexy" stage deals. However, as this book is designed for the novice, and as Lipper's text has fallen out of print, this sadly remains the only general text on VC investing for the inexperienced, and is useful in context of the level which it is designed to educate. While the many checklists may be somewhat annoying to seasoned VCs, they are probably indispensable to the novice investor, since they provide a summary framework when working through deal and business terms. And while the book is designed more for later stage (through certainly not LATE stage, as some have alluded to) deals, the book is, again, designed to educate the novice venture investor, who really shouldn't be doing high tech start-ups anyway. Irrespective of that, anyone who presumes to write a text on investing in high tech start ups would likely find his text applicable only for the next few months after printing. Ours is an industry that evolves very quickly, and changes rapidly in accordance to the latest trends. No one can teach you how to pick the winners in the trend that hasn't happened yet. Getting the basics from a text like Gladstone's, however, can give you the fundamentals on which to build that "knack".
Insightful!.......2004-03-09
This book is a thorough, practical guide to the nitty-gritty of venture capital investing. This comprehensive, well-organized instruction manual summarizes the homework you should do before you make a venture capital investment, the paperwork needed to carry out the investment and the ongoing work you will have to undertake to have a prayer of seeing your investment pay off. If it is a little plodding, you can understand why. It covers a lot of ground. The authors compare venture capital investing to a partnership at one point, to a marriage at another. They don't attempt to sell you on venture investing. In fact, by telling you how difficult and labor intensive it is, they may even drive you away. We believe this book definitely belongs in the library of anyone who has ever taken a serious interest in venture investing. It will also help entrepreneurs who need venture capital financing by showing them how to evaluate their companies according to the criteria that serious investors are apt to use.
Not Impressed.......2002-11-30
I was required to use this book for a course on VC in my MBA program, and I found overly wordy and not very precise in its advice.
It is less of a handbook and more of a treatise. If you are looking for a direct and clear scoop on raising venture capital, this isn't the book for you. If you have been trying for some time and want to get a deep peek into the minds of the VC's out there, this could work if you had the time to wade through it.
Grammar Errors and Gross Generalizations.......2001-12-26
This book is an unfortunate product of poor editing, lackluster writing, and inexcusable slip-ups. Although I am not knowledgeable about Venture Capital, I assume most of its readers approach the book with similar backgrounds: a keen knowledge of English. Finding three errors in the first three pages left me questioning the value of the actual content.
Although the book may contain some valid points about venture capital, it is in no way a "good book" and I would strongly recommend readers look elsewhere for their beginnings in seeking venture capital. (And I recommend the editors learn the difference between "then" and "than"!)
Book Description
This revised and updated fourth edition discusses the fundamentals of business building, the sources of venture capital available, and the steps involved in obtaining the appropriate financing, including the preparation of a business plan, the choice of a venture capitalist, and negotiations with investors. Also included is advice on how to invest venture capital wisely and how to manage a venture capital portfolio.
Customer Reviews:
Thorough, clearly outlines the issues for the V.C. search........1999-05-16
An outstanding read! Clearly written, I devoured this book in three nights, have since re-read it twice and constantly refer to it for reference.
I also bought the book as a gift for the CEO of an Internet Security startup firm. Interestingly, he left it on a plane by mistake and promptly bought a new copy so as not to go without!
Golis outlines the key elements for structuring the V.C. business plan, which takes a bit of effort to get straight but is well worth incorporating his elements in a formal Business Plan.
As a reality check for other buyers, I used this book as a constant reference source in building a submission for Stage 1&2 V.C. raising (which has now successfully been accepted and is in the 'heads of agreement stage' for $500,000 in funds placement).
The book does not present company management issues. Its focus is on the Entrepreneur and Venture Capital raising issues.
Book Description
The brand new, highly-acclaimed Venture Management Handbook tells an entrepreneur or the management team of any company how to raise money, avoid trouble and manage to profitability -- even in the post-crash, post-Enron economy. And at the end of the day, make sure there is something left for themselves.
Sample topics include:
• Valuations
• VC terms and preferences
• VC structure - exactly how they make money
• Business plans for you and for VCs
• Accounting 101 for a manager (not an accountant)
• Accurate sales forecasting
• What executives need to know about accounting
• Cash flow forecasting, management and reporting
• Deciding what to measure
• How to work with investment banks
• Protect your precious cash from crafty creditors
• Good vendor contract terms
• Convertible notes and bridge loans
• Borrowing on assets or receivables
• What to do when things start going bad
• Controlled bankruptcy and reorganization
• How to structure sales agreements to ensure you get paid
• How to choose the right lawyer - and get the most from them while paying the least
• Dividing the spoils in a merger or acquisition
• How to avoid employee lawsuits
• When can investors demand their money back?
• Options, warrants, ISOs, your personal income tax
• Revenue recognition - what Enron, Xerox and WorldCom did wrong -- how to stay out of trouble
• Avoid personal responsibility for the debts of your corporation -- if you're not careful, you may NOT have a corporate shield
• and much, much more
Customer Reviews:
Precise information, exactly what an entrepreneur needs.......2003-09-12
I have read a few books on how to do startups, but no other book came close to explaining the concepts in as precise a manner as this book does. While other books talk about concepts like equity sharing and common and preferred shares in a general sense, this book gives exact definitions and examples.
The best book for an entrepreneur who dreams of raising money and taking his enterprise to places!
Finally a venture book for the rest of us.......2003-02-05
The rest of us not being financiers, accountants or lawyers!
I opened the book expecting another of the usual business help books. The ones that spend half the book telling you why you should read it and the second half trying to sell the next in the series.
This book is different. Venture Management Handbook gets right to the point on every subject and is entirely written for the totally uninformed yet driven entrepreneur. I'm only a quarter through, and with skipping to subjects I need now, I may not ever actually finish. But, who ever finishes a reference book, and Venture Management Handbook will surely find its way to the reference shelf of your local library.
Most relevant and referenced book on my shelf.......2003-01-21
This book is fantastic. Compared to numerous other business school and do-it-yourself books I own, this book is hands-down the most relevant and referenced on my shelf.
Without a doubt, the best book on software startups.......2002-12-04
Thanks for taking the time to compile such a great resource. You've done a great job and I appreciate the honest, real world, advice. You cover all the things that I didn't learn in business school...and in a thoughtful, approachable style.
Without a doubt, the best book on software startups that I have ever encountered. Each chapter is immediately useful, practical, and concise.
Thanks for all of the help and for sharing your experience and thoughts. Super!
Peyton
Clearly written & nicely organized.......2002-11-10
Venture Management Handbook: An Entrepreneur's Practical Guide To Stock, Finance And Contracts by entrepreneur Cliff Conneighton's is a clearly written, nicely organized, experienced based, informative instructional guide to the often complex and confusing subject of financing business ventures. Conneighton's Venture Management Handbook is a very highly recommended, complete-in-one-volume, "user friendly" reference.
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Spell check your book please!.......2005-07-11
After reading the first 50 pages of the "updated and revised" 2002 edition I have found numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes. In the book's opening paragraph the author apparently doesn't know the difference between than and then. Such carelessness is disturbing and distracting (especially in a book that is supposed to tell you how to write a business plan). It also makes you wonder about the authors' credibility.
Not worth the money........2001-06-27
I returned this book for a refund. It contains no more information about the VC business or getting VC funding that can be found on the Internet. It lacks the details about valuations, company structure, business plans, financing and other processes that one needs to understand before starting a company and going for funding. The advice given is so obvious, that one might think the process is easy. Most VC companies provide advice and information on their web sites and this book provides no additional value to what is already present.
A Classic for Entrepreneurs, since 1988..........2001-04-26
Not long ago, venture capital was a cottage industry and little information was available for entrepreneurs to get prepared prior to raising capital from VC firms. Gladstone was among the first authors to demystify Venture Capital and explain the process step by step, in plain English.
Although sometimes superficial, this book is a classic (which justifies the 4th star). Since 1988, it has been a good introduction to the venture capital process written for entrepreneurs. Over the years, many venture capital colleagues borrowed it from my bookshelves too.
Whether your are an entrepreneur in the US or in Europe, the process it describes is fundamentally what you are going to face.
Super Book -- One of the best when you need to raise VC.......2001-03-10
This one of the best VC books you can own. If you are serious about raising money, this book has to be in your library.
The author is obviously the real thing, and not someone that decided to jump on the bandwagon of writing a book on a hot subject.
The advice is great, and to the point. I especially like the part on "brokers". I know too many people that have been burned by these "experts". The book flows nicely, and gets you to really start thinking about your business. Even if you don't follow the format for you final plan, his outline will make you examine parts of your business you might not otherwise have thought about.
If you are serious about approaching Venture Capitalist, I would recommend hitting the "add to cart" button. You won't be disapointed.
SirJohnathon
Plain-English primer for Main Street audience.......2000-10-05
Rather than Silicon Valley technopreneurs, this plain-English book is oriented toward Main Street small business operators. Within those confines, the author actually does a diligent job of demystifying the interaction with potential investors, explaining the fundamental process, and breaking down the deal documents into understandable components.
Is this the right book for you? Judge for yourself, from the following excerpts:
- Number 2 on the list of Ten Things Not To Say to a venture capitalist: "Some friends and I ... purchased the franchise to a doughnut operation. I am putting $25,000 of my money into the deal through a second mortage on my house, and my wife and I are going to help operate the doughnut shop."
- Put the financial history in columnar format.
Readers who find such caliber of advice instructive, are taught to negotiate and structure collateralized loans with equity kickers, typically denominated in the hundreds of thousands.
If your needs lie on a different plane, obviously you should look elsewhere.
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