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Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories

Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories

FLAPCOPY The Inside Story of the Venture Capital World as Told by the Industry's Elite Players Arguably today's hottest industry, venture capital is a dynamic engine of wealth creation that has contributed both to America's soaring economy and to its undisputed technological dominance. Yet, in spite of the significant media attention the venture capital world has attracted, an air of mystery still surrounds... (more)

Angel Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies -- A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists

Angel Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies -- A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists

by Mark Van Osnabrugge

They deliver more capital to entrepreneurs than any other source. And they often receive an incredible return on their investments. They're angel investors, some of the most important--and least understood--players in business today. The United States has close to three million angels, whose investments in startups exceed $60 billion per year. Some of our most successful companies were funded by angels--companies... (more)

Keys to the Vault: Lessons From the Pros on Raising Money and Igniting Your Business

Keys to the Vault: Lessons From the Pros on Raising Money and Igniting Your Business

by Keith J. Cunningham

If you have a great idea for a business but don't know what to do next, this book was written for you. Keys to the Vault will help you finance your idea, ignite your business, and beat the odds. It covers everything you need to know, from how professional investors think to the nitty-gritty of developing a solid business plan and choosing the right legal and capital structure for your business. If you need the... (more)

TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley

TechVenture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley

by Mohan Sawhney, Ranjay Gulati, Anthony Paoni, The Kellogg TechVenture Team

PRAISE FOR TECHVENTURE "Mohan Sawhney is a John Maynard Keynes for the Net Age."–Business Week "As technology moves from being a tool to a driver of business strategy, TechVenture and its insights will be mission critical."–Vinod Khosla, Partner Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers "TechVenture puts on display the technologies that are sculpting the opportunities and pitfalls of tomorrow’s... (more)

High Tech Start-up: The Complete How-to Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies

High Tech Start-up: The Complete How-to Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies

by John L. Nesheim

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... (more)

Everything you wanted to know-about sponsorship, placements and graduate opportunitiesAmoeba publications

Everything you wanted to know-about sponsorship, placements and graduate opportunities

by Amoeba publications

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