+ Super Book -- One of the best when you need to raise VC
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 ...
+ *Fast reading and an excellent resource* + Authors thoughtfully and thoroughly guide entrepreneurs
Hill and Power have written an informative and insightful book on venture capital in a well organized format. Over 30 venture capitalists were interviewed on varying topics from the most critical mistakes entrepeneurs make in their business plan to tips on negotiating. Hundreds more were ...
These are "the" books every vc has on their bookshelf. Whether you are a vc, entrepreneur or lawyer, the 2000+ pages in these books contains the information you need to know when doing vc deals-the material in these books will save you an incredible amount of time and money. Particulary helfpul ...
Good Read-Lots of Great Insight Even After the Shakedown
+ Must Read for Every Entrepreneur & VC + Finally I Understand Venture Capital
I was very impressed by the knowledge in this book. It has a ton of useful information for everyone from entrepreneurs to investors to other financial professionals. In addition, the content is fresh and much more applicable to the "after the shakedown" landscape than other venture capital ...
Well written guide for anyone interested in a career in VC
This is a well-researched and written guide for anyone interested in a VC career. It is primarily targeted at MBAs exploring their options after business school and puts a career in VC in context with the typical MBA alternatives - investment banking and management consulting. Even though as a ...
AN INVALUABLE PEEP INTO THE WORLD OF VENTURE CAPITAL
+ A great way to learn the who and what of the VC industry + a must for VCs
Many of the yesteryear superstars from the boom hitech sector may have unceremoniously gone belly up, and VC is not exactly as "hot" as it was at the turn of the century, but turns out that circling overhead the dot-com carnage was an enthusiastic Gupta scribbling detailed notes of what was going ...
It is a fairly good reference for the questions you have to ask when executing a Due Diligence... A good and complete checklist of the issues to have in mind... It is NOT a guide about right or wrong answers...
+ A great resource for wanta-be entrepeneurs, entrepreneurs with startups, M&A executives, and venture capitalists. + Great book on due diligence + Better than most but incomplete
Comprehensive and detailed introduction into the world of PE funds-of-funds
+ A Good Book. + Great Resource
This is certainly the best book I found on the modelling and managing of risk for funds-of-funds in private equity. It contains a lot of hints on the currently evolving literature on PE funds-of-funds and describes a complete and integrated approach on how to measure, monitor and manage values and ...
+ 1st Class Overview of the Principles and Process of PE + Excellent introduction to an exciting asset class
I couldn't put this book down; I felt like I was reading a captivating novel. It does a great job of introducing the reader to the unique terminology of the VC/PE industry.
However, I wish there was more follow through or structured questions presented for the cases; without sitting in Prof. ...
Inside the Minds: Venture Capital Best Practices is an authoritative, insider’s perspective on the ins and outs of venture capital and the future of the business on a global scale. Featuring managing directors and senior partners representing some of the nation’s top VC and law firms, this book provides both an investor’s and legal perspective for doing deals, offering proven strategies for ...
Finally! A practical, hands-on guide to raising venture capital. This step-by-step handbook gives an entrepreneur a clear, real-world roadmap to the fundraising process. I only wish I had a book like this when I started my company.
+ Great Book - But Even Better is Author DVD Called Negotiating Term Sheets & Valuations in VC Deals + Solid reference for entrepreneurs + Helpful, practical, and brilliant!
A well-written, comprehensive, and practical overview of the private equity field
+ the Insider's Guide to Private Equity + Usefull and well-written + Brilliantly written ! Makes very easy reading out of what are very complex issues.
This short text is concise, easily read and a most useful tool. If you need to understand term sheets, the short time it will take to read and digest this volume will be well invested.
Term Sheets & Valuations is also an excellent source of reference. It gives an accurate and authoritative view ...
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 ...
Given the overall complexity of the topic, I thought that this was an especially quick read. At the same time, it touched upon enough sub-topics and did so with sufficient detail to get a good overview of how VC approach new businesses. I did not think that this was the authoritative statement on ...
+ 1st Class Overview of the Principles and Process of PE + Excellent introduction to an exciting asset class
I couldn't put this book down; I felt like I was reading a captivating novel. It does a great job of introducing the reader to the unique terminology of the VC/PE industry.
However, I wish there was more follow through or structured questions presented for the cases; without sitting in Prof. ...
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