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Angel
Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies -- A Guide for
Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists
by Robert J. Robinson, Mark Van Osnabrugge
According to Robert J. Robinson and Mark van Osnabrugge, so-called
business angels--those generally unheralded private investors who usually
specialize in high-growth fields and often involve themselves directly
in the endeavors they fund--now provide 30 to 40 times more financing each
year than their more famous counterparts, venture capitalists. In Angel
Investing, Robinson and Van Osnabrugge use personal interviews, anecdotal
evidence, and more than 300 research studies to show exactly who these
financiers are, how they operate, and where they can be found. Howard
Rothman - Amazon.com
(Hardcover - May 2000)
Executive
Reports: Raising Venture Capital From a Tier 1 VC Firm - Over 50 Leading
Venture Capitalists on What VCs Really Look For, Term Sheet Analysis, Due
Diligence and Deal Terms
by Aspatore Books Staff, Alex Wilmerding, Jonathan Goldstein, Aspatore.com
Paperback from Aspatore Books
Book Published: June, 2003
The
Kingmakers: Venture Capital and the Money Behind the Net
by Karen Southwick
(Hardcover)
A noted journalist and author gets close to the key players in a hush-hush
field
The Kingmakers reveals the world of high-powered venture capitalists,
following them as they interview hopeful entrepreneurs, select boards for
funded companies, shepherd companies toward an IPO, and decide which industries
and what companies to invest in. This is the first time a journalist has
been given total access to this highly guarded business for a book-length
work. It offers insight into what companies and industries will hold the
key to our economic future, as well as the inner workings of the venture
capitalists and investment bankers. Author has access to the key players
in high technology and some of the venture capitalists profiled include
Ann Winblad, Roger McNamee, Dick Kramlich, and Andy Rappaport. Amazon.com
High
Tech Start Up : The Complete Handbook for Creating Successful New High
Tech Companies
by John L. Nesheim
(Hardcover - March 2000)
Inside
Secrets to Venture Capital
by Brian E. Hill, Dee Power
(Hardcover)
Done
Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories
by Udayan Gupta (Editor)
"... [the stories] provide a well-rounded view that will interest anyone
who must deal with this often intertwined yet still individual world"
Hardcover - 448 pages (September 2000)
Harvard Business School Pr; ISBN: 0875849385
Eboys
: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
by Randall E. Stross
Hardcover - 325 pages (May 23, 2000)
Crown Pub; ISBN: 0812930959
Inside
the Minds : Venture Capitalists - Inside the High Stakes and Fast Moving
World of Venture Capital
by Aspatore Books Staff (Editor), et al
Inside the Minds: Venture Capitalists features leading venture capitalists
from companies such as Softbank, Bertelsmann Ventures, TA Associates, New
Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital and other leading firms. These highly
acclaimed VCs take us where they feel the future of the venture capital
industry is going (even after the bubble burst) and how everyone can still
take advantage of it on some level. Also, learn how some of the best minds
in the venture capital business value companies, assess business models,
and identify opportunities in the marketplace. And last but not least,
enjoy some of the incredible stories behind a handful of the most successful
investments of all time. An unprecedented look inside the high stakes and
fast pace world of venture capital makes for exciting and highly interesting
reading for industry executives, entrepreneurs, investors, or anyone with
a general interest in the amazing investment secrets and strategies of
the most successful venture capitalists. Amazon.com
(Paperback - August 2000)
Venture
Capital Handbook
by David J. Gladstone
Textbook Binding - 350 pages New&Rev edition
(September 1988)
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Structuring
Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Transactions : 2001
by Jack S. Levin, Martin D. Ginsburg, Donald E. Rocap
Paperback (February 2001)
Aspen Publishers, Inc.; ISBN: 0735521344
The
Venture Capital Cycle
by Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner
In the last 25 years, the venture-capital industry has grown from a
less than $1 billion to an over $60 billion business--growth that has far
surpassed any other class of investment products. Today, the industry consists
of several thousand professionals working at about 500 funds concentrated
in California, Massachusetts, and a handful of other states. Despite the
industry's size, there are many misconceptions about the nature and role
of venture capitalists; their trade remains shrouded in mystery. Paul Gompers
and Josh Lerner's Venture Capital Cycle is an illuminating academic examination
of the form and function of venture-capital funds. Gompers and Lerner are
Harvard Business School professors who have researched extensive original
data to analyze venture-capital fundraising, investing, and exiting methods.
Beginning with a historical overview of entrepreneurial finance, the book
examines how venture partnerships are structured, how venture capitalists
are compensated, the staging of investments in operating companies, and
the relative performance of venture-capital-backed offerings. There's also
an interesting comparison of corporate venture organizations, such as Xerox
PARC, with those of independent and other venture groups. Venture capitalists
use industry knowledge and monitoring skills to finance projects with significant
uncertainty, typically concentrating investments in early-stage companies
and high-tech industries. Large information gaps between entrepreneurs
and investors create conflicted interests, and the book looks at some of
the novel checks and balances most often employed. One of the book's themes
is that the whole venture-capital process is best understood as a cycle:
from the raising of a fund; to investing in, monitoring, and adding value
to firms; then exiting deals; returning capital to investors; and finally
renewing itself by raising additional funds. The need to exit an investment
successfully shapes all aspects of the venture-capital cycle, from the
ability to raise capital to the types of investments made. Another theme
is that because venture funds must make long-term illiquid investments,
they need to secure funds from their investors for periods of 10 years
or more. The supply of venture capital consequently cannot adjust quickly
to changes in the investment environment. The authors conclude that increasing
familiarity with the venture-capital process has made the long-term prospects
for venture investment more attractive than ever. Entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists, and investors will find this book a scholarly, well-documented
examination of the industry. --Scott Harrison - Amazon.com
Hardcover - 384 pages (October 1999)
Mit Pr; ISBN: 0262071940
Entrepreneurial
Finance
by Richard L. Smith, Janet Kiholm Smith
Hardcover: 638 pages
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471322873; (January 2000)
The
Ernst & Young Guide to the IPO Value Journey
by Stephen C. Blowers, Peter H. Griffith, Thomas L. Milan
Hardcover - 295 pages 1 edition (October 8, 1999)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471352330
Funding
& Financial Execution for Early-Stage Companies
by Rod Hoagland
(Paperback)
Venture
Capital Due Diligence: A Guide to Making Smart Investment Choices and Increasing
Your Portfolio Returns
by Justin J. Camp
Hardcover: 258 pages
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471126500; 1 edition (January
18, 2002)
High
Tech Start Up: The Complete Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech
Companies
by John L. Nesheim
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 - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 342 pages
Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 068487170X; 1st edition (March
2000)
The
Road To Venture Capital
by Mervin L. Evans (Audio Cassette - June 2002)
The
Venture Imperative
by Heidi Mason, Tim Rohner
Hardcover: 336 pages
Harvard Business School Pr; ISBN: 1578513359; (May 16,
2002)
Insider's Guide to Venture Capital, 2002
by Dante Fichera, David Richardson (Editor)
(Paperback)
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