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The venture capital industry continues to evolve at a breakneck pace. Essentials of Venture Capital gets you up to speed by providing vital insight into the incentives that drive evolution at venture capital firms.
Essentials of Venture Capital cuts to the chase to follow each step of the venture capital business, examines challenges that have emerged in the past decade, and includes numerous real-world examples to illustrate why some firms adapt… and why other fail.
From raising funds and investing in start-up to reaping the rewards, Essentials of Venture Capital covers the gamut of this rapidly changing industry so you can always be one step ahead of the game.
Inside you’ll find:
• An overview of the basics of venture capital and the major changes and challenges the industry has faced in the past decade.
• Tips for building career as a venture investor and understanding how firms are organized
• Ventures capital fundraising strategies that work even in challenging macroeconomic environments
• The basics of deal-making legal terms, and investor protections
• Three major methods for connecting with entrepreneurs and making good investments
• Ways to cash in on a venture investment by taking a company public or finding a buyer for it
• Techniques for recognizing and investing during the Boom-Bubble-Bust cycle
• Strategies for establishing a global investment practice and a survey of venture initiatives in new markets abroad.
Essentials of Venture Capital is your passport to the rapidly business of investing in inventive entrepreneurs and ideas of the future.
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