Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1430238372 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bruce W Watkins said Great for more than just entrepreneurs and VC. There are several things that make this an outstanding book - and certainly well suited for an audience far larger than just those entrepreneurs trying to figure out how to best work with VC. Fundamentally, this is an extremely revealing book on how one ought to do business, regardless of position or business domain. Although the arena is staged at the very heart of the venture capital world,. A Great Resource for Entrepreneurs Looking for VC Funding Eva & Nikos Venture Capitalists at Work is a great resource for entrepreneurs who are raising, or thinking about raising, venture capital for their startup. While I am still reading the book, I have already been impressed by a number of aspects of it, including:1) The caliber and diversity of VC partners that the author has been able to tap into for his interviews.2) The no-nonsense, straight-to-the-poin. "Very insightful look into the world of VC Investing and what it takes to launch and build successful companies" according to James C. Shedden. I just finished reading this book and thought it was outstanding. I've read many books on the topic and this is definitely one of the best. The level of access to current venture capital investors and founders interviewed for this book was impressive and the information presented provided incredibly valuable insights into the world of VC Investing and what it takes to succeed in developing th
At SoftBank Capital, a venture capital fund, he helped with startup investments totaling $50 million. . Tarang is currently a technology innovation executive for one of the largest financial institutions in the US, where he has built and leads a startup risk assessment practice based on his venture model. He has reviewed 1000+ startups and
… a revealing account of how venture capitalists think. Summing Up: Highly recommended. … A really compelling work from the investor’s perspective. Janney, Choice, Vol. 49 (10), June, 2012) . J. Upper-division undergraduate students through professionals.” (J. From the reviews:“Book contains a series of structured interviews with 35 well-known venture capitalists … asking each venture capitalist similar questions about what attracts them to a potential venture
You’ll learn firsthand what criteria venture capitalists use to make investments, how they structure deals, the many ways they help the companies they fund, avoidable mistakes they see all too often, the role of luck in a success, and why so many startups fail. The venture capitalists profiledamong the best in the businessalso reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs. "This is probably the single most valuable resource for the entrepreneurs aspiring to build successful companies"Ron Conway, Special Adviser, SV Angel, and investor in Facebook, Google, Twitter, Foursquare, PayPal, Zappos "I highly recommend Venture Capitalists at Work. This is a first in terms of the level of detail, qual