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Essentials of Venture Capital
Alexander Haislip (Author)
9780470616222, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 9 November 2010
338 pages, Exhibits: 22 B&W, 0 Color
23.1 x 15.5 x 2.4 cm, 0.408 kg
The first comprehensive guide for mastering venture capital Essentials of Venture Capital is your guide to understanding how venture capital and technology finance works from the inside out. Author Alexander Haislip easily explains the most complex concepts in venture capital and how the business is evolving to meet modern market needs. He illuminates the opaque industry that drives innovation in Silicon Valley and beyond. The author draws on more than half a decade of experience and interviews with high-level investors in the U.S. and abroad. Whether you are contemplating a career in this industry, hoping to raise money for an entrepreneurial endeavor, or are already a seasoned veteran of venture finance, the book's insights and real-world examples will cement your understanding. Essentials of Venture Capital is the first comprehensive book to explain venture capital, how it is changing and what it will look like in the future.
Preface ix Acknowledgments xv 1 Industry Overview 1 What Is Venture Capital? 1 How Venture Capital Works 8 Performance Expectations 16 Venture Capital in Crisis 28 Summary 37 Notes 38 2 Careers and Organization 39 Launching a Career 39 Nurturing Your Career as a Venture Capitalist 43 Firm Structure and Organization 54 Planning for the Future 60 Summary 64 Notes 66 3 Fundraising 67 Fundraising Is a Venture Capitalist’s Number-One Priority 68 What Limited Partners Want 71 Working with Limited Partners 73 Why Invest in Funds That Lose Money? 80 First-Time Funds 89 Bigger Funds 97 The Future of Fundraising 99 Summary 101 Notes 103 4 Investing Basics 105 What Makes a Good Deal? 105 Macroeconomics of Investing 109 Investment Process 114 Stock Classifications 118 Typical Preferred Stock Clauses 120 Stock During Different Stages of Development 128 Syndication 131 Valuation 133 Summary 140 Notes 142 5 Finding Investments 145 Gathering Opportunities 146 Hunting for Investments 148 Growing Your Own Investments 159 Alternative Methods 163 Missed Opportunities 169 Summary 170 Notes 172 6 Getting the Money Back 175 Gains from Investment 176 Going Public 178 Getting Acquired 188 The IPO Crisis 195 Solving the IPO Problem 197 Are Fewer IPOs a Bad Thing? 200 New Strategies and Adaptations for Liquidity 204 Summary 216 Notes 219 7 Booms, Bubbles, and Busts 223 Riding the Waves 225 Boom Beginnings 230 Bubbles 237 Busts 242 Summary 249 Notes 251 8 Going Global 253 Strategies for Foreign Investing 254 Venture Capital Outside the United States 263 Israel 264 China 270 India 277 Russia 283 Europe 288 The Rest of the World 296 Summary 300 Notes 303 About the Author 307 Index 309
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
