Abstract: Preface: Venture Capital: Make No Mystique About It. What Is Venture Capital? Where Is the Industry Going? Your Search for Venture Capital. Presenting a Business Plan to Investors. What Do Venture Capitalists Think of the Business Plans They Receive? The Capital Crapshoot. Earthbound Angels. Venture Capital Decision Making. No, It's Not Location, Location, Location, But It Is Management. Finding Investors Where They Work and Play. Getting to the Big Show: Venture Capital Conferences. Do Referrals Open Doors? Intermediaries and Other Wild Things. So Many Venture Capitalists, So Little Time. Confidentialty: Prudence or Paranoia? The First Date: Meeting with Venture Capitalists. Valuing Your Company: A Small Dose of Reality. Due Diligence: A Two-Way Street. Give a Little, Get a Lot: Negotiating. Closing the Deal and Living Happily Ever After. Putting It All Together. Final Thoughts: You Can Get There from Here. Words of Encouragement and Advice. Index.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-04-12
Language: en
Type: book
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