Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson ebook
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Page: 219
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780470929827

I got a preview copy and gave it a read. Say a VC spots a mention in a tech blog – then, even better, somebody gives your company a referral. In general, private equity funds look for more mature, stable groups to invest in, while venture capital funds are willing to take on a bit riskier investment. Yet there is little reliable information focused on venture capital deals. It is the same drive to stay smart that makes Douglas skate to where the puck is going to be. Sep 1, 2013 - “Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist” – a must read book for entrepreneurs says Douglas. Dec 5, 2010 - The rise of the venture capital blogger, notably Union Square Venture's Fred Wilson, entrepreneur-turned-VC Mark Suster and Foundry Group's Brad Feld, is a welcome first step in providing budding entrepreneurs a view into the venture world. Mar 18, 2013 - Creating buzz around you and your product is another way to cut through the noise. May 22, 2012 - However, the greater degree you can sequentially follow these steps and maintain your discussions with each venture capitalist (VC) at relatively the same stage, the sooner you can spend less time in the company of investors and get back to running your Step 1: The Person, Not The Firm – As Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson make clear in their book Venture Deals, entrepreneurs should identify specific venture partners, rather than target firms as a whole. Someone smarter than me - maybe Elizabeth Warren? Jul 17, 2011 - Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson have written a book with this title. Nov 17, 2012 - For example, very large private equity funds are not usually interested in deals below a certain EBITD* because they focus on a smaller volume of high value deals. Dec 5, 2012 - As each new generation of entrepreneurs emerges, there is a renewed interest in how venture capital deals come together. It's a textbook on venture capital deals. Dec 27, 2009 - Richard Jordan (read him) says: “probably more than half of the VC pitches I have done have involved participants on the VC side who have behaved in a rude and disrespectful manner“. Shah If your diary is specific to a state, consider adding the state (California, Texas, etc). Arriving late, cutting out If nothing else works, what are your PA's for?” Another common gripe is the need to be dealing with an Associate who needs to sell his deal internally and is often insecure and not clear himself on his chances of getting the deal done.