Venture Capital For Dummies

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I purchased this book shortly after it was published, read it, put it away, picked it back up again, put it away… I find it a valuable and concise resource.Briefly, my story – our Health IT company has been angel funded for the last couple of years and we are ready to move to the next step. This may be additional angel monies, pitching to VC’s, or pursuing a business development deal with larger health IT company. I read the book initially right after we secured our funding (and honestly wish I had read it before). My background is in publishing and for the last 18 years, healthcare software with a larger company and more recently a development role in a prior start-up.Besides being very well written, comprehensive yet to the point, it is composed in way that is motivating because it encourages you to think from the other side of the table. How can you best structure and package your start-up’s financial strategy given your talent core, your market, your opportunity and your strengths to best frame it for the person who writes your next check? How do we go about building the necessary connections and relationships required in this arena to best ensure our success? Certainly no book can give you all the answers, but Venture Capital for Dummies encourages you be analytical and consider various points of view and pathways.The book challenges you to think about what funding paths you can take based upon where you are in the start-up continuum, and what outcomes you might expect based upon those choices. Admittedly, we are in the throes of that decision at this point in time. As I read and reflect, I’m better equipped to apply the concepts and processes to my situation, and to think more practically/strategically about the business and how to prepare for the next phase of financing.Whether you need a one-stop reference, or are inclined to read cover-to-cover, I recommend purchasing this book before you organize and move forward with your start up.

Two weeks ago, I purchased this book. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Rockies Venture Club's (RVC) HyperAccelerator in Denver, Colorado. This is a world-class Accelerator program. I can honestly say that this Accelerator changed the direction of my company. I'm a much more confident leader thanks to RVC's expertise and their willingness to partner with my company to help get us to the next level. But if you can't attend one of their Accelerators (they limit the class size of entrepreneurs to provide more personalized training - so there is a lot of competition to get into this program), then read this book. It's packed full of information that is incredibly helpful for high-growth startup companies to understand.

It was very informative book for what I want to start my own business.

Great resource for the ins and outs of Venture Capital, the mindset of a Venture Capitalist, the types of companies that VC's look for, and how to communicate with them. It's a typical Dummies book because it presents the material in a very easy to understand manner, but this could be a text book at a top MBA program because it's so thorough. It talks about alternatives to VC funding such as Angels and Crowdfunding, deal structuring, company valuation, negotiating with VC's, and more. This should be required reading for every entrepreneur.

This is a great book for someone who is intelligent enough to begin with the end in mind. It does a fantastic job of walking you, the entrepreneur, through what a venture capital firm or any knowledgeable investor would be interested in. It also will introduce and explain the terms you will be using as you go through the process.If your business will be raising capital in the next year or so, buy this book. You will be glad you did.

I've had this book on my desk for the past few weeks. It is helping me prepare for the presentation of a lifetime. The material covered is exactly what I need to read to get ready. I've met one of the writers @Peter Adams and I can personally vouch for the authenticity of the authors.October 5th I was fortunate enough to speak with @NicoleGravagna and she's incredible.

Very practical and concise. These are the opinions of course, of the authors and others may differ as to details. Nevertheless, this is a great place to start.

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great product for a good price, would order again from vendor

still reading

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