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Essentials of Venture Capital


Essentials of Venture Capital


Essentials Series, Band 52 1. Aufl.

von: Alexander Haislip

25,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 01.10.2010
ISBN/EAN: 9780470910863
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 338

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<b>The first comprehensive guide for mastering venture capital</b> <p><i>Essentials of Venture Capital</i> 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.</p> <ul> <li>Learn how venture capital firms are organized and managed</li> <li>Develop techniques for fundraising and making high-growth investments</li> <li>Understand preferred stock provisions and startup valuation methods</li> <li>Navigate recent regulatory changes and evaluate investment returns</li> </ul> <p>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. <i>Essentials of Venture Capital</i> is the first comprehensive book to explain venture capital, how it is changing and what it will look like in the future.</p>
<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Acknowledgments xv</p> <p><b>1 Industry Overview 1</b></p> <p>What Is Venture Capital? 1</p> <p>How Venture Capital Works 8</p> <p>Performance Expectations 16</p> <p>Venture Capital in Crisis 28</p> <p>Summary 37</p> <p>Notes 38</p> <p><b>2 Careers and Organization 39</b></p> <p>Launching a Career 39</p> <p>Nurturing Your Career as a Venture Capitalist 43</p> <p>Firm Structure and Organization 54</p> <p>Planning for the Future 60</p> <p>Summary 64</p> <p>Notes 66</p> <p><b>3 Fundraising 67</b></p> <p>Fundraising Is a Venture Capitalist’s Number-One Priority 68</p> <p>What Limited Partners Want 71</p> <p>Working with Limited Partners 73</p> <p>Why Invest in Funds That Lose Money? 80</p> <p>First-Time Funds 89</p> <p>Bigger Funds 97</p> <p>The Future of Fundraising 99</p> <p>Summary 101</p> <p>Notes 103</p> <p><b>4 Investing Basics 105</b></p> <p>What Makes a Good Deal? 105</p> <p>Macroeconomics of Investing 109</p> <p>Investment Process 114</p> <p>Stock Classifications 118</p> <p>Typical Preferred Stock Clauses 120</p> <p>Stock During Different Stages of Development 128</p> <p>Syndication 131</p> <p>Valuation 133</p> <p>Summary 140</p> <p>Notes 142</p> <p><b>5 Finding Investments 145</b></p> <p>Gathering Opportunities 146</p> <p>Hunting for Investments 148</p> <p>Growing Your Own Investments 159</p> <p>Alternative Methods 163</p> <p>Missed Opportunities 169</p> <p>Summary 170</p> <p>Notes 172</p> <p><b>6 Getting the Money Back 175</b></p> <p>Gains from Investment 176</p> <p>Going Public 178</p> <p>Getting Acquired 188</p> <p>The IPO Crisis 195</p> <p>Solving the IPO Problem 197</p> <p>Are Fewer IPOs a Bad Thing? 200</p> <p>New Strategies and Adaptations for Liquidity 204</p> <p>Summary 216</p> <p>Notes 219</p> <p><b>7 Booms, Bubbles, and Busts 223</b></p> <p>Riding the Waves 225</p> <p>Boom Beginnings 230</p> <p>Bubbles 237</p> <p>Busts 242</p> <p>Summary 249</p> <p>Notes 251</p> <p><b>8 Going Global 253</b></p> <p>Strategies for Foreign Investing 254</p> <p>Venture Capital Outside the United States 263</p> <p>Israel 264</p> <p>China 270</p> <p>India 277</p> <p>Russia 283</p> <p>Europe 288</p> <p>The Rest of the World 296</p> <p>Summary 300</p> <p>Notes 303</p> <p>About the Author 307</p> <p>Index 309</p>
<p><b>ALEXANDER HAISLIP</b> specializes in venture capital and technology investment analysis. He is a columnist for Forbes.com and has been a senior writer at Thomson Reuters's <i>Venture Capital Journal</i> and Private Equity Hub for the past four years. He holds an economics degree and a finance certificate from Princeton University and a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Mr. Haislip has won awards from the New York Financial Writers Association, the National Press Foundation, and the Western Publishing Association. The London-based Management Consultancies Association recognized him as one of the "Best Young Management Writers." <p>In addition to researching and writing, Mr. Haislip also conducts conferences and moderates panels of experts on topics such as venture capital, cleantech, energy, buyouts, fundraising, and private equity. You can find more information about Mr. Haislip at his Web site, www.AlexanderHaislip.com.
<ul> <li>Learn how venture capital firms are organized</li> <li>Explore techniques for finding and making high-growth investments</li> <li>Understand preferred stock provisions and startup valuation methods</li> <li>Develop effective fundraising strategies</li> <li>Navigate recent regulatory changes</li> <li>Evaluate venture capital investment returns</li> </ul> <p><b>Your express lane to understanding the increasingly complex and evolving business of venture capital</b> <p>The venture capital industry continues to evolve at a breakneck pace. <i>Essentials of Venture Capital</i> gets you up to speed by providing vital insight into the incentives that drive evolution at venture capital firms. <p><i>Essentials of Venture Capital</i> cuts to the chase to follow each step of the venture capital business, examines challenges that have emerged in the past decade, and includes numerous real-world examples to illustrate why some firms adapt … and why others fail. <p>From raising funds and investing in start-ups to reaping the rewards, <i>Essentials of Venture Capital</i> covers the gamut of this rapidly changing industry so you can always be one step ahead of the game. <p>Inside, you'll find: <ul> <li>An overview of the basics of venture capital and the major changes and challenges the industry has faced in the past decade</li> <li>Tips for building a career as a venture investor and understanding how firms are organized</li> <li>Venture capital fundraising strategies that work even in challenging macroeconomic environments</li> <li>The basics of deal-making, legal terms, and investor protections</li> <li>Three major methods for connecting with entrepreneurs and making good investments</li> <li>Ways to cash in on a venture investment by taking a company public or finding a buyer for it</li> <li>Techniques for recognizing and investing during the Boom-Bubble-Bust cycle</li> <li>Strategies for establishing a global investment practice and a survey of venture initiatives in new markets abroad</li> </ul> <p><i>Essentials of Venture Capital</i> is your passport to the rapidly evolving business of investing in inven- tive entrepreneurs and ideas of the future. <p><b><i>The Wiley Essentials Series—because the business world is always changing...and so should you.</i></b>

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