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Venture Deals, Third Edition

By: Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson
Narrated by: Jason Mendelson, Brad Feld
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Summary

Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your start-up

Venture Deals provides entrepreneurs and start-up owners with a definitive reference for understanding venture capital funding. More than an overview of the process, this book delves into the details of the term sheet, the players, the negotiations, the legalities, and more, including what not to do. This new third edition has been updated to reflect the new realities of today's intricate start-up environment: You'll learn how the decisions are made, what every item on the term sheet means, what's up for negotiation, and what's not. You'll discover the secrets to expanding your prospects, negotiating the right deal for your company, and figuring out the right balance of funding versus control. You'll see the process through the eyes of the venture capitalist, the angel investor, the syndicate, and the lawyer and develop a strategy that makes funding your company a win for all parties involved.

This book is designed to help entrepreneurs succeed by bringing transparency to the venture capital funding process. Veteran investors walk you through the process from start to finish and beyond to help you:

  • Understand how venture capital funds work and how investors decide to invest
  • Learn effective negotiation tactics based on game theory
  • Delve into the meanings behind the term sheet's economic and control issues
  • Avoid common issues that sink deals at the seed, early, mid, and late stages

Written by the experts at Foundry Group, this unique guide is expressly geared toward those on the other side of the table; instead of parsing investor-focused advice and working backward, you get actual insider information on what the people with the money want to see. If you're ready to take the next step for your business, Venture Deals is an essential listen.

©2016 Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
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A must read for entrepreneurs

This book has made the venture cap deal clear and understandable!

great advice and a must read

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Brilliant

Brilliant. This is the bible!
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Unique words.

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Great

Thank you for writing this book..now i understand how Venture Capitalists work and how the funding of startup companies work...
worth a read if you want to understand the world of VC

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Essential, mandatory reading for entrepreneurs

A must read for anyone trying to start a business. Really valuable and insightful as well as highlights the pitfalls of the negotiation.

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Great primer on how venture deals work

Explains how venture deals work and what you need to know about them to make it go smoothly, negotiate a deal, and avoid common pitfalls. Would recommend for anyone who wants to get venture funding.

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Amazing Audio Book on VC Deals, from the experts

if you have limited amount time but still want a excellent overview on VC deals then this is your book

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great book but poor production

lots of background noise, really poor QC of the recording. but the book is great and worth reading/ listening to.

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Great book. Not for audio!

This book is a wonderful guide, but please get it in writing.
The book contains lots of case-studies and lots of lists. It is very hard to grasp such information in audio format, unless you are perhaps sitting at the desk and with a notepad an a pencil, but in that case you are once again better off with a text version of it.

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