The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership Between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs - Rilegato

Draper, William H., III

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ISBN 10: 023010486X ISBN 13: 9780230104860

Casa editrice: St Martins Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Entrepreneurs drive the future, and the last several decades have been a thrilling ride of astounding, far-reaching innovation. Behind this transformative progress are also the venture capitalists - who are at once the investors, coaches and allies of the entrepreneurs. William H. Draper III knows this story first-hand, because as a venture capitalist, he helped write it. For more than 40 years, Bill Draper has worked with top entrepreneurs in fabled Silicon Valley, where today's vision is made into tomorrow's reality. The Startup Game is the first up-close look at how the relationship between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs is critical to enhancing the success of any economy.

From a venture capitalist who saw the potential of Skype, Apollo Computer, Hotmail, OpenTable, and many other companies, come firsthand stories of success. In these pages, Draper explores how to evaluate innovative ideas and the entrepreneurs behind those ideas, and he shares lessons from Yahoo, Zappos, Baidu, Tesla Motors, Activision, Measurex, and more. Also, in revealing his on-the-ground account of how Deng Xiaoping brought China roaring into the modern world and how Manmohan Singh unlocked the creative genius of Indian entrepreneurs, Draper stresses the essential value of farsighted political leadership in creating opportunity.

The author also discusses his efforts to bring best practices of the venture capitalist/entrepreneur partnership to the social sector.

Written in an engaging narrative, and incorporating many of the author's personal experiences, this book provides a much-needed look at how the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship works.

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Recensione:

Entrepreneurship - the catalyst of positive change - is inextricably linked with venture capital, and this unique ecosystem fosters innovative ideas that can transform the world. Bill Draper, who began investing back when Silicon Valley was only known for its fruit orchards, tells the story behind some of the most pivotal companies of the last half-century and offers a fascinating look at the inner workings of the venture capital industry.' - Elon Musk, cofounder of Paypal, cofounder, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, cofounder and CEO of Tesla Motors, chairman of Solar City

'I wish I had the book when I started salesforce.com.' - Mark Benioff, CEO and founder of Salesforce.com

'You can't do better than this first-hand account from the storied father-son team of Bill and Tim Draper. They have done all of us who are passionate about technology and innovation a huge favor by chronicling their experience.' - From the foreword by Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google

Descrizione del libro:

A riveting look at the relationship between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists

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• Editore: St Martins Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 023010486X
• ISBN 13: 9780230104860
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 261