Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist - Rilegato

Feld, Brad; Mendelson, Jason

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ISBN 10: 1118443616 ISBN 13: 9781118443613

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012

Riassunto

A full revised edition of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book on startups and entrepreneurship

As each new generation of entrepreneurs emerges, there is a renewed interest in how venture capital deals come together. Yet there is little reliable information focused on venture capital deals. Nobody understands this better than authors Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. For more than twenty years, they've been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings, and now, with the Second Edition of Venture Deals, they continue to share their experiences in this field with you.

Engaging and informative, this reliable resource skillfully outlines the essential elements of the venture capital term sheet—from terms related to economics to terms related to control. It strives to give a balanced view of the particular terms along with the strategies to getting to a fair deal. In addition to examining the nuts and bolts of the term sheet, Venture Deals, Second Edition also introduces you to the various participants in the process and discusses how fundraising works.

• Fully updated to reflect the intricacies of startups and entrepreneurship in today's dynamic economic environment
• Offers valuable insights into venture capital deal structure and strategies
• Brings a level of transparency to a process that is rarely well understood

Whether you're an experienced or aspiring entrepreneur, venture capitalist, or lawyer who partakes in these particular types of deals, you will benefit from the insights found throughout this new book.

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L'autore:

Brad Feld has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for over twenty years. Prior to cofounding Foundry Group?a Boulder, Colorado-based early-stage venture capital fund that invests in information technology companies all over the United States?he cofounded Mobius Venture Capital. Prior to that, he founded Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies. Feld is also a cofounder of TechStars and has been active with several nonprofit organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship.

Jason Mendelson has over a decade of experience in the venture capital and technology industries in a multitude of investing, operational, and engineering roles. Prior to cofounding Foundry Group, he was a managing director and general counsel for Mobius Venture Capital, where he also acted as its chief administrative partner overseeing all operations of the firm. Mendelson was also an attorney with Cooley LLP, where he practiced corporate and securities law with an emphasis on representation of emerging companies in private and public financings as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Although it hasn't been very long since the first edition of Venture Deals was published, the need for information in this evolving field continues to grow. That's why Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson have returned with the Second Edition of Venture Deals. While staying true to the original edition of this Wall Street Journal bestseller, the Second Edition contains timely updates?as well as new material on topics such as convertible debt financing?that will help you excel at this difficult endeavor.

Some of today's fastest-growing entrepreneurial companies have financed themselves by raising venture capital. Yet few people have a firm grasp of how venture capital deals really come together. Nobody understands this situation better than Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. For over twenty years, they've been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings, and now, with this practical guide, they continue to share their experiences in this field with you.

Venture Deals, Second Edition opens with an informative overview of the venture capital term sheet and takes the time to discuss the different parties who participate in venture capital transactions as well as how entrepreneurs should go about raising money from a venture capitalist. From here, the book skillfully outlines the essential elements of the venture capital term sheet?from terms related to economics to those related to control. Feld and Mendelson strive to give a balanced view of the particular terms along with the strategies to getting to a fair deal.

In addition to examining the nuts and bolts of the term sheet, this reliable resource also reveals how VC firms operate, describes how to apply different negotiating tactics to your deals, and introduces you to issues you may face at different stages of financing. You'll also gain valuable insights into several common legal issues most startups face and, as a bonus, discover what a typical letter of intent to acquire your company looks like.

Whether you're an experienced or aspiring entrepreneur, venture capitalist, or lawyer who partakes in these particular types of deals, you will benefit from the insights found throughout the Second Edition of Venture Deals.

For additional information that includes term sheets as well as all of the documents that are generated from the term sheet as part of venturing financing, visit the authors' website www.askthevc.com.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118443616
• ISBN 13: 9781118443613
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 236