Venture Capital

 

Venture Capital and Private Equity : A Casebook by Josh Lerner Hardcover - 524 pages John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471322865

Angel Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies -- A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists
by Robert J. Robinson, Mark Van Osnabrugge
According to Robert J. Robinson and Mark van Osnabrugge, so-called business angels--those generally unheralded private investors who usually specialize in high-growth fields and often involve themselves directly in the endeavors they fund--now provide 30 to 40 times more financing each year than their more famous counterparts, venture capitalists. In Angel Investing, Robinson and Van Osnabrugge use personal interviews, anecdotal evidence, and more than 300 research studies to show exactly who these financiers are, how they operate, and where they can be found. Howard Rothman - Amazon.com
(Hardcover)
 

Deal Terms - The Finer Points of Venture Capital Deal Structures, Valuations, Term Sheets, Stock Options and Getting Deals Done by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Books Staff, Aspatore.com Paperback from Aspatore Books

Executive Reports: Raising Venture Capital From a Tier 1 VC Firm - Over 50 Leading Venture Capitalists on What VCs Really Look For, Term Sheet Analysis, Due Diligence and Deal Terms
by Aspatore Books Staff, Alex Wilmerding, Jonathan Goldstein, Aspatore.com
Paperback from Aspatore Books

The Kingmakers: Venture Capital and the Money Behind the Net
by Karen Southwick
(Hardcover)
A noted journalist and author gets close to the key players in a hush-hush field 
The Kingmakers reveals the world of high-powered venture capitalists, following them as they interview hopeful entrepreneurs, select boards for funded companies, shepherd companies toward an IPO, and decide which industries and what companies to invest in. This is the first time a journalist has been given total access to this highly guarded business for a book-length work. It offers insight into what companies and industries will hold the key to our economic future, as well as the inner workings of the venture capitalists and investment bankers. Author has access to the key players in high technology and some of the venture capitalists profiled include Ann Winblad, Roger McNamee, Dick Kramlich, and Andy Rappaport. Amazon.com

High Tech Start Up : The Complete Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies
by John L. Nesheim 
(Hardcover)

Inside Secrets to Venture Capital
by Brian E. Hill, Dee Power
(Hardcover)

Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories
by Udayan Gupta (Editor)
"... [the stories] provide a well-rounded view that will interest anyone who must deal with this often intertwined yet still individual world"
Hardcover - 448 pages
Harvard Business School Pr; ISBN: 0875849385

Eboys : The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
by Randall E. Stross
Hardcover - 325 pages (May 23, )
Crown Pub; ISBN: 0812930959

Inside the Minds : Venture Capitalists - Inside the High Stakes and Fast Moving World of Venture Capital
by Aspatore Books Staff (Editor), et al 
Inside the Minds: Venture Capitalists features leading venture capitalists from companies such as Softbank, Bertelsmann Ventures, TA Associates, New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital and other leading firms. These highly acclaimed VCs take us where they feel the future of the venture capital industry is going (even after the bubble burst) and how everyone can still take advantage of it on some level. Also, learn how some of the best minds in the venture capital business value companies, assess business models, and identify opportunities in the marketplace. And last but not least, enjoy some of the incredible stories behind a handful of the most successful investments of all time. An unprecedented look inside the high stakes and fast pace world of venture capital makes for exciting and highly interesting reading for industry executives, entrepreneurs, investors, or anyone with a general interest in the amazing investment secrets and strategies of the most successful venture capitalists. Amazon.com
(Paperback)
 

Venture Capital Handbook by David J. Gladstone Textbook Binding - 350 pages New&Rev edition (September 1988) Pearson Ptr; ISBN: 0139415017

Structuring Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Transactions : 2001
by Jack S. Levin, Martin D. Ginsburg, Donald E. Rocap
Paperback
Aspen Publishers, Inc.; ISBN: 0735521344
 

Angel Financing: How to Find and Invest in Private Equity by Gerald A. Benjamin, Joel Margulis  Hardcover - 307 pages 1 edition (October 19, ) John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471350850

Fundamentals of Venture Capital by Joseph W. Bartlett  Hardcover - 120 pages (December ) Madison Books; ISBN: 1568331266

The Venture Capital Cycle
by Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner
In the last 25 years, the venture-capital industry has grown from a less than $1 billion to an over $60 billion business--growth that has far surpassed any other class of investment products. Today, the industry consists of several thousand professionals working at about 500 funds concentrated in California, Massachusetts, and a handful of other states. Despite the industry's size, there are many misconceptions about the nature and role of venture capitalists; their trade remains shrouded in mystery. Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner's Venture Capital Cycle is an illuminating academic examination of the form and function of venture-capital funds. Gompers and Lerner are Harvard Business School professors who have researched extensive original data to analyze venture-capital fundraising, investing, and exiting methods. Beginning with a historical overview of entrepreneurial finance, the book examines how venture partnerships are structured, how venture capitalists are compensated, the staging of investments in operating companies, and the relative performance of venture-capital-backed offerings. There's also an interesting comparison of corporate venture organizations, such as Xerox PARC, with those of independent and other venture groups. Venture capitalists use industry knowledge and monitoring skills to finance projects with significant uncertainty, typically concentrating investments in early-stage companies and high-tech industries. Large information gaps between entrepreneurs and investors create conflicted interests, and the book looks at some of the novel checks and balances most often employed. One of the book's themes is that the whole venture-capital process is best understood as a cycle: from the raising of a fund; to investing in, monitoring, and adding value to firms; then exiting deals; returning capital to investors; and finally renewing itself by raising additional funds. The need to exit an investment successfully shapes all aspects of the venture-capital cycle, from the ability to raise capital to the types of investments made. Another theme is that because venture funds must make long-term illiquid investments, they need to secure funds from their investors for periods of 10 years or more. The supply of venture capital consequently cannot adjust quickly to changes in the investment environment. The authors conclude that increasing familiarity with the venture-capital process has made the long-term prospects for venture investment more attractive than ever. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and investors will find this book a scholarly, well-documented examination of the industry. --Scott Harrison - Amazon.com
Hardcover - 384 pages
Mit Pr; ISBN: 0262071940
 

Zero Gravity: Riding Venture Capital from High-Tech Start-up to Breakout IPO by Steve Harmon, John Doerr (Introduction) Hardcover - 267 pages 1 Ed edition Bloomberg Pr; ISBN: 1576600327

Entrepreneurial Finance
by Richard L. Smith, Janet Kiholm Smith
Hardcover: 638 pages
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471322873;

The Ernst & Young Guide to the IPO Value Journey
by Stephen C. Blowers, Peter H. Griffith, Thomas L. Milan 
Hardcover - 295 pages 1 edition (October 8, )
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471352330

Funding & Financial Execution for Early-Stage Companies
by Rod Hoagland 
(Paperback)

Venture Capital Due Diligence: A Guide to Making Smart Investment Choices and Increasing Your Portfolio Returns
by Justin J. Camp
Hardcover: 258 pages
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471126500; 1 edition (January 18, )

High Tech Start Up: The Complete Handbook for Creating Successful New High Tech Companies
by John L. Nesheim
You've got a hot idea for a new dot-com, and you're itching to join the folks who regularly show up on CNBC and at the Lexus dealerships in Silicon Valley. But you also know your odds of big-time success are about as long as Bill Gates's position in MSFT. What do you do? John Nesheim, an adjunct professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, who has personally structured over $300 million in new-venture deals, lays out the step-by-step skinny in High Tech Startup. Incorporating some two dozen case studies spanning the technology spectrum, he presents info specific to this industry that will help you get from concept to IPO. It begins with a 14-phase schedule itemizing time requirements, necessary assistance, typical participants, major costs, main risks, and desired results for each step. It then details all the critical stages (i.e., forming the company, preparing the business plan, assembling the team, dealing with venture capitalists and other funding sources). Nesheim focuses on practical strategies that should certainly improve your chances, but don't start prepping for that on-air interview with Mark Haines just yet: Only six out of 1 million high-tech ideas, he notes, ever become successful companies that go public. --Howard Rothman - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 342 pages
Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 068487170X; 1st edition (March )

The Venture Imperative
by Heidi Mason, Tim Rohner 
Hardcover: 336 pages
Harvard Business School Pr; ISBN: 1578513359; (May 16, )

Insider's Guide to Venture Capital, 2002
by Dante Fichera, David Richardson (Editor)
(Paperback)
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